What is wrong with the following specific purpose statement for an informative speech? Rewrite the statement to conform with the criteria given in your textbook for effective specific purpose statements.Ineffective Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the principles of aerodynamics and how to build a kite.Error:More Effective Specific Purpose:
What will be an ideal response?
Error: contains more than one distinct idea
More Effective Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the principles of aerodynamics. OR, To inform my audience about how to build a kite.
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