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Computer-Mediated Communication Analysis Paper

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It is agreed that the internet has grown and given us the opportunity to communicate through increased methods other than just face-to-face. While there are many positive factors of being able to communicate online, there are many negative factors as well. Yes, we are able to communicate our opinions and ideas freely, but we are also subject to the negativity that comes with that freedom. Just as we can express our views, others can too and often times they can be contrary to our beliefs. We subject ourselves to open debates. Freedom of Speech, our First Amendment right, states that we have the right to articulate our opinions and ideas, the question being can we do this fearlessly, or are we worried about what others …show more content…

The cues-filtered-out perspective (CFO) examines theories that are believed to be deficient. Social presence theory is the idea that persons in the conversation are in the same place; when they are not in the same place they do not have the same comprehension of an audience. Media richness theory holds the idea that scaled down cues is not opportune (Tan 2008). We experience some form of intimacy in face-to-face interactions versus communication via internet. Communication via text does not give the same visual signs as a face-to-face encounter would, interpersonal communication is affected. Computer-mediated communication is viewed as insufficient in providing the same feedback, cues, and personalization as face-to-face interactions (Kiesler, Siegel, and McGuire 1984). Available-cues-matter perspective (ACM) goes against the CFO perspective, noting that face-to-face interactions are no more superior to mediated …show more content…

Colloquial Singapore English or Singlish is considered the lower quality of speech, featuring sentence structure with frequently dropped articles. Oppositely, Singapore Standard English is the higher quality of speech, with standard grammar (Tan 2008). The study presents four hypotheses. (1) Discussion participants who use Singlish will be deemed less credible and not as informative as those who use Standard English. (2) Participants who are novices will also be perceived as having less knowledge and credibility than those who are experts. (3) When Singlish is used, there will be a larger contribution of participants versus the use of Standard English. (4) The amount of participants will be less if the status of participants is novice as opposed to being an

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