You Listen to a Speech Proposing Some Reasonable Ideas, but the Speaker

question 90

Multiple Choice

You listen to a speech proposing some reasonable ideas, but the speaker is someone of whom you have a very low opinion. You are likely to be persuaded by the speech

• A) at first, but the influence will quickly dissipate.
• B) much later, but not at first.
• C) strongly both at first and later on.
• D) at no time at all.

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