Speeches of courtesy explicitly acknowledge the presence or qualities of the audience or of a member of the audience

Water has a positive meaning for Franny, who grew-up surfing in Hawaii. However, for Jorge, water is fear, as he suffered from a near-drowning experience as a child. These emotional meanings attached to water are known as _______

a. connotations b. definitions c. denotations d. similes

A generalization that we apply to persons because we perceive them to have attributes common to a particular group is called a _____

Fill in the blanks with correct word