In the following specific purpose, "To persuade my classmates to eat a low-carb diet," "to eat a low-carb diet" is called the

a. thesis statement.
b. objective.
c. central purpose.
d. general purpose.


b

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a. reverse halo effect. b. halo effect. c. recency effect. d. primacy effect.

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