One way a speaker can identify with his or her listeners is to __________.

A. demonstrate empathy
B. create controversy
C. focus on persuasion
D. invoke ethnocentrism


Answer: A

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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