Review Questions

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Name and describe four techniques for generating speech topics.

2.

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Name four basic considerations speakers should keep in mind when choosing a topic.

3.

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Explain how you can narrow a speech topic by considering your rhetorical purpose.

4.

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What is the specific purpose of a speech?

5.

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Describe three characteristics of a thesis statement.

6.

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Compare and contrast the specific purpose and thesis of a speech.