The following passage from a speech introduction is an example of .

After attending a seminar on currency security, I became fascinated by the technology developed by the Treasury Department to prevent the counterfeiting of paper money. I learned more about the subject by reading information from the Treasury Department, as well as by interviewing Donna Marshall, a security expert at Bank of America.

a. revealing the topic

b. previewing the body

c. stating the importance of the topic

* d. establishing the speaker’s credibility

e. relating to the audience

D. establishing the speaker's credibility

Explanation:

The speaker is telling the audience why her speech holds value and how she is knowledgeable about her speech topic.

a woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

: ) most likely not the right answer but why not put a good dad joke up in there?

because of all the immigration, america became one big melting pot. the diversity of cultures from all over the world made america somewhat divided as well. people that immigrated stayed with their kind, and their traditions, while native born americans stayed with their kind and their traditions. normally, people born in american scorned the immigrants as well. the new religions also divided america. in summary, it took away from the american culture and identified america as the "melting pot."