Author Question: Suppose that a man and a woman are debating a controversial topic. Both of them are standing ... (Read 26 times)

Yi-Chen · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Suppose that a man and a woman are debating a controversial topic. Both of them are standing straight, speaking fairly fast, and using a medium amount of eye contact with the audience. You would expect the men in the audience to

a. be equally persuaded by both the man and the woman.
b. be more persuaded by the woman.
c. be more persuaded by the man.
d. report that neither the man nor the woman was persuasive, because they spoke too fast.

Question 2

Suppose that Jane wants to persuade George to do something. If they are typical of their gender, which of the following best describes the situation?

a. Jane will be most persuasive if she uses assertive but not aggressive language.
b. Jane will be most persuasive if she sulks or pouts to get her way.
c. Jane will not be persuasive if she uses assertive language.
d. Jane will not be persuasive if she tries to manipulate George into agreeing with her.