Davina wants to get a navel ring, but she knows her mother will object. She decides to frame the argument so it will appeal to her mother. "A naval piercing is better than a tattoo because it is removable. And it isn't visible, like facial piercing in a workplace." Davina's strategy best illustrates:
A) Toulmin model
B) Perelman's new rhetoric
C) Pragma-dialectics
D) Deduction
E) Narrative perspective

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Davina's strategy illustrates Perelman's new rhetoric, which focuses on adapting arguments to appeal to the audience, in this case, her mother, by highlighting aspects of the choice (removability and invisibility in a workplace) that would likely align with her mother's values or concerns.

Davina Wants to Get a Navel Ring, but She Knows