The effective use of statistics can best be achieved by following all of the guidelines with the exception of

A) limiting the number of statistics used in a speech.
B) rounding off numbers so listeners can understand and retain them.
C) selecting current statistics.
D) remembering that statistics are a numerical picture of how something was at a particular time.
E) using as many statistics as possible to impress the audience with how much you know about your topic.


E

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