Question: Which of the following is not one of the reasons given by the authors that language is important?
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It can improve our sensory abilities like taste.
It is the best means for expressing our thoughts and clarifying ideas.
It can make a difference in our lives if we use it to its optimal form.
It helps to prove our intellectual superiority.
Answer: It helps to prove our intellectual superiority.
Question: “With our company, you can save up to 15%.” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?
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Proof surrogate
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Answer: Proof surrogate
Question: In order to cover all content-related elements of this paper, students must:
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A. Explain the conflict.
B. Explain the conflict, explain why it wasn’t handled well, use Bevan and Sole to discuss conflict management strategies, and explain what could have been done differently.
C. Explain why the conflict wasn’t handled well.
D. Use Bevan and Sole to discuss conflict management strategies.
Answer: B. Explain the conflict, explain why it wasn’t handled well, use Bevan and Sole to discuss conflict management strategies, and explain what could have been done differently.
Question: Select a correct APA in-text citation format for a summary from the following reference:
Brown, R.T., Ahtola, C., Steiman, M. A., Kruger, K., & Williams, B. A. (2014). Police on the front line of community geriatric health care: Challenges and opportunities. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, 62(11), 2191-2198. doi:10.1111/jgs.13093
Answer Choices:
A) (Brown, 2014, p. 2199)
B) (Brown, R.T., Ahtola, C., Steiman, M. A., Kruger, K., & Williams, B. A. (2014)
C) (Brown, Ahtola, Steiman, Kruger, & Williams, 2014)
D) (Brown et al., 2014)
Answer: D) (Brown et al., 2014)
Question: Using Bevan and Sole in distinguished ways for this assignment means:
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A. Ideas are based on the reading, but no citations are necessary.
B. Ideas are based on students’ personal experiences.
C. Bevan and Sole are quoted, making up the majority of the paper.
D. Paraphrasing and citing these authors to clearly explain at least two basic principles of competent or effective communication.
Answer: D. Paraphrasing and citing these authors to clearly explain at least two basic principles of competent or effective communication.
Question: Students are only required to cover self-disclosure here and do not have to address emotional intelligence. To adequately discuss self-disclosure, the student will:
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A. Define self-disclosure.
B. Illustrate self-disclosure’s importance in various relationships.
C. Differentiate when self-disclosure is necessary and beneficial and when it can be a risk.
D. All of the above.
Answer: D. All of the above.
Question: State whether the information below is general knowledge or detailed information. John Lewis later served on the Atlanta City Council in Atlanta, Georgia.
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General knowledge
Detailed knowledge
Answer: Detailed knowledge
Question: It can be helpful to have an outside reader assess your rough draft.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: The best example of quote integration in APA style is:
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A) Pan (1994) described the act of flight as “freedom from the gravity of the world” (p. 280).
B) “Flying under the influence of pixie dust is freedom from the gravity of the world” (Pan, 1994, p. 280).
C) Pan described flight as “freedom from gravity” and not just a mode of transportation.
D) “Freedom from the gravity of the world makes flight a good mode of transportation (Pan, 1994, p. 280).
Answer: A) Pan (1994) described the act of flight as “freedom from the gravity of the world” (p. 280).
Question: Which is a wrong way to use quotations?
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As a whole paragraph.
They must start and end with quotation marks.
As a small part of a paragraph to support your main point.
They must be followed by the page number.
Answer: As a whole paragraph.
Question: Which of the following is the best way to quote the above excerpt in a paragraph?
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Eleven-year-old Jessie Lyric Harrell from Tennessee is not new to fashion designing. Still, she was quite excited about her latest creation in New York City, getting to show off her most delicious design yet – it was a dress made of chocolate! (Bova, 2012, p. 19).
Tennessee native Jessie Lyric Harrell, 11, grew up designing clothes. But last month in New York City, Jessie got to show off her most delicious design yet. It was a dress made of chocolate! (Bova, 2012, p. 19).
Jessie Harrell grew up designing clothes. Last month, she showed off her most delicious design yet – a dress made of chocolate. (Bova, 2012, p. 19).
Answer: Tennessee native Jessie Lyric Harrell, 11, grew up designing clothes. But last month in New York City, Jessie got to show off her most delicious design yet. It was a dress made of chocolate! (Bova, 2012, p. 19).
Question: You can do a distinguished job on this assignment by simply sharing an experience you had with miscommunication, if you addressed some barrier, even without citations.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False