Question

Annie has written the following thesis statement for her persuasive speech: “All nations must unite to address the 4 main causes of global warming: natural causes, pollution, increase in population, and deforestation.” Which of the following illustrates the most appropriate way to organize her speech? a. Annie lists 15 reasons for deforestation, and then explains her topic and presents her theme. b. After introducing her topic, Annie makes numerous PowerPoint slides of the areas hardest hit by deforestation, and thinking her audience will be bored, she doesn't cover natural causes, pollution, increase in population. She just makes a slide listing them as "other" problems. c. After stating her topic is global warming, Annie lists nations which are currently doing the most to stop pollution, but she doesn't ask the audience to do anything about it. d. After introducing her topic and making her thesis clear, Annie uses several supporting details and specific examples to encourage her audience to reduce global warming in each of the 4 areas mentioned in her thesis, then concludes by summarizing.

Answer 1

The answer to this question would be letter d. After introducing her topic and making her thesis clear, Annie uses several supporting details and specific examples to encourage her audience to reduce global warming in each of the 4 areas mentioned in her thesis, then concludes by summarizing.

The last option intends or provokes the audience to do something, which is mainly the purpose of a persuasive speech. The examples that she presented would likely to convince her audience to do something to stop main causes of global warming.