"Repealing the Affordable Care Act now would open a real can of worms" is a poorly phrased central idea for a persuasive speech because it

A. contains figurative language.
B. reveals the speaker's point of view.
C. is written as a full sentence.
D. is too trivial.
E. fails to contain a reference to the audience.


Answer: A

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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