Luke was excited to give his speech about space tourism. He conducted a lot of research about space technology and current spacecraft manufacturers who were beginning to get into the space tourism business. He began his speech with the question; "Did you know that a white dwarf star is the weight of the sun, but has only the diameter of the earth? A cupful of white dwarf material weighs 22 tons!" Then he went on to develop his credibility and preview his points about space tourism. Why was his audience likely confused by this attention getter?

While what Luke said about the white dwarf stars is indeed an interesting trivia question about space in general, it has nothing to do with space tourism.

Explanation:

An interesting or shocking fact can be a great way to the get the audience's attention, but if the fact is not related to the topic of the speech or presentation that is being made, the effect can be distracting, confusing, and counterproductive.

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