A speaker is trying to persuade college students to begin making investments for their future. It begins with a startling statement about inflation, goes on show the unfortunate results of relying on one's salary or on social security, offers an investment plan that will alleviate the problem, visualizes what will happen to those who follow the plan, and asks students to start saving immediately. The speaker is using which organizational pattern?
A) topical
B) spatial
C) chronological
D) motivated sequence

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The speaker is using the motivated sequence pattern, which is designed to persuade by following a specific sequence: attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action.

A Speaker Is Trying to Persuade College Students to Begin