Question

To persuade my audience that the federal government should ban all advertising for tobacco products" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.a) trueb) false

Answer 1

Answer:

A) true

Explanation:

Specific purpose statements are used in speeches that try to persuade or convince an audience about doing something that the speaker favors. Generally the best specific purpose statements must include specific actions to be taken and not simply general actions that should be determined later.

In this case, the speaker is trying to persuade his/her audience to support a government ban on all tobacco advertising. It is a very specific statement that has the purpose of persuading the audience to act against a perceived wrong action.