If You Are Not Sure Why You Have Been Asked

question 23

Multiple Choice

If you are not sure why you have been asked to do something in a course or if you want to learn more about developing your skill set,which of the following would be the LEAST helpful in answering your questions?

• A)your instructor
• B)senior students in your program
• C)someone in the counseling services at your department or college
• D)Wikipedia entries

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Definitions:

Enthymeme

An argumentative technique that operates as a syllogism but omits one of its premises.

Validity

The degree to which a method, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world.

Distributed

The process of spreading things or people over a wide area or among a large number of recipients.

Enthymeme

A rhetorical form of argument wherein one premise is not explicitly stated, relying on the audience's ability to fill in the gap.