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> what was their speech about?
It was on prisons. She said that we should keep in mind the fact that the people in these prisons were as lowly as paedophiles and because of that, we have to keep the treatment of prisoners harsh, with an emphasis on punishment …but it wasn't worded as well :^)
> was their delivery just that good?
It was generic. Emphatic, but there was no real passion. Fucking loud though; pretty much screamed at us.
The way the GCSE is set up incentivises generic pieces. I think it's because it's all theory: they want to see consistent addressing of the audience, clear order, conservative usage of grammar, text book examples of persuasive techniques, like opening with a rhetorical question …
> how did the audience react?
The audience as more so caught up in her stupid opinions, honestly. She had the gall to say that "They wouldn't be in prison if they didn't commit the crime," in response to someone pointing out that innocent people are sometimes sentenced.
Also, this girl, along with a few others, did the thing where they pretend to be scared to do public speaking (when they're all fucking Stacies and are at the top of the social food chain) in order to look cute. It pissed me off because I go up there and make a complete cock of myself, and then these people make it a fashion.