A speaker who identifies one principal cause of an effect when there are actually

several causes is guilty of fallacious reasoning.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Answer: T

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Barry is driving Suzie home from a party. Barry notices that Suzie has her arms crossed and

she is looking out the window of the car and making no attempt to communicate with him. Based on Suzie?s nonverbal behavior, Barry infers that she is upset with him. Barry?s inference about Suzie?s behavior illustrates which stage of the perceptual process? A) attending and selecting stimuli B) interpreting and attributing meaning C) responding and expressing understanding D) organizing stimuli

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Modern social scientists have tried to isolate the characteristics that distinguish the most credible speakers from others, and the lists include competence, dynamism, intention, personality, intelligence, authoritativeness, extroversion, trustworthiness, composure, and sociability. Select two of these characteristics and explain how they contribute to a speaker's credibility.

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

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