Question

If a speech addresses the importance of changing the legal voting age, what would its purpose be?

a.
to inform

b.
to persuade

c.
to entertain

Answer 1

HA! I remember PIE! The answer is persuade, because you are trying to get someone to do something, in this case, change the voting age.
Hope that helped!!!

Answer 2

Answer: b. To persuade.

Step-by-step explanation: A persuasive speech is a specific type of speech in which the speaker has a goal of convincing the audience to accept his or her point of view or opinion, usually about a controversial topic. In order to achieve this goal, the speaker uses rhetorical devices to produce an effect in the audience and try to convince them. If a speech addresses the importance of changing the legal voting age it is a persuasive speech.