Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Response to Holly's persuasive speech (symp)

Holly chose to advocate for lowering the drinking age back to 18, but used new, less talked-about reasons to back her argument.  She quoted Ron Paul (a take on having the freedom to make good or bad decisions), and made appropriate use of statistics throughout the presentation.  It was an interesting speech that incited a fun and interesting discussion during the Q/A session.  There was some opposition to her position, which may have made her nervous (I noticed her increased use of "like" at this time, but not during the speech).  It was a great, well-thought-out speech. My only critiques would be her referencing her note cards somewhat frequently and this nervous fidgety/swaying thing she did (takes a step forward for a moment then shifts her weight back and returns to her original position).

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