Exploring Situations Through Examining the Language Used by People to Understand

question 16

Multiple Choice

Exploring situations through examining the language used by people to understand the different positions and thus the tensions and systems of mutual support is called:

• A) analytic linguistics
• B) focal point theory
• C) discourse
• D) scaling

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Definitions:

Tyranny of the Majority

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Alexis de Tocqueville

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Emmett Till

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