Question 8 of 10 Read this excerpt: Thanks so much for honoring me here today. I'm totally excited about the fact that I'm recei
ving such a prestigious award. I want to thank several people who have had a hand in my success. They are really awesome and have helped me every step of the way. Thanks, everyone! What is most inappropriate about this excerpt from a speech given at an award ceremony recognizing the speaker's community service?
The speaker is using very informal words, being in a formal ceremony. This makes the excerpt of the speech extremely inappropriate.
Explanation:
Informal speeches should not be given at an award ceremony like the one presented in the question above. This type of ceremony requires a formal wording, embedded in a serious speech, without slang, without jargon and without words of a relaxed tone like the speech above, which presented a choice and words very inappropriate for the occasion, like the word "thanks," for example.
Being successful is about learning from the mistakes you have made, hence not making it again as you have learnt your lesson and in keeping with that make better decisions next time.
In the first two sentences, Sinclair implies that the meat industry is very corrupt. He is preparing to reader for his accusations against the industry