is the extent to which a recipient sees a source as having relevant knowledge, skill, or experience and trusts the source to give unbiased, objective information.

Source credibility is the extent to which a recipient sees a source as having relevant knowledge, skill, or experience and trusts the source to give unbiased, objective information.

Explanation:

it teaches readers about an interesting chinese custom and causes them to determine that the minister is trying to be polite

unless they converted, many non-christians (mainly jews and muslims) were persecuted