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Is There Any Speech That Is Not Persuasive?
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After reading "Digital Dive: Is There Any Speech That Is Not Persuasive?", consider the questions below. Then “submit” your response.
1. What is Dr. Tyson’s primary goal with this lecture?
Correct answers will vary. Correct answers should consider that Dr. Tyson is trying to explain from a scientific perspective why Pluto was changed from being considered a planet. He is trying to offer more information to help the audience understand the reason for the change. For more help, see Informing versus Persuading.
2. Based on the primary goal, is this speech fundamentally informative or persuasive?
Correct answers will vary. Correct answers should mention that because Dr. Tyson is explaining the history of Pluto and different reasons why it should not be a planet, he is offering information about Pluto and a scientist’s perspective on why it was changed. For these reasons, this makes the speech informative. For more help, see Informing versus Persuading.