Kelly calls her husband to let him know that she'll be home late because she's going out with a group of friends for a drink after work. She fails to mention that one of those "friends" is her ex-fiancée. This is:
a. exaggeration.
b. equivocation.
c. falsification.
d. omission.
d. omission.
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established by ________. A) focusing only on your argument for or against the topic B) adjusting the facts to support your claim C) addressing counter arguments D) using excellent presentation aids
Which of the following is a reason why speaking accurately is not that simple?
A) ?Language is not arbitrary. B) ?Meanings of words do not change over time. C) ?Language is abstract. D) ?People always interpret words in the same manner.
Which of the following is an example of an effective way to state a specific purpose?
A) to inform my audience of the three reasons to buy a computer and the four best statistical programs for home computers available on the market B) informing on guns and TV C) to persuade the audience that the Internet has three positive effects on society D) children and the Internet E) that the effects of a permissive society can be extremely harmful to children if they are not monitored and guided when they use computers, and can also create a society which eventually becomes desensitized to reality
Stating in your own words what you think the speaker meant will only confuse the message
Indicate whether this statement is true or false