A speaker gave a speech about the effects of second-hand smoke.As a result,three audience members chose not to smoke when in the company of nonsmoking friends.The speech would be best categorized as
A)purely informational.
B)purely persuasive.
C)indirectly persuasive.
D)demonstration.

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The speech is indirectly persuasive as it presents information about the effects of second-hand smoke, which may lead the audience members to make their own decisions about whether or not to smoke in the presence of non-smokers. While the speech is informative, its goal is to indirectly persuade the audience members to change their behavior.

A Speaker Gave a Speech About the Effects of Second-Hand