Desari is uncertain whether she should cite a source regarding how survival rates
have dramatically improved the past few decades for several types of cancer.
She thinks
the progress should be common knowledge and, hence, require no use of source material,
but she is not sure. What would you advise her to do for her speech?
A) Trust your instincts that such progress is, indeed, common knowledge.
B) Know such progress is common knowledge and your classmates should know so.
C) Ask for a show of hands during your speech to discern whether to cite a source.
D) Verify what you believe in one or more reputable sources and cite one of them.
D
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Power based on the ability to punish is known as
a. Negative power b. Referent power c. Coercive power d. Reward power e. Legalistic power
Beth tested the persuasiveness of two persuasive messages aimed at discourage people from checking their phones will driving and found that the message that had graphic pictures of crash scenes was more persuasive than the message that had a close up of a phone. Beth wants to apply these findings to another campaign she is working on about binge drinking.
a. This is a good idea because graphic pictures have shown to be persuasive. b. Beth should find graphic pictures of someone passed out and sick from drinking too much. c. Beth needs to be careful because graphic images might have different effects in a different context. d. this is not the best idea because it would be difficult to find graphic images of binge drinking