Persuasive Speech: Designer Babies
Title: Designer Babies
Topic: Possible future of how children will be genetically engineered to suit parent’s needs/wants.
Organization: Topical
Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, (fill in the blank)
At the end of my presentation the audience will be able to recall information about designer babies.
INTRODUCTION
I. Attention Getter: The ability to customize the things exactly the way we want is a luxury that has become quite common in today’s world. Designing a purse, clothes, a car, those are some of the everyday objects that we can change to our liking. What if I told you that this ability to design is not only limited to material items. What if I told you that you could design your child exactly as you wanted? Everyday babies with birth defects are born. Despite the many technological and medical advances humans have made, there is still no exact guarantee that a child will be born healthy. Many companies out there are conducting research that allows them to access an embryo’s genetic material and find out what genetic traits the child will inherit. According to the Food and Drug Administration one such company, called 23andme, has been awarded a patent that allows them to exclusively sell this research to everyday people so that they may find out how their baby will turn out.
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Relevance: Soon to be parents strive to ensure that they birth the healthiest child possible. Even with all their effort, it is not a guarantee that the child will be born healthy. With the research from 23andme, parents will no longer have a doubt in their mind as to how their baby will come
Topic: Possible future of how children will be genetically engineered to suit parent’s needs/wants.
Organization: Topical
Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, (fill in the blank)
At the end of my presentation the audience will be able to recall information about designer babies.
INTRODUCTION
I. Attention Getter: The ability to customize the things exactly the way we want is a luxury that has become quite common in today’s world. Designing a purse, clothes, a car, those are some of the everyday objects that we can change to our liking. What if I told you that this ability to design is not only limited to material items. What if I told you that you could design your child exactly as you wanted? Everyday babies with birth defects are born. Despite the many technological and medical advances humans have made, there is still no exact guarantee that a child will be born healthy. Many companies out there are conducting research that allows them to access an embryo’s genetic material and find out what genetic traits the child will inherit. According to the Food and Drug Administration one such company, called 23andme, has been awarded a patent that allows them to exclusively sell this research to everyday people so that they may find out how their baby will turn out.
II. …show more content…
Relevance: Soon to be parents strive to ensure that they birth the healthiest child possible. Even with all their effort, it is not a guarantee that the child will be born healthy. With the research from 23andme, parents will no longer have a doubt in their mind as to how their baby will come