In a recent speech to the members of his labor union, gabriel started his introduction on a humorous note by telling a story about a conversation he had with a man at a bus stop earlier that week. after telling the story, gabriel proceeded to explain how the conversation was related to the union's recent disputes with the management of several companies. gabriel's story was an instance of using a(n) to support a point in a speech.

Read the scenario. samira is a freshman basketball player who hopes to go to college on a basketball scholarship. she is offered the chance to play on her school’s varsity basketball team, which plays in tournaments during holiday breaks. samira usually spends her breaks working at the local hardware store. after careful consideration, samira decides to stay on the freshman basketball team and keep working over breaks. the fact that samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates-a cause.-minor consequences.-a trade off.-unexpected risk.