Mass communicators may be forced to defend libel cases in courtrooms thousands of miles from where they live and work, according to the Supreme Court’s decision in:

a) Calder v. Jones; b) Bindrim v. Mitchell; c) Braun v. Chronicle Publishing Co.; d) Herbert v. Lando; e) Gertz v. Welch.


A

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A speaker who persuades an audience to join a pyramid sales scheme without mentioning that it is illegal has the ethical responsibility to _______

a. speak up about a topic the speaker considers important b. use valid reasoning c. let the audience know his/her motives for speaking d. consider the consequences of his/her actions

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Luft proposes several guidelines for self-disclosure. Which of the following is one of his guidelines

A. Self disclosure is appropriate when the information shared has a low-level of risk. B. Self disclosure is not appropriate in times of crisis. C. It is generally appropriate for only one person in the relationship to self-disclose. D. Self disclosure is appropriate when the context is mutually shared.

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Evaluating the quality of information, ideas, and arguments presented by a speaker is

a. critical listening b. ethical listening. c. fact finding. d. inference evaluation.

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