Jade199
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1) which of the following isnot a common problem with persuasive language?
1- Vagueness
2- Ambiguity
3- Denotation
4- Euphemism
2) critical thinkers shouldalways recognize confusion in language and assume the most meaning
1- True
2- False
3) Match the following:
A- Doublespeak B- ambiguity C- euphemism D-Gobbledygook E-weasel word F-vagueness
1- Having two or more possiblemeanings
2- The use of a less directbut softer, more acceptable term to describe something
3- A word used to evade orretreat from a direct of forthright statement or position
4- Language used to misleadwhile pretending to tell the truth
5- Vague of inflated languageused to confuse and overwhelm those who hear it
6- A problem that arises withthe use of
4) how can i have been going 100miles an hour if i only left home ten minutes ago?
1- Doublespeak
2- Vagueness
3- Ambiguity
4- Gobbledygook
5) motivationally dispossessedis an example of:
1- Euphemism as doublespeak
2- Vagueness
3- Empiricism
4- Other
6) This cream helps preventacne uses a popular weasel word
1- True
2- False
7) Reification occurs whenwords mirror reality accurately
1- True
2- False
8) ambiguous language isespecially confusing between cultures
1- Ture
2- False
9) connotations do not varydepending on cultural context
1- True
2- False
1- Vagueness
2- Ambiguity
3- Denotation
4- Euphemism
2) critical thinkers shouldalways recognize confusion in language and assume the most meaning
1- True
2- False
3) Match the following:
A- Doublespeak B- ambiguity C- euphemism D-Gobbledygook E-weasel word F-vagueness
1- Having two or more possiblemeanings
2- The use of a less directbut softer, more acceptable term to describe something
3- A word used to evade orretreat from a direct of forthright statement or position
4- Language used to misleadwhile pretending to tell the truth
5- Vague of inflated languageused to confuse and overwhelm those who hear it
6- A problem that arises withthe use of
4) how can i have been going 100miles an hour if i only left home ten minutes ago?
1- Doublespeak
2- Vagueness
3- Ambiguity
4- Gobbledygook
5) motivationally dispossessedis an example of:
1- Euphemism as doublespeak
2- Vagueness
3- Empiricism
4- Other
6) This cream helps preventacne uses a popular weasel word
1- True
2- False
7) Reification occurs whenwords mirror reality accurately
1- True
2- False
8) ambiguous language isespecially confusing between cultures
1- Ture
2- False
9) connotations do not varydepending on cultural context
1- True
2- False
