Your mother asks you if she looks good in a particular outfit, and you feel that the dress does not flatter her. You don't want to hurt her feelings, so you use ________ by saying, "I like the cut of the dress, but isn't that a color you don't like wearing?"
A. equalization
B. equivocation
C. weasel words
D. ambiguous words
Answer: B
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Nicole was planning a speech advocating the position that all students be required to take two years of a foreign language prior to graduation. She was fairly certain that most of the people in her class were against her position
She felt that the strongest argument she had for this audience was the value of this skill when seeking employment. She decided to present that argument as her first main point. What principle is Nicole using? a. Recency b. Complexity c. Primacy d. Specificity
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When individuals make deliberate choices about the media they expose themselves to, they are considered _____ consumers
a. valued b. poor c. passive d. active
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