Katryn is an exchange student from Ukraine who is speaking to her class about a traditional Ukrainian dish called borscht. Katryn knows that everybody in her audience knows what soup is, so to help the class understand the taste of borscht, Katryn tells them to think of it like a soup with cabbage and beets in it. Which of the guidelines for informative speaking does this best exemplify?

A. Relate new information to old.
B. Limit the information.
C. Vary the levels of abstraction.
D. Adjust the level of complexity.


Answer: A

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