The Phrases We Use to Open Conversation Serve To

question 25

Multiple Choice

The phrases we use to open conversation serve to:

• A) get a listener's attention and establish a conversational leader
• B) get a listener's attention and make a reference to the relationship to the conversational partner
• C) * get a listener's attention and establish a turn-taking sequence
• D) get a listener's attention and justify ending contact

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Definitions:

Particular

Specific or distinct from others; often used to refer to individual instances or examples in logic or philosophy.

Affirmative

A term indicating agreement or the assertion of a position or truth, often used in debate or logic to denote the positive side of an argument.

Statement Form

The form or structure of a statement or proposition in logic, usually presented in a symbolic language.

Particular

In logic, refers to propositions or statements that affirm or deny something about only some members of a class, as opposed to universality which concerns all members.