__________ are sounds, words, or phrases that serve no
purpose and do not add to the understanding of the
message.
a. Acronyms
b. Abbreviations
c. Fillers
d. Euphemisms
c
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Which answer best represents the progression of a subordinate to basic to superordinate term?
a. dog, animal, pet b. banana split, ice cream, dessert c. car, vehicle, Toyota Prius d. music, opera, Carmen e. flower, plant, tulip
As an opponent in value argumentation, you have the strategic option of challenging the advocate's criteria. In using this strategy, which of the following could you NOT do?
(a) Challenge the advocate's definition of the value object as either including elements she failed to consider, or excluding elements that she erroneously included. (b) Challenge the appropriateness of the advocate's criteria as "good" measures of effect, significance, and inherency. (c) Challenge the appropriateness of the advocate's criteria on the basis that they are too unusual or that they are more appropriate for measuring some other value object. (d) Provide better, more appropriate, criteria for measuring the value object.