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Speaking and Listening: Evaluating a Speaker Answers

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Identify the purposes of President Obama’s speech. Check the two boxes that apply.

A
to inform people about his role as president
B
to persuade people to unite behind him
C
to inform people of America’s challenges
D
to persuade people to blame others
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What techniques does President Obama use to build his argument and make the speech persuasive? Check the five boxes that apply.

A
powerful, passionate word choice
B
memorable examples from history
C
engaging word choice and imagery
D
elaborate, ornamental word choice
E
word choice that inspires unity
F
commonly understood language
G
examples from his work in Illinois

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