Which of the following accurately describes a roast?
A) a speech which honors someone who has died
B) a speech poking fun in order to embarrass the target
C) a speech given with raised glass to honor a person
D) a speech poking fun at a person in a good-natured way
E) a speech issuing an award
D
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Which communication scholar introduced the idea of ideographs?
A) Richard Weaver B) Kenneth Burke C) Herman Cohen D) Michael Calvin McGee
These people counter that we make a mistake when using results to judge the rightness or wrongness of an act:
a. fundamentalists b. moralists c. consequentialists d. utilitarianists e. non-consequentialists
In dialectic terms, effective groups balance conflict with
a) conformity. b) cohesion. c) structure. d) closed systems. e) social dimensions.
Which of the following is a difference between folk culture and popular culture?
A. Unlike popular culture, folk culture is ubiquitous. B. Unlike folk culture, popular culture is not driven by a profit motive. C. Unlike popular culture, folk culture is typically not controlled by any industry. D. Unlike folk culture, popular culture can be adequately described in terms of the buying and selling of commodities, when industrialized.