In her speech, Cate first describes how hunger is a worldwide problem, she then explains that there is a hunger problem in the U.S., and finally she describes a family suffering from hunger in her hometown. What strategy of using supporting material is Cate employing here?

A) primacy-recency
B) "soft" to "hard" evidence
C) complexity
D) specificity


Answer: D

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