What are the four primary functions of supporting materials, and how do they aid the listener?

What will be an ideal response?

You establish clarity by explaining your ideas so that listeners understand it. You establish vividness by presenting your ideas so that listeners will remember it. You establish topic relevance by relating your topic to some aspect of your audience members' lives. Finally, you establish credibility by presenting the idea so that listeners believe it.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Miguel's big graduation party had been planned for weeks. His best friend approached him the day before the party and told him, "I won't be able to make it to your party because something came up.". Miguel was shocked. He felt that his best friend was either in big trouble over something or that they weren't really friends after all. What kind of relationship rule was Miguel following?

a. constitutive b. regulative c. arbitrary d. concrete e. contextual

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