Identify the communicative function of the following gesture:

Holding your hands about three feet apart and saying, "I saw a snake in our garden that was at least this long."
a. emblem
b. illustrator
c. adaptor
d. intensifier
e. deintensifier

b

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A) I-It relationship B) I-You relationship C) I-Thou relationship D) I-We relationship E) None of these answers are correct.

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Which of the following is unethical because it is meant to degrade, intimidate, or dehumanize entire groups of people?

A. threat B. hate speech C. slander D. deception

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