When your textbook describes public speaking as a form of empowerment, it means that public speaking is a way to manipulate people. (a) a way to make a difference in something we care about.(b) a way to make everyone see things through our frame of reference.(c) a way to demonstrate how clever we are.(d) a way to make bad ideas seem good.

(A) a way to make a difference in something we care about.

Explanation:

This is what the textbook means when it defines public speaking as a form of empowerment. The fact that a person feels empowered means that they feel that their actions can truly make a difference. They have the "power" to change the circumnstances they do not like. This comes from the knowledge that public speaking can make a difference in something that they care about.

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