"Denying a college education to children of undocumented immigrants is like cutting off your nose to spite your face" is a poorly phrased central idea for a persuasive speech because it is

A. expressed in figurative language.
B. too technical.
C. written as a statement instead of as a question.
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. Both expressed in figurative language and written as a statement instead of as a question.


Answer: A

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