When vacationing in Paris, Rory gestured the "OK" sign to indicate to her French waiter that the temperature of her soup was acceptable. It is likely that the waiter was pleased

Argumentation can be characterized as being

(a) a social activity. (b) an intellectual activity. (c) a verbal activity. (d) All of the above

Suppose a speaker said that each year 20,000 to 40,000 qualified high school graduates were unable to attend college due to financial reasons. What specific questions would you ask to determine the validity of that statistic?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).