When Julia Wang quoted former U.S. Social Security Commissioner Dorcas Hardy in her speech on reforming the Social Security system, she was using what your textbook calls ________ testimony.

A. legitimate
B. expert
C. peer
D. accurate
E. professional


Answer: B

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. Email materials to a private distribution list. b. Cite sources for short and long excerpts. c. Track content with a spreadsheet. d. Print copies of copyrighted articles.

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a. ?Confusing sequence with cause b. ?False dichotomy c. ?Circular reasoning d. ?Attacking the person rather than the argument e. ?None of the above

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