You Have Determined That Your Audience Will Be Hostile to the Idea

question 17

Multiple Choice

You have determined that your audience will be hostile to the idea of raising fees, yet you believe that a rise in fees is necessary.Under these circumstances, you should:

• A) begin the speech with a challenge to audience fairness.
• B) avoid any speech topic that involves raising fees.
• C) not worry about what the audience thinks.
• D) begin by getting the audience to agree that existing needs are not being met, then suggest how a rise in fees would meet those needs.
• E) end the speech with a warning that standards will fall unless fees go up.

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Definitions:

FICA Tax

Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax, a payroll tax deducted from employees' wages for Social Security and Medicare benefits.

Employer

An individual or business entity that hires and pays wages or salaries to one or more employees in exchange for their work.

Paychecks

Documents issued by an employer to an employee to pay for services rendered, representing salary or wages.

Withheld FICA Tax

Taxes taken out of an employee's paycheck for Social Security and Medicare.