A(n) ______ in a speech describes the behavior that you want your listeners to follow after they have heard your arguments.

In all informative speeches, the thesis is relatively neutral or objective. In all persuasive speeches, the thesis is arguable or debatable

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Which of the following is true of patterns of violence?

A. Women in general try to leave the scene rather than placate during a violent confrontation. B. Husbands are more likely than wives to minimize and deny their violence. C. Intimate violence is usually nonreciprocal. D. Physical aggression is seldom preceded by verbal aggression. E. Domestic abuse victims are least likely to be killed when they try to leave than at any other time.