CMST-1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Thesis Statement, Infinitive, Literal And Figurative Language
23 Aug 2018
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Personal experience, interests, hobbies, skills, and beliefs. Clustering : people, places, things, events, processes, concepts, natural phenomena, problems, and plans and policies. General purpose (the broad goal of a speech) You as the advocate or a partisan. Change or structure the attitudes or actions of your audience. Definition: a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech. Focuses on one aspect of a topic. Specific purpose statement has to directly relates the topic directly to the audience. It states not only what the speaker wants to say but also what the speaker wants the audience to know as a result of the speech. Keep the audience at the center of your attention. Keep in mind the people for whom the speech is intended. Write the purpose statement as a full infinitive phrase, not as a fragment. Express your purpose as a statement, not as a question.
