A Speech That Enhances an Audience's Knowledge and Understanding by Explaining

question 47

Multiple Choice

A speech that enhances an audience's knowledge and understanding by explaining what something means, how something works, or how something is done is a speech to __________.

• A) entertain
• B) commemorate
• C) persuade
• D) inform

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Definitions:

Phenylketonuria

A genetic disorder resulting from the body’s failure to oxidize an amino acid, perhaps because of a defective enzyme.

Phenylalanine

An amino acid of a protein.

Mental Retardation

A now outdated term referring to a developmental disability that affects intellectual and adaptive functioning.

Allergens

Substances that can trigger an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals.