Question

A) What is the primary purpose of a discussion? (1 point)
to take action
to decide who has the best and worst ideas
to convince people to agree
to ask and respond to questions
Answer
A) What do you call questions that ask the speaker for more evidence, reasons, or
clarification? (1 point)
close-ended
argumentative
conversational
probing
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A) Which word best describes disputes within a discussion? (1 point)
avoidable
useful
unnecessary
comfortable
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A) What is the definition of verify? (1 point)
to doubt, question, or dispute the truth of a statement
to check whether something is true
to make something seem reasonable or explain something
to prove that a statement is incorrect
Answer
A) Elaine is sharing her thoughts about a topic. Which of the listeners engages in civil
discourse with Elaine? (1 point)
Yoon-sang interrupts Elaine to explain his own views.
Cam scrolls through texts on their phone.
Janelle sighs and rolls her eyes to signal disagreement with Elaine.
Arathi asks Elaine what she meant by something she said.
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The primary purpose of a discussion is **to ask and respond to questions**.
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Questions that ask the speaker for more evidence, reasons, or clarification are called **probing** questions.
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The word that best describes disputes within a discussion is **useful**.
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The definition of verify is **to check whether something is true**.
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Arathi asks Elaine what she meant by something she said, which indicates engagement in civil discourse.