Critical Listening Is

question 113

Multiple Choice

Critical listening is:

• A)crucial listening,as if preparing for an exam.
• B)the examination of the claims in a speech to assess their credibility.
• C)the formulation of feedback for the speaker.
• D)negative judgments made about a speaker or a message.
• E)a set of counterarguments a listener uses to test a message's strength.

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Definitions:

Optic Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Retina

The light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye that converts light images to electrical signals sent to the brain.

Fovea

The fovea is a small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest due to the concentration of cones, which are responsible for color vision.

Blind Spot

The area in the human visual field that lacks light-detecting photoreceptor cells, resulting from the optic nerve head's location on the retina.