In persuasive communication,the inoculation effect refers to:
A)warning listeners about arguments that others will use to influence them against your position.
B)warning listeners that your ideas are probably incorrect and should therefore be ignored.
C)the situation in which listeners have heard too many of your arguments and consequently feel that you are pressuring them too much on this issue.
D)the situation in which you use written rather than verbal channels of communication to persuade other people.
E)the situation in which you easily persuade others because they perceive you as highly credible and trustworthy.

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The inoculation effect in persuasive communication is the process of providing people with a weakened version of the counterarguments that might be used against their beliefs, such that the people are more resistant to persuasion when they encounter the actual, stronger counterarguments later on.

In Persuasive Communication,the Inoculation Effect Refers To