In an informative speech, your thesis states what you want your audience to believe or accept

According to the text, what was McLuhan’s general attitude toward the possibility of

“television addiction”?

a. He would have been sympathetic to this idea; he believed TV was very involving and could have addictive power. © 2016 Cengage Learning®. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. b. He would have been sympathetic to this idea; he personally claimed to be physically addicted to TV. c. He would NOT have been sympathetic to this idea; he believed that TV was a cool medium and did not have the capacity to foster addiction. d. He would NOT have been sympathetic to this idea; he pointed out that TV saturated people and eventually they stopped watching it. e. He would have been sympathetic to this idea, but only if TV was combined with a regular dose of heroin during the peak point of arousal during a TV show.

Someone who comes up with an idea for the group presentation holds what type of status?

A. ascribed status B. earned status