Which of the following statements is true of clinching using vivid imagery?
a. It focuses on arousing an audience to act after a speech.
b. It leaves listeners with pictures imprinted in their minds.
c. It is a strategy used to create mystery about a topic.
d. It focuses on getting an overt response from listeners.
b. It leaves listeners with pictures imprinted in their minds.
To develop vivid imagery, you can use any of the devices we discussed for getting attention (startling statement, question, story, joke, personal reference, quotation, action, or suspense). They are effective because they leave listeners with a picture imprinted in their minds.
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