Exercise for Critical Thinking Do from # 2 & 3 - bottom of pg. 94/top of pg. 95

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Exercise for Critical Thinking Do from # 2 & 3 - bottom of pg. 94/top of pg. 95

Using one of the brainstorming methods described in this chapter, come up with three topics you might like to deal with your next classroom speech. For each topic, devise a specific purpose statement suitable for the speeh assignment. Make sure your specific purpose statements fit the guidelines discussed in the chapter. Here are several specific purpose statements for classroom speeches. Identify the problem (or problems) with each. To inform my audience how to sign up for face book. To persuade my audience that U.S. government should increase funding for stem cell research and support the development of hydrogen-fuel vehicles. What is an individual retirement account? To inform my audience why square grooves are superior to U-shaped grooves on golf clubs. To inform my audience about New Zealand. Donate blood. To persuade my audience that something has to be done about the problem of antibiotic- resistant bacteria. Below are three sets of main points for speeches. For each set, supply the general purpose, specific purpose, and central idea. General Purpose: Specific Purpose: Central Idea: Main Points: You should study abroad because it will enhance your personal development. You should study abroad because it will enhance your academic development. You should study abroad because it will enhance your career development.

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a)

Here we know that many students already have facebook account, or we could find out how to sign up for one on their own, So the specific purpose is too trival for most classroom speeches.

b)

To analyse this sentence is also a specific purpose sentence with two seperate ideas. The statement should be, " To paursuade my audiance that the US govrnment should increase funding for stem sell reaserch", or, " To pursuade my audiance to support the development of hydrogen fuel vehicles".

c)

This sentence is also a specific purpose sentence but with a question form. The effective statement we write as " To inform my audiance about the types and benefits individual account forms".

d)

This statement is also the specific purpose statement. But it is too technically. So we change it as more specific statement as " To inform my audiance about the development of golfs as a popular sport", Or " To inform my audiance about the diffrent kinds of clubs used in playing golf".

e)

This is also a specific purpose statement. The statemnt is more effective when, " To inform my audiance about the major tourist destinations in New Zealand".

f)

This statement is also a specific purpose statement with fragerant written. The effective statement should be, " To pursuade my audiance to contribute to the next campus blood drive".

g)

This staement include the figurative one. The effective statement is written as" To pursuade my audiance that anti-biotic resistant bacteria is a major issue that could affect our health and safety for generations".

3.

General purpose : To pursuade

Specific purpose : To pursuade my audiance for their further lives ad overall development by studying abroad".

Central idea     : Here when the students can achieve an exceptional education without travel, those who    choose to study abroad have a well rounded and cultured perspective on their development.    

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