_____ is the background, knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and philosophies a speaker shares with an audience.
a. Proximity
b. Common ground
c. Generic language
d. Specific language
b. Common ground
Common ground is the background, knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and philosophies a speaker shares with an audience. You should use audience analysis to identify areas of similarity.
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response to a message? A) the status of the communicator B) the credibility of the communicator C) the attractiveness of the communicator D) the aggressiveness of the communicator
What event marked the end of “pure and sanitized” reporting on Vietnam and also showed the public that something was wrong in Vietnam?:
a) Richard Nixon’s control of what the press published; b) Walter Cronkite’s support of the Washington Post’s coverage of Watergate; c) Inaccurate reports on death tolls and strategic bombings via “the Five O’Clock Follies”; d) the president’s bombing of Laos and Cambodia; e) all of the above