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Which othe following specific purpose statements is from a persuasive speech seeking passive agreement?


A) To persuade my audience to sign organ donor cards.
B) To persuade my audience to vote in the next local election.
C) To persuade my audience to boycott coffee from plantations that damage the rainforests.
D) To persuade my audience that the campus library should be open 24 hours a day.
E) To persuade my audience to adopt a regular exercise program.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Which organizational pattern is especially effective for persuasive speeches that seek immediate action by listeners?


A) comparative advantages order
B) Monroe's motivated sequence
C) problem-solution order
D) reflective-thinking sequence
E) psychological process order

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Cliff's persuasive speech contained the following statement: Reducing the problem obullying will require a combination omeasures. To begin with, school personnel need to be trained to recognize the signs obullying and to respond appropriately. In addition, students need to be reminded that bullying is everybody's problem and that every student has a responsibility to report it to school officials. Finally, parents and teachers need to know how to empower students with appropriate ways to respond when they find themselves a victim obullying. Which othe three basic issues opersuasive speeches on questions opolicy did Clifaddress in this excerpt?


A) plan
B) visualization
C) need
D) practicality
E) problem

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Once you go beyond arguing right or wrong to arguing that something should or should not be done, you are moving from a question oopinion to a question ovalue.

A) True
B) False

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The following set omain points for a persuasive speech on a question opolicy follows which pattern oorganization? I. A growing body oresearch shows that e-cigarettes pose a health risk to young people. II. The risk can be reduced by banning e-cigarette advertising and eliminating the sale oe-cigarettes to minors.


A) need-plan-practicality
B) persuasive sequence
C) problem-solution
D) comparative advantages
E) problem-cause-solution

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

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Nina's persuasive speech contained the following statement: The lack oa national law requiring seat belts on school buses is a serious problem in the United States. Last year alone, 437 children were killed and more than 17,000 ended up in emergency rooms as a result oaccidents involving school buses. Given all the advances in automobile safety in recent years, how can we continue to allow our children to ride in unsafe vehicles? Which othe three basic issues opersuasive speeches on questions opolicy did Nina address in this excerpt?


A) practicality
B) need
C) satisfaction
D) plan
E) visualization

F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

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Iyou advocate a new policy in a persuasive speech, your main points will usually fall naturally into topical order.

A) True
B) False

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"To persuade my audience that Jack the Ripper was really Prince Albert Victor, the son oQueen Victoria," is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question ofact.

A) True
B) False

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"To persuade my audience that torture is morally justifiable in cases in which lives are at stake" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of


A) fact.
B) opinion.
C) strategy.
D) attitude.
E) value.

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

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"To persuade my audience that video games are a major cause oyouth violence" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question opolicy.

A) True
B) False

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Which othe following is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question ofact?


A) To persuade my audience that capital punishment is immoral.
B) To persuade my audience that capital punishment should be the mandatory sentence for murder.
C) To persuade my audience that capital punishment is never justifiable.
D) To persuade my audience that capital punishment fails to deter people from committing murder.
E) To persuade my audience that capital punishment should be abolished.

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

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"To persuade my audience that capital punishment is unjust" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question ovalue.

A) True
B) False

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Which othe following specific purpose statements is from a persuasive speech seeking immediate action?


A) To persuade my audience that the federal government should establish a committee to determine the impact of genetically modified food on human health.
B) To persuade my audience to write their U.S. senators and representatives in support of a bill to regulate genetically modified food.
C) To persuade my audience that proposed legislation to regulate genetically modified food will hurt farmers.
D) To persuade my audience that the federal government must take steps to regulate genetically modified food.
E) To persuade my audience that genetically modified food does not pose serious health dangers to consumers.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Audience analysis and adaptation are usually less challenging in persuasive speaking than in speaking to inform.

A) True
B) False

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Which othe following statements is most clearly directed at the practicality issue in a persuasive speech on a question opolicy?


A) My solution has three major steps.
B) We can no longer ignore the seriousness of the problem.
C) There are three ways to judge the morality of capital punishment.
D) If my plan is adopted, it will be less expensive than the current system.
E) If the government knew what it was doing, we wouldn't be in this mess.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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"To persuade my audience that the federal government should ban all advertising for e-cigarettes" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question opolicy.

A) True
B) False

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"To persuade my audience that capital punishment is unjust" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question ofact.

A) True
B) False

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Quentin's persuasive speech contained the following statement: Lowering the drinking age will reduce binge drinking among college students by making alcohol consumption a normal experience rather than a forbidden pleasure. In addition, appropriate drinking behavior can be discussed at parties where adults are present, while peer pressure will help keep students from drinking to excess. Which othe three basic issues opersuasive speeches on questions opolicy did Quentin address in this excerpt?


A) strategy
B) need
C) action
D) proposal
E) practicality

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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"To persuade my audience that bars should be required to scan ID cards to determine their authenticity" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of


A) attitude.
B) value.
C) policy.
D) opinion.
E) fact.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Persuasive speeches on questions ofact are usually organized in problem-solution order.

A) True
B) False

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