"Our current gun control laws are all bark and no bite" is a poorly phrased central idea for a persuasive speech because it is

A. expressed as a statement rather than as a question.
B. expressed in figurative language.
C. expressed as a full sentence.
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. Both expressed as a statement rather than as a question and expressed in figurative language.

Answer: B

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