Dana opens her speech against abortion by putting up a transparency that shows a graphic image of an aborted fetus. Is this an effective opening?

a. No; she should have opened with a verbal, rather than a visual attention getter.
b. No; this type of graphic material may disgust and repel the audience.
c. Yes; this was startling and vivid and got the audience's attention.
d. Yes; this type of visual attention getter does a good job of establishing speaker credibility.

b