To persuade my audience that continuing to spend money on the space program is like throwing good money after bad" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a speech because it is

a. expressed in figurative language.

b. written as a declarative sentence rather than a question.

c. too technical.

d. all of the above.

e. a and c only.

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Dana Cunningham

Social Studies

23 June, 11:19

To persuade my audience that continuing to spend money on the space program is like throwing good money after bad" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a speech because it is

a. expressed in figurative language.

b. written as a declarative sentence rather than a question.

c. too technical.

d. all of the above.

e. a and c only.

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Cassandra Harmon · Answer 1

a. expressed in figurative language.

Explanation:

The question announcer says he made a comparison about spending money on the space program and throwing money after evil. The phrase spoken by the speaker was expressed in figurative language, which is that language not recommended for use in a speech. Discourses generally have well-formulated phrases, but even if the use of figurative language is to make speech more expressive, to broaden the meaning of a word, it can create different meanings because of the lack of formulation.