Breed Specific Legislation Persuasive Speech Outline
Troy Gladney
Persuasive Speech Outline
Comm 110 I. Introduction
A. Attention getter: A lot of times Breed Specific laws ban pit bulls and even require that a pit bull be put down. In this game, you are giving a death sentence to one dog. Will you choose the right one? [Can you find the pit bull on line game]
B. Relation to audience: By a show of hands, how many of you have a pet you consider to be part of your family? Think about how you would feel if a law banned the breed of your pet and you had two choices: 1. Hand your pet over to animal control or 2. Move somewhere else.
C. Credibility: As you all know, I am the proud owner of an American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT). [Show pictures of my pit bull Ocean and me] Does he look like a vicious animal that deserves to be banned or destroyed?
D. Thesis: Breed Specific Legislation or BSL needs to be stopped altogether and more reasonable alternatives need to be implemented.
E. Preview of main points: 1. Overview of BSL 2. Arguments for BSL 3. My arguments for alternatives to BSL
Transition: So, what is BSL exactly?
II. Body
A. Definition of BSL 1. According to the StopBSL website, breed-specific legislation (BSL) bans OR restricts certain types of dogs based on their appearance because they are perceived as “dangerous” breeds or types of dogs. (StopBSL website, accessed April 1, 2012, What is BSL?, J. Thomas.)
2. It is a common misconception that BSL refers only to breed bans. BSL is seen in two forms: bans and restrictions.
a. A breed ban usually requires that all dogs of a certain appearance (“targeted breed”) be removed from the municipality wherein the ban has been implemented.
i. After the effective date of the ban, dogs in the municipality that are identified as targeted breeds are usually subject to being killed by animal control, though in some cases, such dogs may be saved if relocation is an option.
ii. Breed bans may
Persuasive Speech Outline
Comm 110 I. Introduction
A. Attention getter: A lot of times Breed Specific laws ban pit bulls and even require that a pit bull be put down. In this game, you are giving a death sentence to one dog. Will you choose the right one? [Can you find the pit bull on line game]
B. Relation to audience: By a show of hands, how many of you have a pet you consider to be part of your family? Think about how you would feel if a law banned the breed of your pet and you had two choices: 1. Hand your pet over to animal control or 2. Move somewhere else.
C. Credibility: As you all know, I am the proud owner of an American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT). [Show pictures of my pit bull Ocean and me] Does he look like a vicious animal that deserves to be banned or destroyed?
D. Thesis: Breed Specific Legislation or BSL needs to be stopped altogether and more reasonable alternatives need to be implemented.
E. Preview of main points: 1. Overview of BSL 2. Arguments for BSL 3. My arguments for alternatives to BSL
Transition: So, what is BSL exactly?
II. Body
A. Definition of BSL 1. According to the StopBSL website, breed-specific legislation (BSL) bans OR restricts certain types of dogs based on their appearance because they are perceived as “dangerous” breeds or types of dogs. (StopBSL website, accessed April 1, 2012, What is BSL?, J. Thomas.)
2. It is a common misconception that BSL refers only to breed bans. BSL is seen in two forms: bans and restrictions.
a. A breed ban usually requires that all dogs of a certain appearance (“targeted breed”) be removed from the municipality wherein the ban has been implemented.
i. After the effective date of the ban, dogs in the municipality that are identified as targeted breeds are usually subject to being killed by animal control, though in some cases, such dogs may be saved if relocation is an option.
ii. Breed bans may