Trevor Noah and Verbal Scruffs Quiz

What is the simple but effective habit that Trevor Noah has to prevent emotions from getting too heated during arguments?

• Raising his voice and talking faster

• Using provocative accusatory questions

• Deliberately pausing to reduce tension

• Interrupting the other person

What type of inflection is excellent for de-escalating conflict according to the video?

• Rapid inflection

• Monotone inflection

• Downward inflection

• Upward inflection

What is the purpose of asking genuine questions aimed at better understanding the other person's viewpoint?

• To provoke the other person

• To corner the other person

• To make the other person feel attacked

• To fully understand the opposing position

What is the questioning style of conversation known as, which is used to frame disagreements in the form of questions?

• The accusatory method

• The confrontational method

• The rhetorical method

• The Socratic method

What is the technique called where you find any area of agreement with the other person and then show where you disagree?

• No and

• No but

• Yes but

• Yes and

What is the term used for unspoken assertions baked into a question or a statement?

• Stated premise

• Implicit premise

• Explicit premise

• Assumed premise

What is the mindset that suggests adjusting your beliefs in the heat of an argument does not diminish you at all?

• You are not necessarily wrong

• You are not necessarily right

• You are necessarily wrong

• You are necessarily right

According to the text, what is the goal of argument?

• To be right

• To get it right

• To win at all costs

• To prove the other person wrong

What is the mindset that suggests if you've taken the time to understand the other person and they're still wrong, it's almost never because they are evil?

• They are not necessarily evil

• They are necessarily ignorant

• They are necessarily evil

• They are not necessarily ignorant

What is the term used for unspoken assertions baked into a question or a statement?

• Stated premise

• Assumed premise

• Implicit premise

• Explicit premise