During the Q & A session, a member of the audience asked Randy a question. Instead of replying immediately, he repeated the question thrice while walking from one side of the stage to the other. What was Randy's intention?
a) Repeating questions from the audience buys time when hit with a surprise question
b) Repeating questions from the audience prevents the desire to argue and defend oneself.
c) Repeating questions from the audience makes it easier to answer a difficult question.
d) Repeating questions from the audience indicates that the answer requires additional information.
A
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