How Does Culture Affect the Process of Persuasion

question 18

Multiple Choice

How does culture affect the process of persuasion?

• A) It determines the content of effective arguments but does not affect how they are structured.
• B) It determines the structure of effective arguments but does not affect the content.
• C) It determines what makes an argument persuasive and how to structure an argument.
• D) Culture is unrelated to the process of persuasion.

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