Considering the elements of ______ (speaker, audience, occasion, and constraints) helps advocates to determine how best to meet the expectations of the situation.

a. rhetorical narrative
b. relational cues
c. rhetorical situation
d. scene


c. rhetorical situation

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The ________ begins the interview

A) opening B) primary question C) ice-breaker D) body

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Historically, mainstream U.S. media have taken “Whites” to be the norm against which all other racial groups are measured. This has led to the study of race and ethnicity in the U.S. media to focus on the portrayal of minorities, because ______.

A. tradition has many variations associated more with the structuralism and semiology found in literary and film studies and linguistics B. racial distinctions have powerful social meaning with profound real-world consequences C. comedies reflect a high level of social concern for children D. the idea that media producers are only “giving the people what they want” also implies that people want what they get

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Cause and effect is revealed with which research method?

A. experiment B. survey C. textual analysis D. ethnography

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The type of speech that seeks to change the beliefs of the audience is

a. an informative descriptive speech b. a persuasive actuating speech c. a persuasive convincing speech d. an informative demonstration speech

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