Define "Fighting Words

question 10

Essay

Define "fighting words." How do they relate to the concept of free speech? Does the First Amendment protect fighting words? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Multiple Intelligences

A theory proposing that people have different kinds of intelligences, including linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist.

Psychomotor Intelligence

Refers to the cognitive processing required for the coordination of physical movement and the performance of skilled motor tasks.

Crystallized Intelligence

The ability to use learned knowledge and experience, which tends to increase with age.

Fluid Intelligence

The ability to think and reason abstractly, solve problems, and identify patterns, independent of accumulated knowledge.