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1. How can a speaker best decide how to arrange main points in a speech?
2. When is the chronological pattern of arrangement appropriate for a speech?
3. Provide main points for a speech on the topic of “American Wars” using a chronological
pattern of arrangement.
4. Give an example of a topic that would call for the spatial pattern of arrangement.
5. Provide main points for a speech entitled “The Place Where I Grew Up” using a spatial
pattern of arrangement.
6. What is the narrative pattern of arrangement, and what is a topic that would lend itself
well to this arrangement?
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