When Trying to Persuade an Audience, and the Content of the Message

question 68

Multiple Choice

When trying to persuade an audience, and the content of the message is simple it will be more effective if:

• A) the audience has been prompted about what is to follow.
• B) the audience is distracted.
• C) the speaker has the full attention of the listeners.
• D) it is presented by a lay-person rather than an expert.

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Definitions:

Monopolist

A monopolist is a sole provider of a product or service in a market, possessing significant market power to set prices above competitive levels due to lack of competition.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by an infinite number of small firms, homogeneous products, free entry and exit, and perfect information, leading to firms being price takers.

MR

Short for Marginal Revenue, it refers to the increase in total revenue that results from selling one additional unit of a product or service.

MC

In economics, refers to marginal cost, which is the increase in total cost that arises from producing an additional unit of output.