"How many more years do you plan to work before retiring?" is a reasonable, appropriate, and legal job interview question

If you present a pro-life speech and get the pro-choice listeners to feel uncomfortable with their positions, you have effectively used the persuasive technique of

a. using negative motivation. b. appealing to basic human needs. c. using emotional appeals. d. using cognitive dissonance.

While giving a speech, Fernando states, "Hamas is an Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement, a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization established in 1987. It is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood that has carried out numerous terrorist attacks on Israelis." This is a form of supporting material known as

A) an analogy. B) a definition. C) a description. D) a brief illustration.