In her speech about poor voter turnout, Mollie challenged her audience to register and to actually go out and vote at the next election. The purpose of her speech was to

A) persuade.
B) inform.
C) entertain.
D) inspire.


A

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. inductive B. subjective C. deductive D. objective

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