Common knowledge is a type of supporting material that relies on __________.

A. the speaker's own experiences and observations
B. information and experiences of individuals other than the speaker
C. support found in documents that the listeners all deem to be trustworthy
D. values and beliefs that listeners generally share

Answer: D

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In the textbook, they have listed ten different terms for the word snow as used by the Inuit Tribes in northern Canada. The need for several different terms for the same concepts is explained by which of the following theories?

A. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis B. ambiguity C. linguistic determinism D. ethnocentrism

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Which of the following is the first component in Judi Brownell's HURIER Listening Model?

a) Respond b) Hear c) Understand d) Remember e) Evaluate

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