Question

Read this passage: This is a turning point in our nation's history. Do we traverse forward into the light or backward into the darkness? Which word in the passage might be unfamiliar to the audience and therefore hurt the speaker's relationship with them?

A. Darkness
B. Traverse
C. Forward
D. Backward

Answer 1

Most can assume that the audience would not know the word traverse. Thus, I believe the answer is B.

Answer 2

B. Traverse
Normally, a speaker would use the word "move" as in "move forward" instead of "traverse forward"