CMST 1061 Final: Communication Studies Final Review (aced the test and got 96%)
Document Summary
Message in communication theory: symbols, messages we exchange are based on symbols, symbols things that stand for something else including words and actions that allow us to convey meaning to others, groups assign meaning to a symbol. Because of symbols are arbitrary devices, one group may have a different meaning for a symbol, than another group might have: through our experiences, we assign meaning to symbols. Impervious ignoring, not acknowledging, impervious to their existence. Interrupting cutting off the other with no reason or apology. Message in rhetoric: message of rhetorical discourse is the product of intentional persuasion. That is to say, while we often engage in subtle forms of indirect or even unconscious persuasion in our everyday life: reasoning. The use of reasons to defend or arrive at a conclusion: deductive reasoning a specific conclusion that follows from a general principle.
