Question

In a speech about the pros and cons of building a fence around the neighborhood park, which reasons most effectively express the speaker's viewpoint?

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Effective or ineffecitve

Ineffective
A fence will increase the safety of our children.

Building a fence will help protect the park property and equipment.
The fence may be expensive to install.

The cost can be offset by fundraisers such as bake sales and car washes.
The fence will be several hundred feet long.Many neighborhoods nearby have fences.

Answer 1

The two reasons that most effectively express the speakers viewpoint are that the fence will increase the safety of the children, and building a fence will help protect the park property and equipment. This is because the speaker is appealing to parents and those concerned with neighborhood safety. In present times it is not uncommon for people to target children in parks involving acts of violence. A fence would also be a means of safety to keep children away from cars or from wandering off. People will also see appeal in it, because the speaker talks about protecting the equipment so that it will not have to be replaced sooner than expected. This will save the community money. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

In a speech of pros and cons of building a fence around the neighborhood park, the reasons that most that most effectively express the speaker’s viewpoint are:

Effective:

A fence will increase the safety of our children.

Building a fence will protect the park property and equipment.

The cost can be offset of fundraisers such as bake sales and car washes.

Ineffective:

Many neighborhoods nearby have a fence.

The fence will be several feet long.

The fence may be expensive to install.

The speaker needs to adapt his speech in a way that states the advantages of building a park fence, first of all. With this, people are going to be interested in the idea for its benefits and is going to show interest. If he does the opposite, if he starts with the disadvantages, the speech will be ineffective and people will not be interested.