COMS 101 QUIZ CHAPTER 16 PRACTICE TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Causal reasoning. Answer: relating to or involving more events
together in such a way as to conclude that one or more of the events
was caused by the others
◉ Cause and effect organization. Answer: Organization by sharing a
situation and its effects, or a problem and its causes
◉ Central idea. Answer: A definitive point about a topic
◉ Chronological organization. Answer: Organization by time or
sequence
◉ Coercion. Answer: The use of force to get another person to think
or behave as you wish
◉ Cognitive dissonance. Answer: A mental discomfort when you are
presented with information that is inconsistent with your current
attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior
, ◉ Complexity. Answer: Arrangement of ideas from simplest to most
complex
◉ Concrete word. Answer: A word that appeals to one of the five
senses and communicates an image clearly
◉ Correct words. Answer: A word that means what the speaker
intends and is grammatically correct in the phrase or sentence in
which it appears
◉ Declarative statement. Answer: A complete sentence that makes a
statement as opposed to asking a question
◉ Deductive reasoning. Answer: Reasoning from a general
statement or principle to reach a specific conclusion
◉ Drama - Inversion. Answer: Reversing the normal order of words
in a phrase or sentence
◉ Drama - Omission. Answer: Leaving nonessential words out of a
phrase or sentence
◉ Drama - Suspension. Answer: Withholding the key ideas in a
phrase or sentence until the end
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Causal reasoning. Answer: relating to or involving more events
together in such a way as to conclude that one or more of the events
was caused by the others
◉ Cause and effect organization. Answer: Organization by sharing a
situation and its effects, or a problem and its causes
◉ Central idea. Answer: A definitive point about a topic
◉ Chronological organization. Answer: Organization by time or
sequence
◉ Coercion. Answer: The use of force to get another person to think
or behave as you wish
◉ Cognitive dissonance. Answer: A mental discomfort when you are
presented with information that is inconsistent with your current
attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior
, ◉ Complexity. Answer: Arrangement of ideas from simplest to most
complex
◉ Concrete word. Answer: A word that appeals to one of the five
senses and communicates an image clearly
◉ Correct words. Answer: A word that means what the speaker
intends and is grammatically correct in the phrase or sentence in
which it appears
◉ Declarative statement. Answer: A complete sentence that makes a
statement as opposed to asking a question
◉ Deductive reasoning. Answer: Reasoning from a general
statement or principle to reach a specific conclusion
◉ Drama - Inversion. Answer: Reversing the normal order of words
in a phrase or sentence
◉ Drama - Omission. Answer: Leaving nonessential words out of a
phrase or sentence
◉ Drama - Suspension. Answer: Withholding the key ideas in a
phrase or sentence until the end
