According to your textbook, listeners are persuaded by a speaker for one or more of four major reasons. Which of the following is among those reasons?

A. The audience is impressed by the speaker's use of visual aids.
B. The audience is captivated by the speaker's gestures.
C. The audience is won over by the speaker's evidence.
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. Both the audience is impressed by the speaker's use of visual aids and the audience is won over by the speaker's evidence.


Answer: C

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