Shaleen wanted to show that subtle racism exists on her campus, so she interviewed a number of students about incidents of discrimination they had experienced. She shared their remarks with her classmates during her speech. What was Shaleen using in support of her claim?
A) analogies
B) signs
C) lay testimony
D) expert testimony

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Shaleen was using lay testimony, which refers to the accounts or statements from ordinary people, in this case, students, about their personal experiences with discrimination. This type of evidence is used to support a claim through the experiences and observations of non-experts.

Shaleen Wanted to Show That Subtle Racism Exists on Her