As explained in your textbook, establishing common ground with your audience is an excellent way to boost your credibility.

A speaker talking about recycling said, "I took a beer bottle to the recycling center, but they would nottake it. The recycling center attendant said, ‘this is the pint of no return.' What humorous verbal strategy did the speaker engage in?

a. a pun b. a spoonerism c. a malapropism d. a hyperbole

The Motel 6 radio commercials have won numerous creative awards, but it's really not known if they've made much of an effect in terms of actual room bookings

Indicate whether the statement is true or false