"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:

Reaction Time

The amount of time it takes for a person to respond to a stimulus or event.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable in experimental research that is expected to change as a result of manipulations in the independent variable.

Cause-Effect Relationship

A relationship where one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect), demonstrating a connection between actions and outcomes.