One Way of Decreasing the Persuasibility of Members of an Audience

question 46

Multiple Choice

One way of decreasing the persuasibility of members of an audience is:

• A) to feed them desirable food while someone is trying to persuade them.
• B) to forewarn them that someone is going to try to persuade them.
• C) to remind them that even though the speaker might be credible, he or she may not be trustworthy.
• D) to hide from them the fact that someone is going to try to persuade them.

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