Before Planning His Class Speech on Gun Control Legislation, Brad

Multiple Choice

Before planning his class speech on gun control legislation, Brad passed around a brief questionnaire asking whether his classmates were for or against gun control, did they agree with the current laws,etc.Was this a good idea, according to your text?

A) Yes; performing this form of psychological audience analysis is a good idea for any kind of audience.
B) Yes; this is a useful technique for analyzing the audience, known as demographic audience analysis.
C) No; by using the questionnaire, he is revealing his speech topic to the class.
D) No; the class is a captive audience, so finding out their views ahead of time isn't necessary.