Khadija gives a persuasive speech urging listeners to support a college tuition hike. According to social judgment theory, audience members whose anchor is in the same position as Jane's are within which latitude on the continuum?

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Social Judgment Theory posits that individuals have a range of opinions on a certain issue, categorized into latitudes of acceptance, rejection, and noncommitment. If an audience member's anchor (or initial stance) aligns with the speaker's position, they are within the latitude of acceptance, meaning they are predisposed to agree with the speaker's arguments.

Khadija Gives a Persuasive Speech Urging Listeners to Support a College