| A | B |
|---|
| Channel or Medium | how the message is being sent |
| Communication | the interchange of thoughts, opinions or information by speech, writings or signs |
| Either/Or Fallacy | characterized by presenting an idea with only two choices — either for or against the idea |
| Feedback | a reply or reaction to the message made by the receiver |
| Focusing | keeping attention on what is being said or read |
| Glittering Generalities | characterized by using important sounding words in a general statement, which have no true meaning and cannot be proved or disproved |
| Hearing | the ability to perceive sound |
| Information Source | the source of the information or material that is being communicated |
| Message | the meaning or subject of the information being communicated |
| Noise | a distraction that interrupts the message from being understood |
| Paralinguistic | deals with tone, pitch, rhythm, loudness and inflection of voice |
| Primary Source | an original, fundamental and authoritative document pertaining to an event or subject of inquiry; a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event |
| Propaganda | the ideas or facts that are a part of someone’s cause; is used to damage the opposing cause |
| Proximity | the distance at which the speaker is from the audience |
| Receiver | the person or group for which the information is meant |
| Secondary Source | any document that describes an event, person, place or thing |
