Effective advocates realize all of the following except that ______.

a. constructing arguments is a complex undertaking
b. arguments are more likely to succeed when the speaker is mindful of the audience
c. arguments are more likely to succeed when the speaker is right
d. arguments are more likely to succeed when a speaker adapts his or her statements to the
context in which the argument takes place

c. arguments are more likely to succeed when the speaker is right

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During her speech, Becka reshaped her comments to focus less on establishing the

problem of school shootings and more on solutions, after having sensed that was what listeners most wanted to hear. By altering her coverage, Becka has done what? A) Pandered to her audience B) Adapted to her audience C) Identified communal values D) Stereotyped her audience

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Andy waited until the night before his speech to prepare his remarks. As a result, his speech

was disorganized and he made several mistakes that several members of his audience caught. Andy lost the respect of his audience because he lacked A) respect. B) integrity. C) confidence. D) competence.

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