The study of rhetoric began in which of the following?

Which of the following purposes would be appropriate for an informative presentation?

a. I want my audience to oppose the death penalty because it does not deter crime. b. I want my audience to support the death penalty because it deters crime. c. I want my audience to support the death penalty for carjacking and drive-by killings. d. I want my audience to understand the research on the death penalty's relationship to the increase or decrease in crime. e. I want my audience to understand how unjustly the death penalty is administered and how it should be changed.

When you are researching a topic or interviewing a source, ______.

A. seek e-mail correspondence, meeting minutes, official documents, and other similar items to check your work B. go by memory as much as possible C. don’t bother checking your work D. write as quickly as possible so you don’t forget as much