Read the following speech and answer the question that follows? “Thank you all for joining us today. Today we honor the life of Sergeant Barry Peppers. A man who was not just a father, a son, and a soldier, but a hero. When he was ambushed in Iraq, he remained strong. When he was injured by the shrapnel of an explosion, he remained strong. When the rest of the members of his platoon were sick with food poisoning he remained strong and was able to get every member to safety. He was a military man of might and mind. He found a way, while injured, to carry every member of his sick platoon to safety. Sergeant Barry Peppers was a shooting star, amazing to see, but gone too soon. Raise your glasses. To Sergeant Peppers!” What is the purpose of this speech?
a. inform
b. persuade
c. entrain
d. advise