Stacie Listens to a Radio Commercial for Toothpaste

Stacie listens to a radio commercial for toothpaste.She finds the soothing voice of the announcer appealing,so she buys the toothpaste he advocates.This illustrates the research finding that when people primarily attend to aspects of a message that are tangential to the substance of the message,they are taking the ________ route to persuasion.

A) central
B) distinct
C) peripheral
D) indirect