In arguing propositions of fact, as an opponent you have two strategies for

responding to the advocate's arguments, denial and extenuation.

What must you examine
to decide whether strategies of denial and extenuation will be appropriate for refuting the
advocate's arguments?
(a) How the advocate uses presumption.
(b) How the advocate defined terms.
(c) How the advocate's placement of arguments of effect, significance, and
inherency organized the message.
(d) How the advocate's arguments satisfy the requirements of the stock issues of
factual argumentation.

D

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A fellow student in one of your communication classes, Rose, starts acting particularly nice to you in the weeks leading up to the first exam. Classmates have frequently treated you this way in the past in the hope that you will help them study. As a result, you are suspicious of Rose's motives. In this scenario, you are likely basing your suspicions on

A. the closeness of your relationship with Rose. B. personal experience. C. your knowledge of Rose. D. All the answers are correct.

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