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Choose the best answer for each question.

1. In a product funding competition, several student groups pitched their ideas to a panel of judges. The product that had the most buzz going into the competition was not the one that won, however. The judges provided feedback to each team and noted that the winners' conclusion was the strongest of all the pitches. In their conclusion, the team reminded everyone of their product's purpose, quickly summarized their supporting evidence, and wrapped things up with a statement that they would be pursuing product development regardless of the competition results.

Why was the conclusion so influential in persuading the judges to make the award to this team?

a, The conclusion provided new supportive evidence that the judges had not heard before in the presentation and influenced them to give the team the award.

b, The judges were impressed by the conclusion because the team let them use their imagination to envision what the product could achieve.

c, The well-crafted conclusion had all the elements necessary to convince the judges that the team had the best potential for successfully launching their product.

d, Telling the judges that their product was the best in the competition allowed the judges to see the team's determination. 

2. A small entertainment company offered a digital 12 Days of Christmas package for families to watch. The company was known for their humorous musical productions, which was part of the package. However, on the 11th Day of Christmas, they shared a story about a friend who had had a massive stroke and was still in the hospital after more than 40 days fighting for his life. They first shared pictures of him with his wife and four children and photos of him working at their family pizza restaurant. They then showed pictures of him in the hospital after a surgery, surrounded by his kids. Finally, they invited all their customers to donate to help the family with the massive medical bills that were piling up.

The story they told had a definite structure: a friend had a stroke, his family needs him, you can help. How might the structure of the story affect the audience's reaction?

a, The story used the inverted pyramid structure, starting with the most important takeaway and then including more details and background information.

b, The story used narrative structure by telling a story with a beginning, middle, and end, using flashbacks to a time before the stroke.

c, The story used the hourglass model by explaining the most important details, then transitioning into a narrative for viewers who wanted to know more.

d, The story did not use any definite structure but rather skipped from scene to scene to tell the story.