Malcolm is troubled by his attempts to find a topic for his persuasive speaking assignment. After thumbing through magazines and books to find a topic, Malcolm still can't come up with any decent ideas.Whenhe thinks of something, he immediately dismisses it saying, "That's a lousy topic; the audience will be bored." What technique should Malcolm utilize in this situation?
A) logical divisions
B) brainstorming
C) categorical development
D) piggybacking

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Malcolm should utilize brainstorming in this situation. Brainstorming encourages generating a large number of ideas without evaluating them initially. This allows Malcolm to consider a wide range of potential topics and later narrow them down to the most suitable options.

Malcolm Is Troubled by His Attempts to Find a Topic