A car salesperson using the term flea to identify a person looking for a bargain, and prisoners using the term shank to refer to a knife, are examples of

A) denotative meanings.
B) jargon.
C) bypassing.
D) polarization.
E) slang.

E

Communication & Mass Media

You might also like to view...

You should write you preparation outline in phrases like those you will use when delivering your speech

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Communication & Mass Media

Sankaran immigrated to the United States from India as a child. Although he speaks fluent English, he prefers to live, work, and socialize with people who look like himself. Sankaran has chosen to use a(n) ________ separation strategy.

A. aggressive B. nonassertive C. assertive D. instrumental

Communication & Mass Media