Jenna believes that she doesn't have an aptitude for statistics, so doesn't put much effort into her statistics class. She performs poorly in the class, supporting her initial belief. This is an example of a(n):

Central ideas in shorter special occasion speeches will

focus more on a. audience analysis. b. a theme. c. a primary objective. d. humor and anecdotes.

A speaker says, "We must adopt a vegetarian diet, or we will all die of cancer." This speaker is guilty of using which fallacy in reasoning?

A. induction B. either-or reasoning C. attack on a person D. straw man