"To Persuade My Audience That Continuing to Spend Money on the Space

question 26

Multiple Choice

"To persuade my audience that continuing to spend money on the space program is like throwing good money after bad" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a speech because it is

• A) expressed in figurative language.
• B) written as a declarative sentence rather than a question.
• C) too technical.
• D) all of the above.
• E) a and c only.

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Definitions:

Petiole

The stalk that attaches a leaf blade to the plant stem, allowing for flexibility and the transport of nutrients and water.

Monocots

A group of flowering plants (angiosperms) characterized by having a single embryonic leaf, or cotyledon, in their seeds.

Eudicots

A major grouping of flowering plants characterized by having two seed leaves, or cotyledons, upon germination.

Pfr

Phytochrome Far-red form, a light-absorbing form of the phytochrome plant photoreceptor, significant in regulating plant development in response to light.