According to your textbook, when you use statistics in a speech, you should usually

A. increase your speaking rate when giving statistics.
B. round off complicated statistics.
C. manipulate the statistics to make a point.
D. use a large number of statistics.
E. combine the statistics with a hypothetical example.


Answer: B

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