Imagine that you are writing a "persuasive speech" for your public speaking course. Currently you have two strong and three weak arguments to support your position. Which of the following changes to your speech would be MOST likely to hurt the overall effect of your speech?
A) removing one of the weak arguments
B) removing two of the weak arguments
C) adding another weak argument
D) adding another strong argument

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Adding another weak argument would only diminish the credibility of the speaker and weaken the overall argument. Removing weak arguments or adding strong arguments would strengthen the overall argument.

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