One night, while getting ready to go out dancing, a friend asks you if he looks like he is trying too hard to “meet someone.” Not directly answering the question, you tell him that he’s a single guy and that he might find that a lot of guys will be dressed similarly. Your response is best described as a/an ______.
A. concealment
B. exaggeration
C. lie
D. equivocation
D. equivocation
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In a car race, the driver who came first was disqualified over a technicality, and the driver who came second was announced as the winner
The newspaper covering the story wanted to the readers to understand the true reason behind the defeat of the winning driver rather than taking the results at face value. What kind of a summary should the newspaper go with for this story and why? a) Analytical summary as the newspaper wanted to emphasize the how or why of the story rather than the who, what, when, or where b) Informational summary as the complete and correct information presented would automatically lead the readers to the correct conclusion c) Provocative summary as the newspaper wanted the readers to be interested in the story and this way it could catch their attention d) Straight summary as coming straight to the reason behind the race results would help clear any confusion about them in the reader's mind
A skillful speaker can use herself as an effective visual aid
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What can be caused by stress and inadequate sleep, and affects a person's listening ability?
a) Fatigu b) Dialect c) Noise d) Emotion
An experienced public speaker is called a
A) performer. B) sophist. C) elocutionist. D) rhetor.