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Maxine, a physics lecturer, assigns her students a five-page-long assignment on the theory of relativity that needs to be submitted in two days. Only 40% of the class completes the assignment within the specified time. Noticing the delay in submission, Maxine tries to convince her students in a different way. She tells them that though the assignment involves extensive research and is difficult to complete within a short time, it is important as the scores obtained will be added to their physics theory scores. The next day, almost 70% of the class turns up with their assignments. In the context of persuasion, this scenario illustrates:

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A two sided appeal

Step-by-step explanation:

a two sided appeal does not just present an argument in order to favor one side, but it also pits into consideration the opposing side.

In this question, the teacher applied this context. Although she wanted the assignment submitted 8n 2 days she notices that the number that turned it in were few. She tries to convince the rest on how how important the assignment is so they have to turn it in regardless of the difficulties they faced.

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