Jamison should create a __________ to show how job creation rates change as a function of raising or lowering tax rates on businesses.

Dominick is giving a speech to an audience that has a lot of previous knowledge about his subject. In this situation, Dominick needs to ________

a. establish common ground with the audience b. seek a dramatic change in beliefs c. place his most important argument first d. decrease his use of emotional appeals

Which of the following statements describes a problem associated with tradition as a source of knowledge claims?

a. Knowledge is cumulative; therefore you are left with little to learn. b. It may interfere with your ability to offer new understandings of something already known or seemingly obvious. c. Tradition forces social scientists to start from scratch to avoid the errors of the past. d. Tradition is based on cultural sets of knowledge.