After delivering his speech, an audience member asked daniel why his speech was organized in the way it was. he replied, "it seemed like the only way to do it." daniel's answer indicates that he

- Did not take responsibility for his speech.

Explanation:

As per the given description, the response given by Daniel to defend the structural organization of his speech reflect that he 'did not take the responsibility for his speech' which may affect his credibility as the speaker and lessen the impact of the speech. In order to be an efficient speaker, it is always advised that no matter what content one presents, he/she is supposed to take the sole responsibility of it which not only reflects your confidence and skills(in your research) but also helps enhance his reliability(as a speaker) as well as his claim and persuade the audience more conveniently. Thus, it reflects that 'he didn't take responsibility for his speech'.