Discuss each of the suggested guidelines for using humor appropriately. Do you think the text's guidelines are sufficient? Should they be changed? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


Your humor should be adapted to your topic, your audience, theoccasion, and your personal style.Responses will vary but should include the following: be relevant, be tasteful, be tactful, and be positive.

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Wilbur Schramm expressed his conceptualization of the fraction of selection as the: a. expectation of reward divided by the effort required. b. amount of time spent watching divided by the number of programs watched. c. uses to which people put media divided by the gratifications they seek fromthat use

d. gratifications people seek from media use divided by the uses to whichpeople put the media.

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A school invites a police chief to give a talk about crime to a class. Which of the following people in this scenario is a public figure?

A. the teacher of the class B. the police chief giving the talk C. the students in the class D. the reporter attending the talk

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Revise the following statements so they better adhere to the principles of constructive feedback: • You sound boring when you speak. • I can't understand you. • Your speech was good.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Ghosting is part of what disengagement strategy?

a. behavioral de-escalation b. positive tone c. justification d. negative identity management

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