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Leonora received many complements on her valedictory address

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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Don’t you think that’s the baddest outfit you’ve ever worn?

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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Nonstandard

I can’t hardly understand why Jayvee would cut classes when he admires the professor

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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Standard

I hope you did not lose my computer files again!

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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Irregardless of what Charles had said, they went ahead with their plans.

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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If I ask his advice, he may advise me to quit.

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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nonstandard

Between Baguio and Boracay, Boracay is most popular.

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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She felt good about the project, but she did not feel well enough to go to work.

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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A good wine compliments the meal.

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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My sister is a PhD

STANDARD or NONSTANDARD

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Informal

Gets?

INFORMAL or FORMAL

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Formal

I am respectfully submitting this report for your approval

INFORMAL or FORMAL

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Informal

My buddy flunked the exam.

INFORMAL or FORMAL

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Formal

Most dictionaries define verb as “to guide, to control, or to direct”

INFORMAL or FORMAL

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Informal

Yes, anything?

INFORMAL or FORMAL

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competence

It is how an audience regards a speaker’s intelligence, expertise, and knowledge of the subject.

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Character

It is how an audience regards a speaker’s sincerity, trustworthiness, and concern for the well-being of the audience.

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Compassion

An emotion for the physically disabled, for battered women, for neglected animals, for unemployed, for AIDS victims.

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Credibility

The audience's perception of how believable a speaker is.

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shame

An emotion about not helping people less fortunate than ourselves, about not considering the rights of others, about not doing one's best.

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Fallacy

An error in reasoning

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anger

An emotion at the actions of political terrorists, at members of Congress who abuse the public trust, at landlords who exploit student tenants, at businesses who sell unsafe products.

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evidence

It refers to supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.

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reasoning

The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.

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commemorative speech

A speech that pays tribute to person, a group of people, an

institution, or an idea.

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career

A series of jobs in a particular area of work is ?

career or employment

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lose

I hope you decide not to accept their offer, because we'll be sorry to ____ you.

loose or lose

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preceding

The ____ week he had been on vacation.

preceding or proceeding

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proceedings

A paper that was published in the must have been accepted by the conference.

preceding or proceedings

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custom

A tradition or accomplished way of doing something is?

custom or costume

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You’re

____ one of the most responsible people I know.

Your or You’re

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book

It’s a good idea to to ____ a room as it’s a popular hotel

book or hire

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your

Please tell me ____ full name

your or you’re

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your

I want to show ___ art piece at the exhibit

your or you’re

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among

the money has to be shared out ____ several projects

between or among

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true

In a legal trial, neither the prosecution nor the defense are likely to sway the jury unless their meaning is clear and convincing.

T or F

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false

A method of organizing persuasive speeches is to first analyze the main causes of the problem, the second main point identifies the main problem, and the third main point presents a solution to the problem.

T or F

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Concencus

A group decision that is not acceptable to all members of the group

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false

Like other speeches for special *0/1 occasions, a commencement address is part of the ceremonial aura that neither marks the event nor helps to make it special.

T or F

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true

Speech delivery is an art, not a science. What works for one speaker may fail for another. And what succeeds with today's audience may not work with tomorrow's.

T or F

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false

If you are in a situation in which you have to introduce the President of Bulacan State University in BulSU Academic Community, you need a long- winded introduction to please her and the audience.

T or F

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true

Creating a common ground is a technique in which a speaker connects himself or herself with the values, attitudes, or experiences of the audience.

T or F

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true

Finding the best evidence takes hard digging and resourceful research, but it is worth the effort.

T or F

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true

An Acceptance Speech is a speech that gives thanks for a gift, an award, or some other form of public recognition.

T or F

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true

Legalese is formally refers to specialized terminology and phrasing used by those in the legal field and within legal documents.

T or F

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Pro side

The proposition is "we should have school dances in middle school". Jamal thinks we should have school dances. Jamal is...

Pro side or con side

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a

The proposition is "School should start late." The argument is "We would get more sleep and do better. A possible counter argument is:

a.

If school started late, we'd get out too late to play sports against other schools

b.

If we didn't have to get up early, we'd just stay up later, and not get any more sleep than we do now

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Pro side

If you are in favor of the proposition, you are …

Pro side or con side

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c

Which of the following describes rhetoric?

a. The science of writing poetically to stir audiences' emotions

b. The process of formulating logical arguments for public speeches

c. The art of improving one's persuasiveness in writing and delivering speeches to the public

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d

There are two sides to every argument. They are...

a. The counter argument and the counter claim

b. The negative and the claim

c. The affirmative and the claim

d. The affirmative and the negative

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rebuttal

Another word for counterargument is...

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c

What is Rebuttal?

a. arguing with the claim

b. arguing with the counterargument

c. the art of arguing the claim or counter claim

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c

What is an argument?*

a. A set of rebuttals to persuade an

audience

b. How I talk to my mother

c. A set of reasons or claims to persuade an audience

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a

Which of the following is a proposition that would be debated?

a. All police officers should wear body cameras

b. The second amendment gives us the right to bear arms

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debate

A formal argument that follows specific rules

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True

People all over the world are using more and more varieties of English now popularly called World Englishes.

T or F

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true

English language has now become the language of

international communication.

T or F

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lingua franca

____ is any various languages used as common or commercial tongues among peoples of diverse speech.

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false

English as a Foreign Language students do not suffer in their English writing more than the native speakers.

T or F

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conversation

Informal language is also called “colloquial” means ____

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false

ESL means English as a Standard Language

T or F

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false

Meanings of words or expressions in one language do not differ in another language.

T or F

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true

Your choice of words and how you say them reveal your values, education, and family.

T or F

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true

There are many more speakers of World Englishes and people who use English for international communication than there are native speakers of it.

T or F

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false

Proficiency in English Language *1/1 is not a key to your academic success.

T or F

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true

English language, just like all other languages, is not a pure language untouched by others.

T or F

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true

There are sounds that are present in one language which is not available in another language.

T or F

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false

Two persons who do not speak the same language will never be able to communicate with each other.

T or F

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true

Tagalog is the lingua franca of the Philippines.

T or F

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