The correct answer is B. Trust, competence and ethos.
The speaker will inspire credibility from the audience when it perceives his or her character and their ethos concerning the topic they are presenting. If they know it really well, they will speak with authority, which will engender trust. Their competence is manifested and it's easier for the audience believe and received what it's being conveyed.
Base on what i think, development is where a country advances itself.(what i think)
a shrinking population is beneficial in terms of job employment. lesser people-> lesser competition for jobs-> more people earning money for the country-> country spends lesser on helping those without jobs/financially unstable.
a shrinking population is harmful to development whereby the country has lesser people being born-> lesser “brains”/creative minds to help develop the country faster
Answer: This is because the population increased.
The plant will go head to head against other plants that is another competition