Because rhetoric has the potential to help or harm us, to elevate or debase ideas, and to make or break careers, it is seen as ____________

Liam is ignoring the sounds of his classmates around him as

he is focusing on the words of the instructor. Liam is engaged in the __________ stage of listening. a. responding b. receiving c. attending d. understanding

All of the following are specific functions of eye contact EXCEPT

A) to psychologically increase the physical distance between yourself and another person B) to seek feedback C) to inform the other person it is his or her turn to speak D) to signal the nature of a relationship