When you provide your own personal knowledge and experiences related to your speech topic, you

Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Understanding the audience's attitude toward your speech topic is important in determining what type of persuasive speech to give. 2. If a neutral audience is uninformed about your topic, you need to provide basic information before you try to persuade them. 3. When you are speaking to an audience that is strongly in favor of your topic you should try to motivate them to action. 4. A proposition of fact is a statement designed to convince your audience that something is good, bad, desirable, undesirable, sound, beneficial, important, or unimportant. 5. A proposition of policy is a statement designed to convince your audience that they should take a specific course of action.

If a speaker finds evidence that is absolutely true but doesn't help advance the speaker's claim, it is considered __________.

A. outdated B. inconsistent C. irrelevant D. timely