The central idea should encapsulate or sum up the main points to be developed in the body of the speech.

Prediction, assignment of responsibility, explanation, and steps to a goal are all types of ________

reasoning. Fill in the blanks with correct word

According to the text, what situation makes it difficult to assess the merits of the “safety

valve theory” of the effects of sexually explicit material?

a. Children cannot be studied due to ethical concerns. b. In today’s electronic environment, the concept of “availability” is a difficult one to assess. c. The evidence for the “trigger hypothesis” is so overwhelming that researchers struggle to find any evidence for the “safety valve” idea. d. Obscenity is not protected under the First Amendment. e. It is difficult to measure the inner sexual urges of human beings.