cas101n exam 3

1. Penn State is a/an _____ while, meritocracy (the belief that anything can be achieved through hard work) is a/an _____.

• institution; ideology

• place; space

• ideology; institution

• land grant university; purpose

1. Which of the following is not apart of the 5 canons of rhetoric?

• Style

• Memory

• Delivery

• Tone

• Arrangement

1. What critique did Stuart Hall make about quantitative research methods, particularly surveys?

• 1. They are too subjective to be reliable

• 1. They prioritize emotions over facts

• 1. They are merely “body counts” that ignore deeper meaning

• 1. They are the best way to understand marginalized voice

1. In the guilt-redemption cycle, what is mortification?

• 1. Blaming someone else for societal problems

• 1. Self-sacrifice or taking blame upon oneself

• 1. Avoiding public responsibility

• 1. Externalizing guilt onto institutions

In Bitzer’s theory, what is an exigence?

• 1. The speaker’s tone

• 1. An urgent problem that can be changed through discourse

• 1. A literary device used for persuasion

• 1. A formal speech situation

Which of the 5 dimensions of credibility has to do with what someone knows, and how someone knows what they know?

• Competence

• Character

• Composure

• Extroversion

• Sociability

Jim and Joan are often experience conflict that involves passive aggression (specific behavior), but not around anything in particular (no specific event or episode). Which form of conflict is this?

• Argument

• Disagreeable communication

• Hostile episode

• Pervasive tension

Receiving objective information, being introduced to new perspectives, experiencing a reduced risk of seeking support, and experiencing a reduced obligation to reciprocate, are all benefits of what type of relationship?

• Interpersonal

• Romantic

• Weak ties

• Strong ties

Which type of rhetoric focuses on the future, aims to persuade or dissuade, and involves discourse or written word?

• Epideictic

• Judicial

• Deliberative

• Constituitive

Andy and Kirt are roommates and they recently lost power. There was one sandwich left in their fridge, and they're fighting about who gets to eat it. A ________ style would result in them sharing the sandwich, whereas a _________ style would result in them pivoting and finding enough food for both of them.

• compromising; integrating

• integrating; compromising

• avoiding; dominating

• dominating; avoiding