In planning and practicing his persuasive speech on environmental preservation, Paul comes to a decision about how the information could be organized. He wants to put the information into past, present, and future categories regarding our role in caring for the earth. He has reached the ____ stage of the creative process.

A. preparation
B. incubation
C. illumination
D. refinement
E. contemplation


Answer: C

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Reasoning by cause proceeds by

A) using specific instances to infer a general conclusion. B) showing how one thing influences or brings about another. C) inferring that facts or opinions from a reliable source are accurate and trustworthy. D) using a powerful story to lead the audience to the conclusion one wants to support. E) arguing that two things which are basically alike in most respects will also be alike with respect to the issue at hand.

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What is a spoonerism? Provide a specific example

What will be an ideal response?

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What is the first step of the motivated sequence?

A) action B) satisfaction C) visualization D) attention

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As part of the research for her informative speech on the Chinese workplace, Dana needs to find recent articles published in scholarly journals. The best resource for her is a(n)

A. yearbook such as Facts on File or World Almanac. B. academic database such as JSTOR or Google Scholar. C. government resource such as the World Factbook. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both a yearbook such as Facts on File or World Almanac and a government resource such as the World Factbook.

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