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"To inform my audience about depression" is an example oan effective specific purpose statement for a speech.

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B) False

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Sky's specific purpose statement for his classroom informative speech is "To inform my audience how to change a tire." According to your textbook, are there any flaws in Sky's specific purpose?

A) No. Sky has a strong specific purpose statement.
B) Yes. Sky's specific purpose statement is too detailed.
C) Yes. Sky's specific purpose statement is too general.
D) Yes. Sky's specific purpose should have been expressed as a question.
E) Yes. Sky's specific purpose contains more than one distinct idea.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The __________ is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas oa speech.

"To inform my audience about cybercrime" is an example oa well-worded specific purpose statement for an informative speech.

The _______________ indicates precisely what the speaker intends to say in the speech.

According to your textbook, the central idea oa speech should

"The value oa classic car is determined by its condition, its rarity, and its desirability to collectors" is an example oa

"To explain three basic hand-sewing techniques" is an example oa well-worded specific purpose statement.

"Repealing the Affordable Care Act now would open a real can oworms" is a poorly phrased central idea for a persuasive speech because it

The central idea oa speech should be

"To persuade my audience that the federal government should institute a national sales tax to help pay for social programs" is an example oan effective central idea for a speech.

"To inform my audience about the history othe Congressional filibuster" is an example oa

"To inform my audience about the development, technology, and benefits ohydrogen fuel cells" is an example oa

"The major responsibilities oan athletic trainer are preventing, diagnosing, and treating injuries" is an example oa well-worded central idea for a speech.

The first step in speechmaking is choosing a topic for your speech.

"To inform my audience othe major accomplishments othe space shuttle program" is a well-worded specific purpose statement for an informative speech.

When your general purpose is to _______________ , you act as a partisan or an advocate.

"To persuade my audience that our school should provide more on-campus parking for students" is an example oa well-worded specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech.

"The problem oelectronics addiction" is an example oan effective specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech.

"To inform my audience about the three basic steps in preventive medicine" is an example oa