Explain what is wrong with the following poorly written specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech: "To persuade my audience that something must be done about America's national debt."
What will be an ideal response?
It is too general; it does not indicate what "must be done."
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What will be an ideal response?
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the context of a live-recorded event, what is meant by aesthetic entropy?
a. it boosts the energy of the original event b. the recorded event loses some of its original energy over time c. the recorded event loses all of its original energy in a short time d. the recorded event recovers its original energy with editing e. the recorded event energy remains unchanged over time
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.