After Roberto arrived at the podium, the first words of his speech were an apology for lack of

preparation. Roberto's apology

A) is an example of a good attention-getter.
B) is something Roberto should have omitted.
C) should have been stated as a rhetorical question.
D) is exemplary of orienting an audience to a topic.


B

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a. Happiness b. Shame c. Pride d. Fear

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A. erroneous principle B. false principle C. invalid analogy D. either-or E. hasty deduction

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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