SPC 1017 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ableism, Doublespeak, Inductive Reasoning
22 May 2017
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Referent that to which i prefer (from semantic triangle) Symbol what we call it and what it"s for (from semantic triangle) Ladder of abstraction as we go up the ladder we have more of a chance of miscommunication because of the words we use and different meanings for different people. Do you want to stay low or high on the ladder of abstraction? low. What are the 4 characteristics of language environment: people, their purpose, rules of communication by which they achieve that person, actual talk. What one language environment does every juror have the same interpretation? actual talk. What are implicit rules? rules we learn from being in a communicative setting. What are explicit rules? rules that are specific. What are the two rules of communication by which one achieves a person? explicit rules and implicit rules. Euphemisms when an individual uses an indirect word to substitute for a harsher word.
