Language and Power MCQs

Language and Power MCQs

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1: ________________________ is where what we believe to be true, though our actions, becomes reality.

A.   Self-fulfilling prophecy

B.   Political correctness

C.   Academic integrity

D.   Citationality

2: Advocating for the public goo

A.   Self-fulfilling prophecy

B.   Political correctness

C.   Academic integrity

D.   Citationality

3: True/False: Personal experiences can help establish your credibility with some experience, event or issue.

A.   True

B.   False

4: True/ False: While preparing a speech, it is unnecessary to know whether your audience will be hostile or supportive (or indifferent) to your position on the topi

A.   True

B.   False

5: True/False: Though you may carefully choose your sources, the audience may decide for themselves whether they find you or your source material relevant or trustworthy.

A.   True

B.   False

6: ______________________ represents the best work researchers and professors from many different fields of study across the country and around the world have create

A.   Periodical research

B.   Field research

C.   Hypothetical research

D.   Peer-reviewed research

7: _____________________helps us make shortcuts in our meaning making.

A.   Citationality

B.   Positionality

C.   Paraphrasing

D.   Skimming

8: _______________________ is a cultural shortcut.

A.   Citationality

B.   Political correctness

C.   Paraphrasing

D.   Skimming

9: The expression ‘politically correct’ has become a _______________, a figure of speech that stands in for or condenses meanings and assumptions without, in most cases, a very complicated understanding of them.

A.   Figuration

B.   Illustration

C.   Isotope

D.   Trope

10: The author’s point out six myths of political correctness. Which of the following is NOT a myth they highlight?

A.   Culture is stati

B.   Culture and power are not distinct from each other.

C.   Stereotypes are built on truths.

D.   Colorblindness is progress.

11: __________________ is the practice of citing your sources, being truthful and advocating for the public goo

A.   Self-fulfilling prophecy

B.   Political correctness

C.   Academic integrity

D.   Citationality

12: The practice of citing your sources, being truthful and advocating for the public good is called __________.

A.   Citationality

B.   Academic Integrity

C.   Political Correctness

D.   In-Text Citation

13: A language device that makes shortcuts in our meaning making is called __________.

A.   In-Text Citation

B.   Citationality

C.   Political Correctness

D.   None of these

14: A form of citing sources where it appears in the text and in a bibliography, reference page, or works cited is known as:

A.   In-Text Citation

B.   Citationality

C.   Political Correctness

D.   None of these

15: Peer-reviewed research is called quality sources that one should rely on when preparing a speech.

A.   True

B.   False

16: A citation or cultural shortcut, that positions someone whose perspective we don’t share as inauthentic is called __________.

A.   Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

B.   Political Correctness

C.   Trope

D.   Testimony

17: A belief that produces the behavior in others or the self that was believed to have been there all along is known as:

A.   Political Correctness

B.   Trope

C.   Testimony

D.   Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

18: A form of evidence consisting of a first-hand accounting of an experience is known as :

A.   Political Correctness

B.   Trope

C.   Testimony

D.   Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

19: ____________ is a figure of speech that stands in for or condenses meanings and assumptions without, in most cases, a very complicated understanding of them.

A.   Political Correctness

B.   Trope

C.   Testimony

D.   Self-Fulfilling Prophecy