This is a speech of 8-9 minutes designed to persuade the audience for or against a question of policy, a question of fact, a question of value, or persuade them to believe or do something. You should carefully research your topic and have at least 5 reliable sources. Internet sources may not be used and will result in a zero for the entire assignment. Internet sources include any electronic source not found in a reliable online database. Please note that an online database will not count as an internet source. Your sources must come from such databases or from hard-copy materials. No more than one source may be a personal interview.