Answer:
A). Statement of what your audience should be able to do after the speech.
Explanation:
Every literary work(speech, essay, text, etc.) carries a specific reason or intent for which it is created by author that he/she wishes to be achieved at the end of his work.
As per the question, the specific purpose would be described as the 'statement of what your audience should be able to do after the speech'. It implies that the intent for which the speaker delivers the speech and the goal he/she wishes to served at the end of his speech(reflected through the elicitation of desired response from them). Thus, option A is the correct answer.
