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Ball State COMM 210 Final Exam | Questions And Answers Latest {2024- 2025} A+Graded | 100% Verified
Post Hoc - Because one event follows another, the first event is assumed to be the cause of the second
Ad Hominem - devalues statement without actually addressing the statement
straw man - manufactures an argument the other side "supposedly" makes (one not actually made)
while never addressing the actual argument put forth
ad populum - bandwagon fallacies (appeals to whatever is popular)
false dilemma-burification - either X is true/best or Y is true/best (only two choices when there are
actually multitudes)
Hasty Generalization - argument that takes a characteristic from sample population and attributes it to
entire population
Slippery slope - doomsday fallacy
red herring - distraction (topic a is under discussion; topic b is introduced under guise of being relevant
to topic a; topic a is abandoned)
appeal to tradition - good or right because it is old
appeal to authority - appeals to popular figure/authority (even if they're not an authority on the topic)
circular argument - using what you're trying to prove as part of the proof
what is your primary presentational aid - yourself: how you're being portrayed
, benefits of visual aids - increased comprehension;
more memorable presentation;
provides focus;
creates interest;
conveys message in quick bursts
when should you use a handout - after a presentation
NICE characteristics of presentational aids - Neat
Interesting
Clear
Effective
Murphy's Law - if anything can go wrong, it will
characteristics of aids that must be thought about - graphics (size matters); layout; color; shouldn't need
to apologize for it
competent communication is a... - transactional process of sharing meaning with others
when is meaning shared - when there are overlapping interpretations between people
characteristics of language- connotative - cultural underpinnings; social overtones; emotional
meanings/frame of reference
characteristics of language- denotative - dictionary definition of the words
connotative-connotative bypassing - when message sender intends to convey feelings and receiver
attaches feelings to meaning
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