When Jeremy begins his speech, the audience doesn't know him and has no basis for assuming he is competent. During his speech, however, Jeremy gains the trust and respect of listeners because he has good research and clear organization. The increase in Jeremy's credibility during the speech is due to which of the following?

A) derived credibility
B) initial credibility
C) terminal credibility
D) authority-based credibility
E) assumed credibility


A

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