CAS 101N Exam 1

we simply exchange information

• sense

• common sense

• communication

• uncommon sense

the audience is critical in determining the outcome of our communication

• uncommon sense

• common sense

• sense

• communication

what is NOT true about personal theories?

• based on every day experiences

• taken for granted - not usually thought about

• stable - resistant to change

• public - shared with others

what is NOT true about scholarly theories

• based on observation and testing

• questioned - reexamined through studies

• private - not discussed with others

• subject to modification - are often modified

what is NOT true about what Frank Dance and Carl Larson discovered?

• level of observation

• rhetoric and speech

• question of intent

• point of view

communication can be observed a number of different ways

• level of observation

• question of intent

• point of view

• the issues of outcome

does communication only occur in situations with particular outcomes/still occur if there is a misunderstanding

• level of observation

• question of intent

• point of view

• the issues of outcomes

if messages have been intentionally created, is this the only form of communication or does communication occur any time behavior is interpreted

• level of observation

• question of intent

• point of view

• the issues of outcomes

usually examined from the initiator of the message, and communication can also be considered from the receiver's point of view

• level of observation

• question of intent

• point of view

• the issues of outcomes

what is not true about rhetoric and speech

• started as oral communication

• dealt with courtroom speaking and the craft of persuasion

• rhetoric is still rhetoric to this day

• persuasion is the art of "rhetoric"