In "The American Dream," the speaker uses rhetorical argument to persuade listeners that
Americans practice many different religions.
Americans come from different backgrounds.
Americans must join together as equals.
Americans deserve to be remembered.

Listening is also important because you spend more time listening than participating in any other communication activity. in fact, you spend more time listening to others than doing almost anything else. typical americans spend more than 80 percent of any average day communicating with other people l. they spend 45 percent of that communication time listening to others. which sentence states the main idea?