"To persuade my audience not to text and drive," is an example of a(n) ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
specific purpose
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The rise of computers and the Internet has led to an explosion in completely new words (e.g., website, selfie), but has also given new meanings to old words. Provide some examples of such words and explain how their meanings have changed over time.
What will be an ideal response?
The use of metaphors in mediation can be useful because:
a. the way we talk about a conflict shapes the way we perceive and react to it. b. metaphors derive from experience and are a link to understanding and meaning. c. metaphors are central to memory and reasoning and shape subsequent experience. d. all of the above.
When speakers substitute the word "flight attendant" for "stewardess" or "steward", they are using language that is
a. jargon. b. biased. c. unbiased. d. standard.
According to long-time New Yorker columnist A. J. Liebling, freedom of the press is guaranteed to
A. all. B. citizens in a democracy. C. the media literate. D. those who own the presses.