Question

a speaker is thinking about the kinds of support she can use for an upcoming speech. she decides to include facts, statistics, and expert testimony because she believes they are most appropriate for her speech goal. what did this speaker use to come to this conclusion?
concept mapping
free association
speech support
contextual reasoning

Explanation:

The speaker considered her speech - goal context and decided on facts, statistics, and expert testimony. Contextual reasoning involves analyzing a situation based on its context to make decisions. Concept mapping is about visualizing concepts and their relationships. Free association is a random connection of ideas. Speech support is a general term for what she chose, not the method of decision - making.

Answer:

D. contextual reasoning