Alec's main contention in his persuasive speech is:

"Marijuana should be legalized."
He develops four independent claims to support the contention: 1) prohibition doesn't
work; 2) marijuana has medicinal qualities; 3) revenue can be generated from taxes; and
4) various products can be made/manufactured. By examining these aspects, Alec has
employed which organizational pattern?
A) Cause-and-effect
B) Chronological
C) Narrative
D) Categorical


D

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People choose to be deceptive for a variety of reasons, and these reasons can be divided into two categories: __________.

A. altruistic and to gain resources B. altruistic and self-serving C. to protect one's self-image and self-serving D. self-serving and to gain resources

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You should memorize your presentations in order to make sure

that everything goes as planned. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. contexts. b. feedback. c. encoding. d. a transactional process. e. inevitability.

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