If your overall objective is NOT just to inform or persuade, but attempting to coerce listeners as well, then you are violating a speaking ethic that expects speakers to

A) have clear, responsible goals.
B) acknowledge their sources.
C) be unbiased.
D) use sound evidence and reasoning.


Answer: A

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