Maria knew that all of her audience members were young men born in California so she assumed they all knew how to surf and she wouldn't need to talk about basic surfing skills in her speech on water sports. Maria's assumption is an example of __________.

A. platitudes
B. accommodation
C. heterogeneity
D. stereotyping


Answer: D

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