Which two language strategies are designed to create subtlety rather than clarity?
A. inverted word order and personification
B. careful irony and purposeful ambiguity
C. parallel wording and word economy
D. maxims and antithesis
Answer: B
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York City after the events of September 11, 2001, they concluded that:
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a. thesaurus b. general dictionary c. almanac d.encyclopedia
Unlike in everyday conversations, your public speaking audience expects you to ____
A) be brief B) be an authority on you subject C) be technical D) know little about your topic