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Communications

Inform or Persuade?

What is your purpose? To inform or persuade?

   Informative Speech           Persuasive Speech        
 to describe  to convince
 to review  to argue
 to explain    to urge
 to demonstrate  to justify

Adapted from Sproat, Lynn, & Driscoll (2013). Review the full chart at the Purdue Owl

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