When assessing the credibility of a threat, which of the following would be most helpful?

A) Knowing the cost to the source of carrying out the thread
B) If the source is an expert in their field
C) If the source has followed through on a similar threat in the past
D) A and C

Credibility

The quality of being trusted and believed in, often based on a reputation for honesty or reliability.

Threat

An influence technique that is a communication taking the general form, “If you don’t do X (which I want), then I will do Y (which you don’t want).” See also Promise.