Question

1. When establishing your competence in your online communication, which of the following is most important?

   		What would be an acceptable level of expertise for journalistic or academic writing
   		What your audience believes makes for high competence
   		What you believe makes for a competent speaker
   		What other online influencers believe makes for a competent speaker

3 points   

QUESTION 38

1. What does your audience need to know about sources you use or cite in your online communication?

   		Name of the author, publisher, and year published
   		Name of the source and how you found the information
   		Author, title of the article or book, and year published
   		Name of the source and the source’s credibility

3 points   

QUESTION 39

1. If I say that eating a particular vegetable decreases your risk of cancer by 5%, which of the following is required to understand the actual percentage change in your risk?

   		Whether the risk has an estimated or unknown base.
   		Whether the percentage decrease is a relative or an absolute change.
   		Whether it is a rate or base formula percentage.
   		What the relative standard deviation is.

3 points   

QUESTION 40

1. What is the key element to a successful argument from example?

   		The audience must believe that the examples are representative of the larger group
   		Your examples must come from strong, reputable sources
   		That your examples are modern and not from before the invention of the internet
   		You must have randomly sampled your examples

Answer 1

37. The correct option is What your audience believes makes for high competence

38. The correct option is Name of the source and the source's credibility

39. The correct option is Whether the percentage decrease is a relative or an absolute change

40. The correct option is The audience must believe that the examples are representative of the larger group