In her speech to local officials, Cooper—a respected epidemiologist—noted how the

newly designed influenza vaccine would better protect citizens in all regions of the
United States. How would you evaluate her inclusion of this observation?

A) She risks losing their attention by noting implications for others rather than
focusing solely on them.
B) She risks losing their attention by not narrowing the topic so to focus on a single
potential outbreak.
C) By emphasizing consequences for everyone, they would likely find her more
interesting and convincing.
D) She is on questionable ethical ground as her speculative remarks could generate
unwarranted fear and panic.


C

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