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Seatbelt Persuasive Speech Outline
Kelly Ripple
Communications 211
Derek Mudd
November 2013
Persuasive Speech
General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Purpose: To persuade my classmates that seatbelt laws should be less enforced.
Thesis: Wearing a seatbelt should not be a law because citizens should have the freedom to drive without a seatbelt, as long as they are not putting someone else’s life in danger.
Pattern of organization: Problem-Cause solution
Outline:
Introduction:

A. Story about seatbelts
Body:
I. A. In 2012, The Click it or ticket campaign, which is a campaign helping to increase the national seat belt usage rate in the US, issued more than 12,000 tickets for seatbelt violations.
II. Freedom to not have to wear a seatbelt
A. Safety issue
B. Freedom of other things
C. …show more content…
(n.d.). LaLegal com. Retrieved November 14, 2013, from http://la-legal.com/louisiana-seatbelt-laws/
Safety Laws in Arkansas. (n.d.). DMV.org. Retrieved November 14, 2013, from http://www.dmv.org/ar-arkansas/safety-laws.php#-Safety-Belts-
Safety Laws in Louisiana. (n.d.). DMV.org. Retrieved November 14, 2013, from http://www.dmv.org/la-louisiana/safety-laws.php#Louisiana-Seat-Belt-Laws-
Seat Belt Laws. (n.d.). State. Retrieved November 14, 2013, from http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/seatbelt_laws.html
"New Louisiana Traffic Laws Aim for Seatbelt Use, Bicyclist Protection." Insurance Journal News. Wells Media Group, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. <http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2009/08/17/103071.htm>.
Dwoskin, Elizabeth. " 'Click It or Ticket ': The Annual Revenue-Generating, Seatbelt-Ticketing Blitz." Bloomberg Business Week. Bloomberg Business Week, 14 May 2013. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. <http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-14/click-it-or-ticket-the-annual-revenue-generating-seatbelt-ticketing-blitz>.
"New Louisiana Traffic Laws Aim for Seatbelt Use, Bicyclist Protection." Insurance Journal News. Wells Media Group, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
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