Gisella is planning a speech advocating that all students be required to take two years of a foreign language prior to graduation. She is confident that most people in her class are against her position. Gisella feels that her strongest argument is the value of this skill when seeking employment, and decides to present this as her first main point. What principle is Gisella using?
A) recency
B) complexity
C) primacy
D) specificity

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Gisella is using the principle of primacy by presenting her strongest argument as her first main point. This principle suggests that information presented first is often remembered and can have a greater impact on the audience.

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