Which of the Following Statements Are True and Which Are

question 1

Short Answer

Which of the following statements are true and which are false?
A) The speaker's tone may be the opposite of his/her meaning.
B) Ironic speech means expressing meaning through language signifying the opposite. This cannot be done in writing.
C) The writer can express irony in words only, whereas the speaker can use his/her voice and gestures in an ironic way.
D) The speaker is wise to emphasise points through repetition, otherwise the audience may forget them.
E) In writing company reports, the professional communicator should use the language of magazines: cheerful, colourful and colloquial.

• A) The speaker's tone may be the opposite of his/her meaning.
• B) Ironic speech means expressing meaning through language signifying the opposite. This cannot be done in writing.
• C) The writer can express irony in words only, whereas the speaker can use his/her voice and gestures in an ironic way.
• D) The speaker is wise to emphasise points through repetition, otherwise the audience may forget them.
• E) In writing company reports, the professional communicator should use the language of magazines: cheerful, colourful and colloquial.

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Definitions:

Procedural Selves

Refers to aspects of the self that are concerned with patterns of behavior, typically unconscious and automatic habits and skills.

Declarative Selves

Refers to the aspects of an individual's self-knowledge or self-concept that are consciously accessible and can be directly reported.

Procedural Selves

The aspect of self that is concerned with patterns of behavior that are learned, habituated, and not easily accessible to consciousness.

Possible Selves

The component of the self-concept that includes individual visions of what one might become, what one would like to become, and what one is afraid of becoming.