"Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes?"

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"Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes?"

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"Know how to effectively voice a complaint or make a claim at a retail store."

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"Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion."

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