A speech delivered at a labor union rally uses the second-person pronoun 'you' throughout. How does the rhetorical context of the venue shape the effect of this choice?
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A
It distances the speaker from the audience to establish authority.
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B
It directly implicates the audience as participants in the struggle, fostering solidarity.
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C
It signals that the speaker is reading from a prepared text rather than improvising.
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D
It appeals primarily to an absent third-party audience rather than those present.