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h. polarization (87) 6. The subjective or emotional meaning that specific speak-
i. connotation (70) ers give a word.
j. ageist speech (81) 7. A communication pattern in which you indicate your
1. The objective meaning of a term; the meaning you’d find acceptance of the other person’s self-definition.
in a dictionary. 8. The tendency to view people, objects, and events in the
2. Messages that are often considered impolite. way they’re talked about or labeled.
3. Speech that puts down a person because of age. 9. The tendency to talk and think in terms of extremes or
opposites.
4. A communication pattern in which you ignore someone’s 10. Discrimination against people with disabilities.
presence as well as that person’s communication.
5. The failure to recognize the influence of change. These ten terms and additional terms used in this chapter can
be found in the glossary.

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