In her speech, Shelli wanted her audience to agree that more funding should be directed toward the research and development of alternative energy sources. Shelli has addressed an issue of ______.

Your professor often goes off on tangents, talking about current events and stories about her weekend instead of discussing the content that is the focus of the day's lesson. Which conversational maxim does your professor violate?

A) quality B) relation C) quantity D) face-saving

In her speech, Nikki explains to the city council the common ways cities pursue a

recycling program. She discusses recycling centers as one possibility versus curbside pickup as another possibility. She presents the information in a fair and unbiased manner, in the interest of empowering the council to choose freely and intelligently their own program for recycling. By doing so, she is _____. A) sharing ideas B) articulating alternatives C) providing a demonstration D) shaping listener perceptions