Adam is 34 years old and returning to college for the first time in 14 years. Having

worked for several years, he thinks students need to become more aware of the
importance of saving for retirement.

Adam developed his specific purpose as "I want my
audience to increase the amount of their paycheck they have diverted into a retirement
plan." What is the principal flaw in this specific purpose?
A) It needs to consider the specifics of the situation and audience.
B) The actions specified for the audience are overly vague.
C) It overestimates the potential benefits to the audience.
D) It assumes gender uniformity in terms of investing behaviors.


A

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