If your audience is hostile, which persuasive speech should be used?

An announcement that Smith Inc., would be

merging with Integrated Systems Inc. was made last week. When Matt heard the word "merger," he became very stressed and fearful of losing his job. On the other hand, when Sam heard the word "merger," he became excited about the future possibilities of being paired with such a great company. Their differences in interpretation represent the of verbal messages. A. denotative meaning B. descriptive nature C. ambiguous nature D. preciseness

Bess is developing an argument that progresses from a series of related facts about rising gunfire, carjacking, and sexual assault to a general conclusion about the escalation of community violence. Bess is engaging in __________.

A. inductive reasoning B. causal reasoning C. deductive reasoning D. reasoning by analogy