Suppose that a man and a woman are debating a controversial topic. Both of them are standing straight, speaking fairly fast, and using a medium amount of eye contact with the audience. You would expect the men in the audience to
a. be equally persuaded by both the man and the woman.
b. be more persuaded by the woman.
c. be more persuaded by the man.
d. report that neither the man nor the woman was persuasive, because they spoke too fast.
C
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