What are the requirements of a good speech introduction? Evaluate the following complete introduction to a classroom speech in light of those requirements. Be specific in your answer.The most dangerous source of radiation in the United States might be right here in this classroom. The threat is not nuclear power or medical X-rays. Yet according to the Environmental Protection Agency, it threatens up to eight million American homes.The threat I am talking about is radon, a colorless, odorless gas that may cause as many as 20,000 deaths from lung cancer each year in the United States.Today we will explore the threat caused by radon gas. We will begin by learning more about radon itself-what it is, where it comes from, and why it is so dangerous. Then we will look at some solutions to the
problem-steps that can be taken by government and by individual citizens to control the dangers of radon in our homes.
What will be an ideal response?
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