What is the difference between persuasion and coercion?

What will be an ideal response?


With coercion, you force someone to do something, usually through threats and
intimidation. In persuasion, you give the person the information necessary for him/her to
change their beliefs, values, and/or behavior but it is up to him/her to make the change.

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As a general rule, what use factor under copyright law is NOT considered an infringement on the

copyright of materials? A) using someone's unpublished creative work, such as a story or poem B) commercial use of small segments of copyrighted work C) using copyrighted material for personal, educational, or nonprofit use D) using copyrighted material in a distance learning class distributed over the Internet

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Discuss how inside informants can effectively be used to gather information about your audience. 

What will be an ideal response?

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When a group engages in a brainstorming period, members should not

A) be informed of the issue to be discussed before the brainstorming session. B) contribute as many ideas as they can during the brainstorming session. C) freewheel. D) criticize ideas as they come up.

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Evaluating your classmates' speeches is an elementary form of ________ criticism

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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