"To persuade my audience to volunteer regularly in their community and to join the Peace Corps after college" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a classroom speech because it
A) is too personal.
B) is written as an infinitive phrase.
C) contains more than one distinct idea.
D) is too technical for a student audience.
E) uses figurative language.

Question

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The specific purpose statement contains more than one distinct idea, which makes it poorly phrased for a classroom speech. A clear and effective purpose statement should focus on a single, coherent idea to guide the speech's direction and content.

"To Persuade My Audience to Volunteer Regularly in Their Community