What Is the Relationship Between Expertise and Persuasion

question 239

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between expertise and persuasion?

• A) Expertise has no effect on persuasion.
• B) Nonexperts tend to be the most persuasive.
• C) Greater expertise leads to greater persuasion.
• D) Communicators with moderate expertise are the most persuasive.

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Definitions:

Phosphorus Cycle

Movement of phosphorus among Earth’s rocks and waters, and into and out of food webs.

Nitrogen Cycle

Movement of nitrogen among the atmosphere, soil, and water, and into and out of food webs.

Calcium Cycle

A geochemical cycle involving the movement and exchange of calcium among the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.

Nutrient Cycling

The process of the movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of living matter.