Suppose That You Are Telling a Story

question 29

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are telling a story. According to the research on narratives,

• A) you are likely to interrupt your story several times to ask your listeners whether they have had similar experiences.
• B) you are not likely to preplan the organization of the narrative before you speak.
• C) the organization of this kind of discourse generally has a fairly clear structure.
• D) people typically begin a narrative by emphasizing the point of the narrative.

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