“After my speech, I want my audience to support a budget increase for technology in the classroom” is an example of a _____________.

A purpose statement describes what a speaker wants to accomplish with a speech. Here, the speaker wants the audience to support increasing the classroom technology budget, so this is a purpose statement. A thesis statement would state the speech’s central claim, while questions of fact and value ask whether something is true or good.

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