Discuss the criteria for composing a specific purpose statement. Provide the appropriate general purpose and specific purpose for the thesis statement provided

Your answers should demonstrate an understanding of the various guidelines and considerations about how to write an appropriate general purpose and specific purpose. Thesis statement: "Insomnia can be caused by stress, diet, and pre-bedtime habits."
What will be an ideal response?


Effective specific purpose statements should identify the general purpose of the speech, the audience, and the topic to be covered. The specific purpose of the insomnia speech would be something along the lines of, "To inform college students about the three most common causes of insomnia."

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Your text discusses some named emotional blends, such as strategic embarrassment and schadenfreude. However, people regularly experience unnamed emotional blends that are no less clear. Give an example of an emotional blend that you have experienced.

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Athena told her audience, "We have all seen the struggles of the foster children in our system and if we continue to work together we can create a program where every child will benefit." What is she using to create decorum in her speech?

A. ethos B. intensity C. formality D. identification

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When “qualified privilege” is mentioned, exactly what is it qualified on? In other words, what characteristics must the story contain to maintain the privilege?

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The textbook suggests you examine all of these concepts in order to critically evaluate Internet resources EXCEPT

A) quantity. B) sufficiency. C) fairness. D) currency.

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