Explain the following statement: "A persuasive speaker should think of her or his speech as a kind of mental dialogue with the audience."

In 1980, communication scholar Susan Shimanoff identified the ________, which claims that the interaction is most successful when the relational partners share the same rules

a. level-playing field doctrine b. rules theory c. balanced interaction code d. matching guidelines theory

Sometimes, when a student group is trying to get a project off the ground, it will have one or two members that do not attend meetings and do not seem to care. The other members, who are trying to get the project off the ground, often make these members devil figures or villains in an attempt to build identity and buffer stress. This suggests that _____________

A. the group is destined for failure B. CR talk may not always be beneficial to work groups C. CR talk fosters group identification and group pride D. group cohesion can be effectively build in limited ways E. CR talk begins with credentialing