Three meanings of credibility: (1) aristotelian features of ethos (good sense, good moral character, personal or professional reputation, and goodwill); (2) rational/legal standards for witnesses (formal guidelines, rules of evidence, ability to make accurate observations, objectivity [lack of bias in presentation]) (willing sources v. reluctant sources); (3) social science research on source believability (trustworthiness, honesty, expertise, similarity to receivers);

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon

How can the judiciary balance individual rights with the common good?

Donald is studying the eating habits of all students attending his school. he samples the population by dividing the students into groups by grade level and randomly selecting a proportionate number of students from each group. he then collects data from the sample. which type of sampling is used? select the correct answer below: systematic sampling convenience sampling stratified sampling cluster sampling