An Audience Is More Likely to Perceive a Speaker as Sincere

question 75

Multiple Choice

An audience is more likely to perceive a speaker as sincere when

• A)they avert their eyes.
• B)they talk slowly.
• C)the speaker argues an expected position.
• D)the speaker argues against their own self-interest.

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