Imagine that you are writing a "persuasive speech" for your public speaking course. Currently, you have two strong and three weak arguments to support your position. Which of the following changes to your speech would be most likely to negatively impact the overall effect of your speech?

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Adding another weak argument would dilute the strength of the strong arguments and may weaken the overall impact of the speech. It's better to have fewer strong arguments than to have more weak arguments.

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