Sarah realizes she is treated more respectfully when she wears her police uniform instead of her plain clothes. A change in treatment like this is an example of

a. rhetorical audience.
b. pathos.
c. social position.
d. rationality.

Ans: c. social position.

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1. According to the Pew Research Center, less than 50% of American adults get news regularly from television. 2. In 2016, overall daily newspaper circulation dropped by 8%. 3. The penny papers were successful because of their coverage of foreign affairs, national politics, and the economy. 4. New York newspapers owned by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer competed for readers using sensational stunts. 5. Until the 1960s, newscasts offered by the networks were only 15 min long.

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As preparation for her informative speech on the importance of vaccination, Aliya asked her classmates if they had been vaccinated as a child and if they have any children. Aliya is conducting the _____________________ of her speech.

a. expectation management b. audience analysis c. attitudinal adjustment d. audience survey

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