Consider a used car salesperson who must be highly skilled at using words to persuade people to spend money. This illustrates that linguistic skills as a form of cultural capital:
A) are not needed to make a good living.
B) are often used to cheat others out of their money.
C) can be converted into monetary gain.
D) are a useful tool for car sales, but not for financial careers.

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The fact that a used car salesperson can make a good living by using linguistic skills indicates that these skills are valuable in terms of monetary gain. This illustrates how linguistic skills can be converted into cultural capital that can be used to earn money. The other options are not supported by the information given in the question.

Consider a Used Car Salesperson Who Must Be Highly Skilled