Analyzing an audience means __________.

A. finding the general tendencies of the audience to appeal to as many people as possible
B. getting important information like gender, religion, social status, and economic status to best convince them of your ideas
C. thinking about the make-up and motivations of the audience to get a sense of how to best make your case to them
D. all of these choices
E. none of these choices

Answer: C

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A ________ statement identifies the central idea or claim that will be established and supported in a

speech. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Luke's persuasive speech contained the following statement:Fixing what's wrong with veterans' healthcare will take more than just money. We need an independent management firm to digitize the system's records and come up with a method for scheduling appointments within a reasonable amount of time. Once those changes are in place, an independent panel should perform annual unscheduled inspections of all VA healthcare facilities.Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Luke address in this excerpt?

A. plan B. practicality C. need D. problem E. visualization

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