As a Persuasive Communicator, Your Goal Is to Influence the Opinions

question 173

Multiple Choice

As a persuasive communicator, your goal is to influence the opinions of your audience. You are most likely to benefit from an audience that is slightly distracted when __________.

• A) your arguments are strong
• B) your arguments are rather weak
• C) you are not an acknowledged expert on the topic
• D) your audience holds a weak attitude toward the issue

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Definitions:

Outside of the Organization

Refers to factors or influences that originate beyond the boundaries of an organization and can affect its operations and performance.

Crowdsourcing

The process of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, typically from the online community.

Best Solution

The optimal outcome or answer to a problem, determined through analysis, evaluation, and choice among alternatives.

Meta-analysis

A statistical technique for synthesizing the results of various studies on a particular topic to derive a combined conclusion.