Which of the Following Uses a Deductive Approach to Persuasion

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of the following uses a deductive approach to persuasion?

• A)Because the stock market has been falling lately,share prices of our company stock will probably also decline.
• B)Because the stock price of our company fell,the entire market will probably also decline.
• C)Our stock price is like a marathon runner,slowly making progress towards our goal.
• D)As always,the stock market really affected our stock prices last week.
• E)Have you heard what happened to stock prices last week?

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