The specific purpose "to explain to my listeners the chemical composition of vegetable oils" is ________ for a classroom speech.

At a party where you don't know anybody, you meet a group of women who are standing

together. Later, you meet one of these women, and you picture the group with whom she stood at the party. You are using which law of organization? A. proximity B. similarity C. closure D. ambiguity

According to the textbook, criticism can be a barrier to listening unless you ________

A) accept all the speaker says rather than forming judgments about him or her. B) are conscious of when the speaker?s distracting mannerisms or appearance affect your listening. C) form arguments against the speaker?s points as you are listening. D) simply tune out speakers that are boring or controversial.