At home, Dahlia relaxes and talks for hours with friends, often sharing detailed and amusing stories featuring her pet rabbits, Peter and Cottontail. However, in class where Dahlia experiences high levels of stress, she has trouble putting words together in a sentence. Her professor often says, "Dahlia, will you repeat that. I can't understand what you're saying." Dahlia clearly has an issue with ______.

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Dahlia seems to have trouble with articulation, or the ability to produce clear and distinct speech sounds. This is evidenced by her difficulty in putting words together in a sentence and her professor's inability to understand what she is saying. It is not an issue with volume, accent, or pronunciation specifically, but rather with the clarity of her speech overall.

At Home, Dahlia Relaxes and Talks for Hours with Friends