Mick was asked to make a presentation to the town council on the Eagle Scouts who lived in the town. His three main points covered the history of Eagle Scouts, the process of becoming an Eagle Scout and the names of the boys who had achieved the ranking. The general purpose of this speech was most likely to.

A. inform
B. persuade
C. entertain
D. demonstrate

A. inform

Explanation:

The inform is the way to communicate any information to the audience so that it the public can be aware of it. It can be done either in verbally or non verbally or both depend upon the situation

Since the Mick asked  to make a presentation based on the given situations so his general purpose of this speech is to inform so that everyone can know about it    

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