Think of a topic you might describe at fifty feet. How might you describe or explain the same topic at five thousand feet?

Is the dictionary your only tool for checking that you understand a word’s meaning and have used (and pronounced) it properly? How else can you assess connotative meanings that might be associated with a particular word?

When is it appropriate to use a rhetorical figure of speech known as antithesis? What advantages does it offer a speaker? How would you use antithesis?

What does the term politically correct mean to you? Are words like fireman and cleaning lady merely offensive to some people, or are they inaccurate? Are there any words that would offend you if they came up in a speech? Are there any politically correct terms that bother you? Why or why not?