A speaker's credibility is referred to as:

What is the objective of a speech to persuade?

What will be an ideal response?

A metaphor is defined as: a. a figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison of two things using the word like or as

b. a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things by describing one thing as being something else. c. a figure of speech that uses repetition of a particular sound in a sentence or phrase. d. a figure of speech that attributes human characteristics to animals, objects, or concepts.