"College athletes should be paid," is an example of a proposition of fact

Brad thought Michael was a loser, so he ignored him whenever he encountered him. What communication pattern was Brad exhibiting?

A) confirmation B) abdication C) disconfirmation D) credibility

Annie’s major is nutrition and she has taken several courses about nutrition and diet. She is watching Dr. Oz one afternoon and the guest is trying to persuade people to eliminate gluten from their diet. When listening, Annie is likely to:

a. rely on peripheral cues because she already knows the information b. engage in peripheral processing because the topic is not relevant c. engage in central processing because it is an important issue d. enage in central processing because her prior knowledge allows her to engage in issue-relevant thinking