The Bottom Line on Humor, According to Gass & Seiter

question 226

Multiple Choice

The bottom line on humor, according to Gass & Seiter, is

• A) Humor rarely helps persuade people, and it often hinders persuasive efforts
• B) Humor facilitates persuasion, but is less effective than most other types of appeals
• C) Humor indirectly facilitates persuasion, but is no more effective than using evidence and reasoning
• D) Humor enhances persuasion, but only when it is combined with other types of appeals

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Definitions:

Adverse Supply Shock

An unexpected event that suddenly decreases the supply of a good or service, often leading to increased prices and decreased quantity in the market.

Long-run Results

Long-run results refer to the outcomes or effects that manifest over an extended period, considering all variables including those that are fixed in the short term can adjust over time.

Adverse Supply Shock

An unexpected event that suddenly decreases supply, leading to higher prices and lower quantities available.

Short-run Phillips Curve

A graphical representation showing the inverse relationship between the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment in an economy over a short period.