"Abandoning nuclear power because of accidents would be like throwing the baby out with the bath water" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech because it

A. is missing a reference to the audience.
B. contains figurative language.
C. is written as a statement rather than as a question.
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. Both is missing a reference to the audience and contains figurative language.


Answer: E

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