Reasoning by sign occurs when a speaker __________.
A. uses specific instances to infer a general conclusion
B. shows that when one thing stands for another, one can infer the existence of what it stands for
C. infers that facts or opinions from a reliable source are accurate and trustworthy
D. uses a powerful story to lead the audience to the conclusion one wants to support
Answer: B
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Sociologists refer to the process consuming media content and actively interpreting and constructing meaning from that content as ______.
A. social construction of reality B. active interpretation C. constructive reality D. consumption analysis
Which of the following is not one of the three contexts that dominated Aristotle's thinking with regard to segmented audiences?
a. dialectic discourse b. deliberative discourse c. epideictic discourse d. forensic discourse
The TPM Standard states that
A) government can control time, place and manner of expression for any reason as long as that expression is given some alternate venue. B) whether a statement is considered libel or not can depend wholly on the time, place and manner in which the libelous statements were presented. C) when public opinion is involved, government should "trust the public majority." D) government can control the time, place and manner of expression as long as the limits are content-neutral.
Identify the three basic parts of a speech and describe two functions that should be performed in each
part. What will be an ideal response?