Which of the following is an effective specific purpose statement?
A) To inform my audience on three reasons to buy a laptop and the four best statistical programs available for laptop computers.
B) Informing on guns,violence,and TV.
C) To persuade the audience that the Internet can have three positive effects on society.
D) Children and the Internet.
E) The effects of the Internet on society can be extremely harmful to children if they are not carefully monitored with blocks on inappropriate sites when they use laptop computers,and can also create a society that is immune to Internet pornography.

Question

Which of the following is an effective specific purpose statement?
A) To inform my audience on three reasons to buy a laptop and the four best statistical programs available for laptop computers.
B) Informing on guns,violence,and TV.
C) To persuade the audience that the Internet can have three positive effects on society.
D) Children and the Internet.
E) The effects of the Internet on society can be extremely harmful to children if they are not carefully monitored with blocks on inappropriate sites when they use laptop computers,and can also create a society that is immune to Internet pornography.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A specific purpose statement should be clear, focused, and concise. Option C clearly states the purpose of persuading the audience about the positive effects of the Internet on society, making it an effective specific purpose statement.

Which of the Following Is an Effective Specific Purpose Statement