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Communicators from cultures that value ____________ tend to use more ambiguous terms, hedges, and disclaimers.

A) saving face
B) individualistic expression
C) evasive language
D) civil discourse

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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When you see Sam with a tie on and you say to yourself, "Sam must have an interview today," your statement is an example of

A) stating a fact
B) making an inference.
C) offering an opinion.
D) making a behavioral description

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Swear words are governed by ____________.

Which of the following are type of evasive language?

The term "suffragette" was first used as a derogatory, condescending term to describe women who marched to get the right to vote, but the feminists embraced the word and used it to emphasize their determination to win. This evolution of the meaning of the term best exemplifies what concept?

The concept that suggests that people co-create meaning in the process of communicating with each other is called coordinated __________ of meaning.

____________ govern how words sound when pronounced.

Which of the following factors that can affect how people perceive your status?

Why might you use equivocal language?

The Inuit have dozens of words for what we typically just call snow. This is an example of

Research suggests that many people pass judgment on prospective workers simply on the basis of their

Ogden and Richards' triangle of meaning demonstrates visually that meanings are in

Language use can reflect a speaker's willingness to take responsibility for his or her statements. Which of the following categories of statements reflects the highest amount of speaker responsibility?

What word describes a version of the same language that contains substantially different words and meanings?

In the United States, because women frequently use conversation to pursue social needs, they are often said to have an affective language style, meaning that their language focuses on ___________.

One well-known theory that explains how language affects perceptions is called the

Physicians or attorneys who want to establish credibility with their clients might use language to create a sense of distance, a linguistic strategy known as ____________.

When your good friend tells you that you have a tendency to interrupt, you thank him for his constructive criticism. When a new coworker accuses you of monopolizing the conversation, you think silently to yourself, "What a jerk." The tendency to judge people we like more charitably than people we don't know well is known as ____________.

____________ are pleasant terms substituted for more direct but potentially less pleasant terms.

____________ govern the arrangement or sequence of language.