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Question
The verbal symbols we select to use are not intrinsically connected to what they represent. This is known as __________.
a. ambiguity
b. abstraction
c. brute meaning
d. arbitrariness
e. institutional meaning
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a. True
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a. a cookie
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c. a blacklister
d. a flamethrower
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a. by allowing us to multitask
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a. teleconferencing
b. audioconferencing
c. computer conferencing
d. videoconferencing
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a. be ignored
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c. create identity
d. learn online
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a. agenda setting
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a. True
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a. gaining support of the listeners
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c. personal story
d. collegial story
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