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30.Which of the following should be considered when determining the channel of communication?
a. When it will be delivered
b. x The content of the message
c. Whether you want to avoid conflict
d. Who is delivering the message
Objective: Create effective messages.
31.How many key ideas should the specific purpose of the message include?
a. Three
b. Seven
c. Five
d. x One
32.Your main points should establish a direct connection with the
a. x central idea
b. conclusion
c. introduction
d. body
33.Which of the following would be the most effective way to capture an audience’s attention in the opening remarks of an introduction?
a. A preview of main points
b. A transition
c. x A provocative story
d. A central idea
34.“Avoiding credit card debt is easier than you think” is an example of a
a. transition
b. rhetorical statement
c. x central idea
d. focus
35.Words or phrases that create a bridge between ideas are called
a. verbal supports
b. adjectives
c. central ideas
d. x transitions
Week Four: Persuasive Communication
Objective: Develop persuasive communication using effective language.
36.Which of the following is a persuasive presentation of …show more content…
This barrier to effective intercultural communication occurs when you avoid topics because they can create tension.
a. Accent bias
b. Vernacular bias
c. x Walking on eggs
d. Stereotyping
47.Cultures that focus on what a person does and accomplishes are called
a. x task-oriented
b. value-oriented
c. relationship-oriented
d. culture-oriented
48.Believing your group is at the “center” of all groups is called
a. discrimination
b. x ethnocentrism
c. prejudice
d. racism
49.Discrimination that is embedded in the policies and practices of places such as schools, banks, governments, and so on, is called
a. racism
b. prejudice
c. x institutional racism
d. cross-cultural bias
50.The United States can be described as having this value orientation.
a. Optimistic
b. Linguistic
c. x Individualist
d. Collectivist
Objective: Evaluate communication for ethical, moral, and legal soundness.
51.Consider the following statement: “Sure, we might benefit from expanding Highway 99. But seizing a person’s property against his or her wishes is just wrong, period.” This is an example of which ethical perspective?
a. Consequentialism
b. x Duty ethics/deontology
c. Virtue ethics
d. Moral
30.Which of the following should be considered when determining the channel of communication?
a. When it will be delivered
b. x The content of the message
c. Whether you want to avoid conflict
d. Who is delivering the message
Objective: Create effective messages.
31.How many key ideas should the specific purpose of the message include?
a. Three
b. Seven
c. Five
d. x One
32.Your main points should establish a direct connection with the
a. x central idea
b. conclusion
c. introduction
d. body
33.Which of the following would be the most effective way to capture an audience’s attention in the opening remarks of an introduction?
a. A preview of main points
b. A transition
c. x A provocative story
d. A central idea
34.“Avoiding credit card debt is easier than you think” is an example of a
a. transition
b. rhetorical statement
c. x central idea
d. focus
35.Words or phrases that create a bridge between ideas are called
a. verbal supports
b. adjectives
c. central ideas
d. x transitions
Week Four: Persuasive Communication
Objective: Develop persuasive communication using effective language.
36.Which of the following is a persuasive presentation of …show more content…
This barrier to effective intercultural communication occurs when you avoid topics because they can create tension.
a. Accent bias
b. Vernacular bias
c. x Walking on eggs
d. Stereotyping
47.Cultures that focus on what a person does and accomplishes are called
a. x task-oriented
b. value-oriented
c. relationship-oriented
d. culture-oriented
48.Believing your group is at the “center” of all groups is called
a. discrimination
b. x ethnocentrism
c. prejudice
d. racism
49.Discrimination that is embedded in the policies and practices of places such as schools, banks, governments, and so on, is called
a. racism
b. prejudice
c. x institutional racism
d. cross-cultural bias
50.The United States can be described as having this value orientation.
a. Optimistic
b. Linguistic
c. x Individualist
d. Collectivist
Objective: Evaluate communication for ethical, moral, and legal soundness.
51.Consider the following statement: “Sure, we might benefit from expanding Highway 99. But seizing a person’s property against his or her wishes is just wrong, period.” This is an example of which ethical perspective?
a. Consequentialism
b. x Duty ethics/deontology
c. Virtue ethics
d. Moral