How are panel discussions similar to extemporaneous public presentations?
A. the reliance on audience discussion
B. length of presentation is limited to one minute
C. both are computer-mediated
D. the appearance of spontaneity
E. both promote quality of participation
ANS: d
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A sign
a. is something with which meanings are associated. b. is composed of a text and its meanings. c. is accessible to human senses. d. is the smallest whole unit of meaning. e. All of the above.
Which of the following is a criticism of agent-based ethics?
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According to your textbook, what kind of reasoning is used in the following statement?Last summer, a five-year-old boy in Seattle was killed by his brother when the two were playing with their father's gun. Last month, four-year-old Dylan Jackson accidentally killed himself after finding a loaded gun at a friend's home during a birthday party. In Tampa, Florida, a two-year-old shot himself in the chest with a pistol left in the family couch. Clearly, children in America are at risk from gun accidents.
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