What sort of story does the title leads us to expect? in a lamb to the slaughter

tragic

Explanation:

by reading the title you pick up key words. so when the title "in a lamb to the slaughter" one would most likely think of an innocent person (the lamb) being lead to to their demise ( the slaughter). not only that but the common phrase " like a lamb to the slaughter" is used when talking about someone being lead to a painful situation ( be it emotionally, psychologically, or physically)

from the political point of view it could be said that the candidate   is an effective speaker because she takes a strong position on the issue. it is an open discussion but probably she is making a presentation and can choose which subjects she wants to address. she is very likely to attain her aim which is to convince voters to accept her proposal.

this answer to this question is c. allegory

why?

stories with allegories have a hidden symbolic meaning with a theme. the hidden meaning can be political, or other real life problems.