Imagine that you have given a speech to your colleagues about the potential health hazards of smoking.Your message can be considered persuasive if,after hearing the speech,your colleagues
A) agree to sign a petition to prohibit smoking in public places in order to avoid a confrontation with you.
B) come to privately believe more strongly that smoking is bad for their health.
C) are more friendly toward you.
D) start to smoke more as a result of reactance.

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The objective of a persuasive speech is to change people's attitudes or behaviors toward a particular topic. In this case, the objective is to make the colleagues believe that smoking is harmful to their health. If the colleagues come to privately believe more strongly that smoking is bad for their health after hearing the speech, then the speech can be considered persuasive. It is not necessary that the colleagues sign a petition or become more friendly toward you, and it is definitely not desirable that they start smoking more due to reactance.

Imagine That You Have Given a Speech to Your Colleagues