Dana Begins Her Speech Against Abortion by Putting Up a Transparency

question 42

Multiple Choice

Dana begins her speech against abortion by putting up a transparency that shows a graphic image of an aborted fetus.Is this an effective opening?

• A)No; she should have opened with a verbal,rather than a visual attention getter.
• B)No; this type of graphic material may disgust and repel the audience.
• C)Yes; this was startling and vivid and got the audience's attention.
• D)Yes; an audience cannot ignore the truth when it is pointed out to them.

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Definitions:

Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying and acknowledging the presence of something previously seen, heard, or experienced.

Reading

The process of interpreting written symbols and comprehending them as words or sentences.

Polarization

The process where opinions, attitudes, or behaviors become more extreme, often as a result of group dynamics.

Neuron

An exclusive cell type that communicates through nerve impulses; identified as a neuron.