Question 18 When you cite authorities and experts in your speech, you are essent

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Question 18

When you cite authorities and experts in your speech, you are essentially _____.

demonstrating competence by borrowing their credibility to enhance your own

showing your lack of knowledge on the subject and creating a negative ethos

indicating to the audience that you have no original ideas

using symbolic bridging devices to move from one point to the next

demonstrating competence by borrowing their credibility to enhance your own

showing your lack of knowledge on the subject and creating a negative ethos

indicating to the audience that you have no original ideas

using symbolic bridging devices to move from one point to the next

Explanation / Answer

a) demonstrating competence by borrowing their credibility to enhance your own.

Basically citing authorities and experts or their words in one's speech, provides greater credibility to the person's opinion as these words of experts are something trustable. And when you get a support from them in the form of their words, it provides a backing to your opinion and greater competence to your speech. Thus, essentially citing authorities is done to back credibility.

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