In the Speech Just Before Jerome's,the Speaker Covered Some of the Same

Multiple Choice

In the speech just before Jerome's,the speaker covered some of the same material that Jerome was going to use in his speech on golf.Instead of letting this throw him,Jerome acknowledged the overlap in his introduction.Was this a wise thing to do?

A) No; drawing attention to the similarities in the two speeches was unnecessary and hurt Jerome's credibility.
B) Yes; but only because Jerome made the point much more clearly and succinctly than the speaker before him.
C) No; Jerome should not have mentioned the overlap because chances are the audience would not catch it.
D) Yes; Jerome used an attention-getting,credibility-building device known as a reference to a preceding speech.