Hillary wants to be an author.She has sent a manuscript she wrote to an agent who will critique the manuscript and tell Hillary if her work is marketable.Because Hillary does not know if her work is marketable,she has decided to accept whatever the agent says as true.She will use ________ qualities to evaluate the agent's critical opinion.

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The word "credence" means belief or acceptance in something as true or valid. In this case, Hillary is accepting the agent's opinion as true without any prior knowledge or experience in the publishing industry, making her use credence qualities to evaluate the agent's critique.

Hillary Wants to Be an Author