Which of the following is defined as an “invented mark” or a made-up word?

The author suggests that to empower your speaking, you should avoid self-critical statements because

A) they make you sound unprepared. B) they signal low social class and hence little power. C) they signal a lack of confidence and make public your sense of inadequacy. D) they make your speeches all sound the same.

A family in which a parent is raising children without ever being married to or living with a partner is known as

a. A dysfunctional single-parent family b. A feminist family c. A solo-parent family d. A blended family e. A limited engagement family