Answer:There was a stunned moment of silence following Millicent's proclamation.
Explanation:
Option D is the correct answer to the question
The persuasive technique used in the example given above is emotional appeal because it is trying to connect with the consumers emotions by asking about the cellphone that they are using. By doing that, they are trying to tell the consumer that their product can give a better service than the current product that they own.
Answer: regressing
Explanation: if a person degenerates, they are losing capabilities and their qualities are decreasing or declining. Basically things are getting worse.
Regressing is returning to an older, less developed state while progressing is getting better.
Degenerating and regressing are going backward while progressing is going forward.