1. Helga wants to show how the rate of traffic accidents changes for drivers as they advance in age. What type of visual aid would best represent this information?
- decision tree
- flip chart
- photograph
- line graph
- pie graph
2. The persuasive goal of conversion is much more difficult than the goal of strengthening commitment.
3. Pep talks and after dinner speeches are of similar types because both pose challenges to the audience.
4. According to the elaboration likelihood model, listeners who elaborate more will be more persuaded by:
- shortcuts that simplify their thinking about the topic.
- evidence and arguments that support the speaker's thesis.
- the speaker's positive ethos.
- extended narratives that support the speaker's position.
- elaborate metaphors that appeal to the listener's emotions.