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Convenient ways of generalizing about similarities between several objects, people, ideas, or events.
Abstraction
100
What kind of statement is this? "You're a good person but I think I hate you."
"But" Statement
100
This language expresses a judgement of the other person.
"You" Language
200
Conclusions arrived at from an interpretation of evidence.
Inferential Statement
200
Language that identifies the speaker as the source of a message.
"I" Language
200
To clearly express ones thoughts, feelings, and wants.
Assertiveness
300
The worldview of a culture is shaped and reflected by the language its members speak.
Linguistic Relativism
300
What kind of statement is this? "It bothers me when you can't get this question right."
"It" Statement
300
Communication researchers call the process of adapting one's speech style to match that of others with whom the communicator wants to identify.
Convergence
400
Tells us what uses and interpretations of a message are appropriate in a given context.
Pragmatic Rules
400
This language implies that the issue is the concern and responsibility of both the speaker and receiver of a message.
"We" Language
400
Communicators who want to set themselves apart from others adopt the strategy of...., speaking in a way that emphasizes their differences.
Divergence
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