Argument Making in Real World Situations Is Essentially a One-Way

question 13

Multiple Choice

Argument making in real world situations is essentially a one-way street. The reason is used to establish the acceptability of the claim. This practice presumes that the speaker is not then __________.

• A) mistrustful of the listener's ability to understand
• B) using the claim as a basis for the reason
• C) questioning the privacy and security of the communication
• D) concealing anything from the listener

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Definitions:

Behavior Modification Programs

A form of therapy that uses reinforcement or punishment to alter behavior, based on the principles of operant conditioning.

Unconscious Motivating Forces

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Personality Theorists

Researchers or theorists who study individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Skinner's Research

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