Comm Skills for CJ - Chapter 12

______________ refers to prejudgment of a person or idea before collecting accurate data.

• Prejudice

• Euphemism

• Stereotype

• Bias

_____________ is the substitution of a vague or polite term, often mild or indirect, for what might be a harsh offensive term.

• Prejudice

• Euphemism

• Stereotype

• Bias

______________ is a standardized concept of members of a group.

• Prejudice

• Euphemism

• Stereotype

• Bias

Good language skills include __________, ___________, and _____________ in speaking and writing.

• facts, figures, charts

• punctuation, grammar, mechanics

• statements, graphs, appendices

• accuracy, brevity, and clarity

There are three forums for vocabulary:

• Reports, memos, narratives

• Speaking, writing, reading

• Schools, work, leisure

• Police, courts, corrections

You can learn more words by learning _________, _________, and ___________.

• slang, jive, lingo

• jargon, 10-codes, abbreviations

• roots, prefixes, suffixes

• verbs, nouns, adjectives

What is the most important thing about a word?

• Sound

• Meaning

• Accuracy

• Brevity

___________, ___________, and ____________ will aid your writing and may even help you pass the civil service test.

• Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms

• Verbs, nouns, pronouns

• Suffixes, prefixes, titles

• Adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions

_______ are words having opposite meanings.

• Antonyms

• Homonyms

• Synonyms

• Homophones

True __________ are words that are spelled and sound alike but have different meanings.

• Antonyms

• Homonyms

• Synonyms

• Homophones