Under the Clean Water Act, the Primary Responsibility for Preventing

question 45

Multiple Choice

Under the Clean Water Act, the primary responsibility for preventing, reducing, and eliminating water pollution lies with:

• A) international agencies.
• B) the federal government.
• C) the Environmental Protection Agency.
• D) the states.

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Definitions:

Persuasion

Persuasion is the act of convincing someone to change their beliefs, attitude, or behavior through argument, reasoning, or appeal to emotion.

Peripheral Route

A term from the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion, referring to when a person is persuaded by something other than the argument or content of a message, such as attractiveness or celebrity endorsement.

Persuasive Argument

Communications designed to convince or influence an audience to accept a specific viewpoint or take a particular action.

Central Route

A method of persuasion that involves deeply processing the content of the message, leading to long-lasting attitude change.