A speech attempting to persuade you to support a gun control bill because guns are used in a high percentage of crimes,because gun control will lower the use of guns,and because this bill on gun control is better than previous bills,is organized by what pattern?
A)motivated sequence
B)problem-solution
C)comparative advantages
D)criteria satisfaction

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The speech is organized according to the problem-solution pattern, where the problem is the high percentage of crimes committed with guns, and the solution proposed is the gun control bill, which is argued to be better than previous bills and likely to lower the use of guns. The comparative advantages and criteria satisfaction patterns may also be present, but they are subordinate to the problem-solution structure. The motivated sequence pattern involves five steps of attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action, and it may be used in persuasive speeches, but it is not evident in this prompt.

A Speech Attempting to Persuade You to Support a Gun