Persuasive Speech
Death Penalty: Good or Bad?
Jasmine Garcia and Raymond Osuch
Barry University
Audience Analysis: Primary 1. What kind of problems run through my audiences mind? 2. What is the age range of my audience? 3. What religions do they practice? 4. Where is each audience member from? 5. How many more girls are there than guys are in my audience? Secondary
1. Why is this topic important to them? The topic is important to my audience because it may help them see the death penalty in a different light.
2. How will my audience benefit from my words? The audience will benefit from my words because they will discover the pros and cons of the death penalty.
3. Will they learn something new? We feel that each audience member will take something away from this speech. Each audience member can take different information, and it will resonate with each of them differently.
Purpose Statement: By the end of our speech the audience will have a better understanding of the death penalty. The audience will be persuaded to either sign a petition to repeal or reject the petition and find the death penalty a necessary course of action for certain crimes.
Skeleton Outline:
Body: Pro/Con I. Pro A. Features B. Benefits II. Con A. Good B. Bad C. Ugly
Introduction:
1. Attention Grabber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yEHLJg9np0 ( Start at 2:40) 2. Thesis A. Relate: Outlawing the death penalty has been an ongoing debate in our society for generations. The death penalty has been a controversial form of capital punishment seen as a fit sentencing by some and inhumane by others. George Orwell makes a valid point when he says and I quote “Most people approve of capital punishment, but most people wouldn 't do the hangman 's job.” Who in here believes in the death penalty? Would you honestly say
Jasmine Garcia and Raymond Osuch
Barry University
Audience Analysis: Primary 1. What kind of problems run through my audiences mind? 2. What is the age range of my audience? 3. What religions do they practice? 4. Where is each audience member from? 5. How many more girls are there than guys are in my audience? Secondary
1. Why is this topic important to them? The topic is important to my audience because it may help them see the death penalty in a different light.
2. How will my audience benefit from my words? The audience will benefit from my words because they will discover the pros and cons of the death penalty.
3. Will they learn something new? We feel that each audience member will take something away from this speech. Each audience member can take different information, and it will resonate with each of them differently.
Purpose Statement: By the end of our speech the audience will have a better understanding of the death penalty. The audience will be persuaded to either sign a petition to repeal or reject the petition and find the death penalty a necessary course of action for certain crimes.
Skeleton Outline:
Body: Pro/Con I. Pro A. Features B. Benefits II. Con A. Good B. Bad C. Ugly
Introduction:
1. Attention Grabber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yEHLJg9np0 ( Start at 2:40) 2. Thesis A. Relate: Outlawing the death penalty has been an ongoing debate in our society for generations. The death penalty has been a controversial form of capital punishment seen as a fit sentencing by some and inhumane by others. George Orwell makes a valid point when he says and I quote “Most people approve of capital punishment, but most people wouldn 't do the hangman 's job.” Who in here believes in the death penalty? Would you honestly say
References: 2. Sharp, D. (2009, July 05). The death penalty: More protection for innocents. Retrieved from http://homicidesurvivors.com/2009/07/05/the-death-penalty-more-protection-for-innocents.aspx 3 4. Thompson Gale (2006). The Death Penalty Opposing Viewpoints. Farmington Hills, MI, Greenhaven Press 5