Oversleeping Persuasive Speech
Persuasive Speech Outline
Topic: Sleeping Too Much
Purpose: to persuade
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to control the habit of oversleeping because is detrimental to our physical health, affects our cognitive abilities and shortens our lifespan Thesis: the habit of oversleeping is detrimental to our physical health, and my audience can do their part in controlling the habit. Being aware of the effects of oversleeping is number one step of controlling this unhealthy life habits.
Attention step
I. Attention getter: When it comes to sleep, it is a good thing. However, what happens if you have too much of this good thing? This will affects your health and reduce your lifespan.
II. Credibility statement: a good night sleep is essential to …show more content…
Oversleeping also affects our overall life expectancy. Data from epidemiological studies have revealed that having less sleep or too much sleep can be directly linked with early death. Moreover, oversleeping or under sleeping affects our cognitive ability.
C. Some causes of oversleeping could be medical in nature like obstructive sleep apnea, hypersomnia, and depression. Other possible causes of oversleeping include the use of certain substances such as alcohol, all some prescription medication. Of course, not all people who oversleep have medical conditions or are under substance influence. Some people simply just want sleep.
III. Audience involvement: I asked the class whether they have experienced the feeling of being groggy after having too much sleep at some point.
A. Almost 90% said that they have ever experienced headaches and back pain after sleeping for more than 9 hours during weekends or after a night party.
B. Another 25 % said that they regularly sleep for more than 10 hours. Well, if this is repeated it can be a detriment to our health over time.
Transition: now that we have understood that oversleeping is a serious issue and is detrimental to our health, I will talk about how we can get quality
Topic: Sleeping Too Much
Purpose: to persuade
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to control the habit of oversleeping because is detrimental to our physical health, affects our cognitive abilities and shortens our lifespan Thesis: the habit of oversleeping is detrimental to our physical health, and my audience can do their part in controlling the habit. Being aware of the effects of oversleeping is number one step of controlling this unhealthy life habits.
Attention step
I. Attention getter: When it comes to sleep, it is a good thing. However, what happens if you have too much of this good thing? This will affects your health and reduce your lifespan.
II. Credibility statement: a good night sleep is essential to …show more content…
Oversleeping also affects our overall life expectancy. Data from epidemiological studies have revealed that having less sleep or too much sleep can be directly linked with early death. Moreover, oversleeping or under sleeping affects our cognitive ability.
C. Some causes of oversleeping could be medical in nature like obstructive sleep apnea, hypersomnia, and depression. Other possible causes of oversleeping include the use of certain substances such as alcohol, all some prescription medication. Of course, not all people who oversleep have medical conditions or are under substance influence. Some people simply just want sleep.
III. Audience involvement: I asked the class whether they have experienced the feeling of being groggy after having too much sleep at some point.
A. Almost 90% said that they have ever experienced headaches and back pain after sleeping for more than 9 hours during weekends or after a night party.
B. Another 25 % said that they regularly sleep for more than 10 hours. Well, if this is repeated it can be a detriment to our health over time.
Transition: now that we have understood that oversleeping is a serious issue and is detrimental to our health, I will talk about how we can get quality