Your local chapter of Women in Communications has invited a very distinguished
businesswoman to address your group at its annual awards banquet.
During her
introduction, she tells the group about how she spent most of her formative years in a
community near your school, earned some college credits from your school while in high
school, and has many fond memories of those years. By sharing this story, the speaker is
____.
A) providing a preview to orient her listeners
B) establishing common ground with the audience
C) advancing her speech's thesis or purpose statement
D) providing startling information to grab the audience's attention
B
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Aristotle believed that in order to be credible, a public speaker should be ethical, possess good character, have common sense, and be concerned for the well-being of the audience
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Explain the propositions of fact, policy, and value, and provide an example for each.
What will be an ideal response?