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a manner of speaking characterized by diction that is extremely objective and dispassionately analytic
A) Terse
B) Clinical
C) Ambivalent
D) Vitriolic
B) Clinical
This manner of communication is marked by a total lack of concern; impartial, disinterested, & emotionally removed
A) Resigned
B) Indignant
C) Detached
D) Candid
C. Detached
Diction is a term meaning...
A) Word Choice
B) Proper Spelling
C) Sentence Structure
D) Using a Dictionary
A) Word Choice
a manner of communication characterized by a style that adheres strictly to facts
A) Erudite
B) Didactic
C) Wry
D) Matter-of-fact
D) Matter of Fact
A tone that indicates an implication that your audience is beneath you.
A) Resigned
B) Condescending
C) Candid
D) Wistful
B) Condescending
This tone is stripped of all personal prejudice and based strictly on cold, hard facts.
A) Subjective
B) Objective
C) Nostalgic
D) Lyrical
B. Objective
a manner of communication characterized by distrust, pessimism, and bitterness
A) Cynical
B) Wistful
C) Objective
D) Candid
A) Cynical
A style that is neatly and effectively concise; brief to the point of being pithy
A) Lyrical
B) Terse
C) Candid
D) Indignant
B) Terse
A manner of speaking in which the diction details a simple, sentimental longing for past events
A) Nostalgic
B) Clinical
C) Terse
D) Sardonic
A) Nostalgic
This tone is characterized by condescension; treating others like children or inferiors.
A) Terse
B) Objective
C) Patronizing
D) Nostalgic
C) Patronizing
a manner of communication characterized by openness, where the speaker or writer openly expresses their true opinion
A) Candid
B) Elegaic
C) Evasive
D) Clinical
A) Candid
A manner of communication characterized by strong displeasure toward that which is deemed unjust or offensive
A) Detached
B) Resigned
C) Indignant
D) Erudite
C) Indignant
This tone is ironic, bitter, disdainfully amusing, & dry
A) Elegiac
B) Introspective
C) Wry
D) Clinical
C) Wry
a manner of communication characterized by the examination of one’s own sensory and perceptual experiences
A) Elegiac
B) Introspective
C) Colloquial
D) Sardonic
B) Introspective
This tone is characterized by the expression of deep, personal emotion through rhythmic language
A) Introspective
B) Matter-of-fact
C) Lyrical
D) Incredulous
C) Lyrical
An instructive, educational, or informative tone designed to teach.
A) Detached
B) Wistful
C) Didactic
D) Resigned
C) Didactic
A sneering, mocking tone characterized by deep-seated scorn
A) Sardonic
B) Matter-of-fact
C) Lyrical
D) Didactic
A) Sardonic
This tone details a skepticism: an utter lack of belief in what is being presented.
A) Ambivalent
B) Terse
C) Incredulous
D) Patronizing
C) Incredulous
an informal and conversational tone.
A) Irreverent
B) Clinical
C) Detached
D) Colloquial
D) Colloquial
This tone details a melancholy yearning or longing, often for the unattainable
A) Candid
B) Wistful
C) Indignant
D) Objective
B) Wistful
A manner of communication characterized by uncertainty or fluctuation caused by having two opposite and conflicting feelings
A) Incredulous
B) Objective
C) Ambivalent
D) Cynical
C) Ambivalent
a manner of communication characterized by submissive, quiet acceptance of a negative or undesirable situation
A) Didactic
B) Wry
C) Detached
D) Resigned
D) Resigned
A tone expressing sorrow or lamentation, typically regarding the past or the death of nature
A) Elegiac
B) Erudite
C) Vitriolic
D) Colloquial
A) Elegaic
A tone defined by harshness or severity; it is sharp and biting
A) Acerbic
B) Introspective
C) Ambivalent
D) Detached
A) Acerbic
This tone is characterized by bitter, malicious, and deeply scathing language intended to hurt, criticize, or destroy
A) Vitriolic
B) Condescending
C) Fastidious
D) Resigned
A) Vitriolic