An attempt to persuade is an attempt to
a. convince.
b. educate.
c. demonstrate.
d. deny.
A
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a. Yes; a speaker can serve as a presentation aid to demonstrate how something works or is done. b. Yes, but only if other objects or charts are used in conjunction with the speaker's movements. c. No; Louise should have used someone else to demonstrate, so that she could keep speaking. d. No; demonstrations like this are distracting and too informal for a public speech.
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