5. The COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out and quickly became widespread
from the beginning of this year, has swept away the achievements that
humankind had accumulated for years, deprived and threatened the lives of
millions. A World Bank report on 8 June projected that the global economy
would experience a serious decline with a 5.2 percent contraction in global
GDP. Per-capita income would drop by 3.6%. Seventy to a hundred million
people would fall into extreme poverty, and the risk of social instability would
mount. More than 40% of all manufacturing industries and business sectors
across countries are being directly affected by lockdown and restrictions
imposed for disease control. What type of speech is this?
a. informative speech
b. persuasive speech
c. entertaining speech
d. manuscript speech
e. memorized speech
f. extemporaneous speech
g. impromptu speech
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