When writers assume others understand the words they use, share the same skills they possess, and know the obscure facts that they perceive as common knowledge, what bias is occurring?

a. curse of knowledge
b. great expectations
c. lack of perception
d. failure to analyze audiences


a. curse of knowledge

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What will be an ideal response?

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Explain and exemplify why argot has specific and unambiguous meaning.

What will be an ideal response?

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Differentiate among fallacies and explain why they represent poor reasoning When a person reaches a conclusion by using a bad process, _________.

A. it doesn't mean that the conclusion is wrong B. it generally means that the conclusion is wrong C. it means that they are being manipulative. D. it means that they deliberately chose to use a logical fallacy

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Interviews are different from many other kinds of communication because of which of the following characteristics?

A) intensity B) informality C) formality D) question and answer format E) intensity and formality

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