Dana begins her speech against abortion by putting up a transparency that shows a

graphic image of an aborted fetus. Is this an effective opening?

a. No; she should have opened with a verbal, rather than a visual attention getter.
b. No; this type of graphic material may disgust and repel the audience.
c. Yes; this was startling and vivid and got the audience's attention.
d. Yes; an audience cannot ignore the truth when it is pointed out to them.


b

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