Considering the elements of ______ (speaker, audience, occasion, and constraints) helps advocates to determine how best to meet the expectations of the situation.

If you say phrases like "out of the blue" or "sick as a dog" you are using

A) semantics. B) analogies. C) metaphors. D) fables. E) idioms.

You are writing a follow-up story about a case in which criminal charges against a public official were recently dismissed. Before mentioning a document cited in a previous news story about the case, you should ______.

A. interview the story author B. review the source document and related materials C. search the web for opinions on the official D. see if the document was mentioned in any other reporting