The purpose of learning about your audience, asking questions before presenting, and analyzing the diversity of your audience is to be able to:

a. understand basic characteristics of the audience

b. tailor your speech to meet the audience's needs

c. acknowledge controversy and ask for careful consideration

d. All of the above.

The purposes of learning about your audience, asking questions before presenting, and analyzing the diversity of your audience is to be able to:

C. Acknowledge controversy and ask for careful consideration

B. Tailor your speech to meet the audience's needs

A. Understand the basic characteristics of the audience

Therefore, the answer is option D. All of the above. All the options given are the purposes of learning about your audience.