Question

question 46 (1 point)
your classmates speech calling for paid parental leave caused a boomerang effect.
what does this mean?

the audience is more resistant to the thesis than they were at the start of the
speech.

the audience briefly took the speakers position but ultimately took the opposite
position.

the audience disagreed with the speaker before the speech but agreed with the
speaker after the speech.

the audience disagreed with the thesis originally but left the speech feeling
more neutral.

Explanation:

The boomerang effect in communication means a message backfires, making the audience more resistant or taking the opposite position than intended. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: "More resistant than start" doesn't fully capture the boomerang (which implies a shift after initial response).
• Option 2: "Briefly took speaker's position but ultimately opposite" matches the boomerang effect—like a boomerang, it goes out (audience briefly agrees) then comes back (opposite position).
• Option 3: This is a positive persuasion, not boomerang.
• Option 4: Becoming neutral isn't the boomerang effect (boomerang is a shift to opposition, not neutrality).

Answer:

B. The audience briefly took the speaker's position but ultimately took the opposite position.