Oral communications class
the difference between a thesis statement and the general
purpose of the speech
a. the thesis statement identifies the main idea of the speech
where the general purpose statement explains you want to achieve
with the speech.
b. the general purpose statement offers your opinion of the
speech, the thesis statement provides the facts.
c. the thesis statement is longer and more detailed than the
general purpose statement.
d. the thesis statement and the general purpose statement are
the same thing.