Question

Blake circulated a questionnaire to gauge his classmates' attitudes toward implementing a special tax on junk food. He discovered that 5 audience members already agreed there should be such a tax, 6 were firmly opposed, and 10 were undecided. From these results, Blake decided that the 10 undecided class members were the __________ for his speech.
(A) projected audience
(B) majority audience
(C) focus audience
(D) target audience
(E) central audience

Answer 1

Answer:

D: Target Audience

Explanation:

Is this portion of the persons who Blake should address the speech. He need to make an effort to intend to gain the support for his purpose (Implement or not the tax on junk food). Maybe, in this case, he must persuade to get the objective. This is the definition, the intended audience which could be the readership of a publication, advertisement, or other message.