Arguing with an audience with whom the advocate has a shared history means he or she ______.

a. is held to a lower standard of proof
b. is able to select relevant examples
c. will enjoy greater credibility
d. can expect affirmation

b. is able to select relevant examples

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Tia wants to show the number of students who reside in each of the following types of housing: on-campus housing, apartments, duplexes, condos, and houses. At the same time, she wants to demonstrate the groups in relation to each other and to the whole. To do so, Tia should use a ____.

A) line graph B) bar graph C) pie graph D) flipchart

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In the Rhetoric, Aristotle wrote, "The character [ethos] of the

speaker is a cause of persuasion when the speech is so uttered as to make him worthy of belief. ... His character [ethos] is the most potent of all the means to persuasion." Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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