Donte wants to shock or surprise his audience. What approach should he take to orienting the audience to his topic?

An uncontrolled, spontaneous “explosion,” a “Vesuvius,” is

a. encouraged by your text as a first step to solving conflict. b. therapeutic when you feel it’s impossible to be relational and your partner understands what you’re doing. c. a great way of eliminating defensive behaviors by “clearing the air.” d. one way to make sure your partner will listen to you. e. All of these answers are correct.

In a debate, Laura states that corruption in the United States has decreased. She substantiates this claim by comparing the number of instances of bribery of the present year to that of the previous year. In this case, Laura is _____.

a. arguing from analogy b. arguing from causation c. arguing from example d. arguing from sign