Richard Nixon’s “Checkers Speech,” Cambodia-bombing speeches, and Watergate speeches were all clear examples of

a. speeches of apology.
b. speeches of inspiration.
c. speeches of self-justification.
d. speeches of introduction.


Answer: c

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