Which parts of the declaration are fair

Synthesizing new ideas from a speaker with what one already knows about the subject to see if the information makes sense is an example of a.questioning and challenging b.identifying differences c. forming a statement d.seeing the boader context

How did the church gain secular power? a) monks forced massive numbers of people to convert through fear of punishment. b) the church issued interdicts, laws passed by the church regardless of secular law. c) the church's power to deny the sacraments gave the church power over christians. d) canon law established secular courts under the control of the church.

Which of the following if true would suggest that the speech was correlated but not a cause of his changing poll numbers