As an opponent for a policy proposition, which of the following questions should you NOT ask yourself in establishing your strategy of opposition?
(a) What is the advocate's burden of proof and has she met it?
(b) Has the advocate implied one or more values that she asks the audience to accept without explaining the value(s)?
(c) Has the advocate used the "traditional" need-plan-advantage structure for developing the proposition?
(d) Does the advocate's reason for change contain assumptions that are unwarranted because she has not offered adequate proof and reasoning for these assumptions?
C
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