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A loud voice in and of itself does not imply misbehavior. If a person has a loud voice as a natural part of his/her speaking voice, it is perfectly normal volume. Many people have this feature, such as public speakers, those who deal with hard of hearing associates, and stage actors.

The misbehavior associated with a loud voice has to do with the tension involved with the speaker. A child who deliberately raises the volume of his voice in a confrontational manner IS misbehaving. The context is everything in this instance. A person who is normally loud will not be trying to be confrontational. This particular behavior is key to the term "misbehaving". When the behavior is threatening, bullying, or confrontational, then it crosses the line between loud and unacceptable behavior.

A child will sometimes use voice control to be confrontational in the mistaken belief that s/he can somehow "backtrack" simply by saying that s/he only was speaking loudly. IF the child normally has a low volume speaking voice and escalates to a loud volume, then this child is deliberately provoking a response. Adults who use this technique additionally imply that the hearer is somehow deficient in either hearing or mental faculties. It then becomes a bullying tactic, one used by both children and adults.

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