The fact that audiences are egocentric means that

A. listeners believe their cultural group is superior to all other groups.
B. listeners interpret the speech through the speaker's frame of reference.
C. listeners are concerned above all with how a speech will affect them.
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. Both listeners believe their cultural group is superior to all other groups and listeners are concerned above all with how a speech will affect them.


Answer: C

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