What Is the Least Accurate Statement About Persuasion in Today's

question 99

Multiple Choice

What is the least accurate statement about persuasion in today's digital age? 

• A)To be smart consumers, we need to be alert to persuasive practices and their influences on behavior.
• B)Leaner corporate hierarchies have made persuasive skills even more important in the workplace.
• C)Most of us are excellent persuaders and recognize persuasive tactics directed at us.
• D)Social networks enable individuals or groups to reach virtually limitless audiences and to practice "mass interpersonal persuasion."

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