The red herring fallacy is used when someone attacks an issue by using irrelevant facts or arguments as distractions
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Which of the following is facework that we engage in when we when we "save face" by
correcting what others may perceive as a negative perception of us? A) positive facework B) corrective facework C) preventative facework D) politeness theory
According to Wilmot and Hocker's perspective on conflict, communication behavior __________.
A. is unrelated to conflict B. is the cause of all conflict C. often creates or reflects conflict D. plays little role in defusing conflict
When people learn a system of knowledge, behavior, attitudes, beliefs, values, rules, and norms that are shared and shaped from one generation to the next, they are learning a _____
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While visiting her parents on a break from school Melinda doesn't pay attention to much of what they say. She lets much of their communication just come in one ear and out the other without her ever listening. However, when her mother mentions going shopping to get some new clothes and good novels for Melinda to take back to school, Melinda listens attentively. This is an example of __________
a. defensive listening b. prejudgment c. selective listening d. mindless listening e. pseudolistening