A cause-effect pattern would be appropriate for describing the physical layout of the city of Dallas

One reason that listeners tend to daydream is that

A) the majority of public speakers don?t know how to hold an audience?s attention. B) a listener can think at a much faster rate than a speaker can speaker. C) it is easy for an audience member to fake attention. D) listeners are easily distracted by emotional language.

The thesis sentence focuses the audience’s attention on your ________ and reveals what you hope to achieve in your speech

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).