Quiz 6 Week 6
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 653
Language10 T/F, 1 attempt, 15 minutes.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Abstract language is specific, tangible, and definite.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Speaking in the passive rather than the active voice will make your statements clear and assertive instead of indirect and weak.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Repetition is an effective strategy for using language in a speech.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.An analogy compares an unfamiliar concept to a more familiar one in order to increase audience understanding of the unfamiliar concept.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The words old, thing, big, and bad are all examples of abstract language.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Language that encourages shared meaning is dialogical in nature.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Language that relies on unfounded assumptions, negative descriptions, or stereotypes of a given group's characteristics is termed biased language.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Since few contemporary audiences are culturally diverse, a speaker need not be aware of or sensitive to cultural variations in language.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Speakers should strive for simplicity by utilizing jargon in their speeches.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Audiences are generally not offended when a speaker repeatedly uses the generic pronoun he to refer to both men and women.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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