The meaning an audience has for the topic is:
a) either favorable, apathetic, neutral, active, or hostile.
b) a combination of the audience's interpretation of the topic and knowledge about the topic.
c) the interpretation the audience assigns to the topic or proposal.
d) all of these answers are correct.
ANS: b
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