Each General Statement Below Is Followed by Several Examples

question 47

Multiple Choice

Each general statement below is followed by several examples. Select the letter of the example that does not clearly illustrate the generalization. Radio and television personalities sometimes make amusing slips of the tongue when they are on the air.

• A) One radio announcer promoted a cosmetic surgery clinic this way: "If you want to change the way you look, just visit one of the plastered surgeons."
• B) A talk-show host broke for a commercial with "We'll be right back after these words from General Fools."
• C) A slip of the tongue that seems to reveal the speaker's hidden feelings or thoughts is called a Freudian slip.
• D) A radio psychologist told listeners, "The happiest people are always those who wake up every morning with a porpoise."

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