Comm 204 Final Exam Essay
COM 204 Final Exam Study Guide
Spring 2012
*Everything on the final will come from this review sheet!* The exam comprises 50 multiple-choice questions.
Exam percentage scores will be converted to our 5-point scale (5=95%, 4=85%, 3=75%, 2=65%, 1=55%).
BONUS STUDY SESSION: Tuesday, May 1, 4:00-5:00, MTHW 210 Terms
Critical/criticism – Pay careful attention to a text, can be either positive or negative, not taking things at face value, What is being assumed? What are the consequences?; a critical approach to communication is an approach that asks questions in order to understand communication from different methods and perspectives
Rhetoric – The strategic use of symbols, implies there is an audience and intent, inseparable from …show more content…
You learned today that you can't take the exam at the scheduled time. You need to talk to Josh, but you want to try to get him on your side a little before making your request for a different exam time. The only thing you have going for you is that you saw Josh recently at South Street Smokehouse, so you figure both you and he must enjoy barbeque. How might you try to smooth the way for your request?
A. Identification by association
B. Identification by dissociation
C. Identification by transcendent "we"
D. Identification by unifying symbols
E. Corporate “we” 11. A federal agency is experimenting with using treated sewage sludge as fertilizer. To do this, it has recruited families in low-income areas to let the agency spread the sludge on their yards. The family gets a newly seeded lawn out of it, and the agency finds out how the sludge works as fertilizer. But the agency has never done any studies on whether the sludge (and its heavy metal content) might damage the health of the low-income family. What knowledge goal would critical theorists argue has been overlooked in this ongoing experiment? A. Emancipatory B. Technical C. Practical D. Critical E.
Spring 2012
*Everything on the final will come from this review sheet!* The exam comprises 50 multiple-choice questions.
Exam percentage scores will be converted to our 5-point scale (5=95%, 4=85%, 3=75%, 2=65%, 1=55%).
BONUS STUDY SESSION: Tuesday, May 1, 4:00-5:00, MTHW 210 Terms
Critical/criticism – Pay careful attention to a text, can be either positive or negative, not taking things at face value, What is being assumed? What are the consequences?; a critical approach to communication is an approach that asks questions in order to understand communication from different methods and perspectives
Rhetoric – The strategic use of symbols, implies there is an audience and intent, inseparable from …show more content…
You learned today that you can't take the exam at the scheduled time. You need to talk to Josh, but you want to try to get him on your side a little before making your request for a different exam time. The only thing you have going for you is that you saw Josh recently at South Street Smokehouse, so you figure both you and he must enjoy barbeque. How might you try to smooth the way for your request?
A. Identification by association
B. Identification by dissociation
C. Identification by transcendent "we"
D. Identification by unifying symbols
E. Corporate “we” 11. A federal agency is experimenting with using treated sewage sludge as fertilizer. To do this, it has recruited families in low-income areas to let the agency spread the sludge on their yards. The family gets a newly seeded lawn out of it, and the agency finds out how the sludge works as fertilizer. But the agency has never done any studies on whether the sludge (and its heavy metal content) might damage the health of the low-income family. What knowledge goal would critical theorists argue has been overlooked in this ongoing experiment? A. Emancipatory B. Technical C. Practical D. Critical E.