"To inform my audience that learning digital photography is a piece of cake" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a speech because it

A. fails to encapsulate the main points of the speech.
B. is made up of more than one distinct idea.
C. is written as a statement rather than as a question.
D. is written as an infinitive phrase rather than as a statement.
E. is expressed using figurative language.


Answer: E

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