The general speech purposes identified in the text are ________

A) ?to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to commemorate.
B) ?to introduce, to persuade, to inform, to highlight cultural ideals.
C) ?to convince, to convert, to educate, to introduce.
D) ?to explain, to demonstrate, to convince, to entertain.
E) ?to endorse, to argue, to entertain, to praise.


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