CMN 323 Exam
According to Thayer, Why can we never recover our innocence?
Because the ability to speak is the ability to know
According to Zarfesky, the "public sphere" can be characterized as...
A norm that guides discourse and action
According to Zarfesky, deliberation is one way to reclaim the public sphere and is characterized by:
A. talking with others B. thinking with others C. broad and diverse viewpoints expressed
According to Thayer, what makes communication possible?
Constraint
Which of the following is NOT a solution Zarfesky provides for reclaiming deliberation? A. talk that focuses on broad values rather than technical details B. enlarge occasions for deliberation C. public journalism should focus on issues more than character D. we learn how to express our ideas individually
D. we learn how to express our ideas individually
T or F According to Goodnight, modern media technologies, television and movies, have aided in the increase of public deliberation.
False
T or F According to Goodnight, public deliberation is how a public manages fear.
False
T/F From a narrative perspective, the world is a puzzle to be solved.
False
T/F Rational evaluation of argument is a natural ability of being human.
False
T/F The rational world paradigm treats all persons ability to argue equally.
False
True or False, "public matters" are those issues found in one's personal life. (if false re-write, make true)
False
True or False, According to Burke, the use of language allows us to know reality as it truly is.
False
True or False, According to Zarfesky, television news tends to favor more in depth investigations of long term public issues.
False
Which historical development transformed "public opinion" into something empirical (i.e. real, observable, thing-like)?
Polling
According to Burke, language does what to awareness?
It directs the attention
T or F "We should reform our Nation's health care to better serve the ideals of equal access for all Americans." This is a "public" argument.
True
T or F "memories" and "opinion" can be used as evidence when appealing to the personal sphere of discourse.
True
T or F According to Goodnight, a "sphere" of discourse is the grounds upon which arguments are based.
True
T or F According to Goodnight, one way the public sphere has declined is because the personal sphere presents itself as deliberative
True
T or F According to Goodnight, rhetoric can be defined as argumentation that tests social knowledge.
True
T or F According to Goodnight, the technical sphere of argumentation is best suited for claims requiring specialized knowledge or training.
True
T or F Disagreements once thought to be private concerns can shift into "public" concerns.
True
T or F One way societies deal with uncertainty is through "discourse practices."
True
T/F According to the narrative paradigm, socialization introduces us to story telling
True
T/F According to the rational world paradigm, emotion should be left out of proper evaluation of argument.
True
T/F According to the rational world paradigm, what makes us human is our ability to think.
True
T/F An example of "good reasons" from a narrative perspective would be when a story "confirms" stories of the past.
True
T/F From a rational paradigm, what counts as "proof" is always some kind of propostional argument.
True
T/F Narrative fidelity is testing out if a story "rings true" to experiences of past stories.
True
T/F Narrative probability is an inherent awareness of the proofs of a story's elements
True
True or False, According to Burke, One need not deliberately chose their terms to experience the "effects" of a terminological screen.
True
True or False, According to Burke, To speak, and thus know, about ANYTHING always imply a choice in terminologies.
True
True or False, According to Burke, we "see" the reality we do because we see through and with language.
True
True or False, According to Thayer ANYTHING is communicable, but in practice only a small portion is communicable.
True
True or False, According to Thayer the rules that govern "how to go on" in any social enterprise are mostly "tacit" (i.e. assumed).
True
True or False, According to Zarfesky deliberative talk builds matters of common concern socially through discussion with others.
True
True or False, In the 18th century, public ideas were valid no matter who, personally, originated them.
True
True or False, What is or is not communicable depends upon the social enterprise to which one is attempting to "go on."
True
According to Zarfesky, where did the "public sphere" originate in the 18th century?
in everyday conversations of cafes
According to Zarfesky, which of the following is NOT a feature of the current state of public sphere today? A. participation is low B. information deficit C. identity of legislators matters more than ideas D. citizens are active producers of, unique public ideas
D. citizens are active producers of, unique public ideas
