You Are Going to Make a Speech in Favor of Outlawing

question 228

Multiple Choice

You are going to make a speech in favor of outlawing squirt guns. Your audience is intelligent and well educated. The persuasiveness of your speech will probably be decreased if

• A) you describe moderate and realistic dangers associated with the use of squirt guns.
• B) someone tells the audience in advance about the point of your speech.
• C) you rely on the central route to persuasion (as opposed to the peripheral route).
• D) you present detailed facts and statistics to support your argument.

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Definitions:

Economic Consequences

The financial outcomes resulting from specific actions, events, or decisions, impacting individuals, businesses, and economies.

National Middle-Class Culture

The shared values, practices, and characteristics of the middle class across a nation, often reflecting its norms, consumer behavior, and social status.

1950s

A decade marked by post-World War II recovery, the beginning of the Cold War, cultural conformity in the United States, and significant social and economic change.