Speakers should pay careful attention to word choice because: _____. Select all that apply.

certain words can elicit a particular emotional response from the audience
words with negative connotations may offend listeners
denotations are not always totally accurate
many words have certain images or associations for most listeners and might affect what they think of the speech

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Speakers should pay careful attention to word choice because: _____. Select all that apply.

certain words can elicit a particular emotional response from the audience
words with negative connotations may offend listeners
denotations are not always totally accurate
many words have certain images or associations for most listeners and might affect what they think of the speech

vera_ewing · Answer

A, B, D, and E :)

anonymous · Answer

That is odd, since all of the answers make sense.

vera_ewing · Answer

I don't think C is correct. Denotations are usually correct and accurate. :)