Question

A speaker presenting information on two forms of exercise—running and walking—to help the audience choose which is better for them would most likely choose a __________.

Answer 1

Compare & Contrast Informative Essay/Speech

When speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay. Because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique. To fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.