COMM 104 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Arguments are.... - Answers - the claims people make when they are asserting their
opinions & supporting their beliefs
A STATED POSITION FOR OR AGAINST AN IDEA/ISSUE.
Arguing is... - Answers - the process of resolving differences of opinion through
communication
What role do symbols play in argument with humans? - Answers - We as humans
ASSIGN MEANING to these symbols and determine how we define them.
What are the 2 types of arguments? - Answers - Argument 1) the claims people make
Argument 2) the interaction surrounding the claims in arg #1.
Characteristics of the Free Marketplace of Ideas: - Answers - marketplace of competing
arguments where "sellers" - arguers hawking their worldviews- seek to find "buyers"
who will accept their claims.
Know Milton Rokeach's theory - Answers - -Defined values as "abstract ideals, positive
or negative, not tied to any specific attitude, object, or situation, representing a persons
beliefs about ideal modes of conduct and ideal terminal goals"
even though ppl hold many different attitudes and beliefs, Rokeach argued that they
include only a few/dozen core values.
Brockeide's Metaphor for Arguing - Answers - 3 different ways people argue:
1) the rapist: its not about you, its about them, they dont give a f*ck about you
2) the seducer: uses charm and good looks to manipulate you
3) the lover: they admire, respect, and care for you and your feelings
Understand the concept of Walter Fisher's Narrative Paradigm (fidelity & probability) -
Answers - he believed regardless of race/religion we all learn from stories told to us and
since people learn their world through stories, they understand the world based on
narratives.
1)Narrative probability: when we feel like the story is whole/complete and doesn't leave
us hanging.
ANSWERS
Arguments are.... - Answers - the claims people make when they are asserting their
opinions & supporting their beliefs
A STATED POSITION FOR OR AGAINST AN IDEA/ISSUE.
Arguing is... - Answers - the process of resolving differences of opinion through
communication
What role do symbols play in argument with humans? - Answers - We as humans
ASSIGN MEANING to these symbols and determine how we define them.
What are the 2 types of arguments? - Answers - Argument 1) the claims people make
Argument 2) the interaction surrounding the claims in arg #1.
Characteristics of the Free Marketplace of Ideas: - Answers - marketplace of competing
arguments where "sellers" - arguers hawking their worldviews- seek to find "buyers"
who will accept their claims.
Know Milton Rokeach's theory - Answers - -Defined values as "abstract ideals, positive
or negative, not tied to any specific attitude, object, or situation, representing a persons
beliefs about ideal modes of conduct and ideal terminal goals"
even though ppl hold many different attitudes and beliefs, Rokeach argued that they
include only a few/dozen core values.
Brockeide's Metaphor for Arguing - Answers - 3 different ways people argue:
1) the rapist: its not about you, its about them, they dont give a f*ck about you
2) the seducer: uses charm and good looks to manipulate you
3) the lover: they admire, respect, and care for you and your feelings
Understand the concept of Walter Fisher's Narrative Paradigm (fidelity & probability) -
Answers - he believed regardless of race/religion we all learn from stories told to us and
since people learn their world through stories, they understand the world based on
narratives.
1)Narrative probability: when we feel like the story is whole/complete and doesn't leave
us hanging.
