Hye-Seung is giving a speech on turtles, specifically on the need to protect the turtle population in the Pacific Ocean due to rising ocean temperatures. The general purpose of her speech is likely: a. entertain b. inform c. commemorate d. persuade

The general purpose of Hye-Seung's speech is likely to persuade (Option D).

Explanation:

Speeches are given for different purposes but the informative speech is meant to provide information to listeners and the persuasive speech wants to convince the audience to accept a particular point of view or to support a cause. All species of sea turtles are either threatened or endangered so it is likely that Hye-Seung wants people to be more aware of this dilemma so they can pressure their representatives to enact more conservation measures to protect sea turtles more effectively.