Student name: Michael Dougherty Jr General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech‚ the audience will believe that ADHD is over diagnosed in America and that the side effects of the medication are negative‚ causing some people behavioral problems in the future. Central Idea: America has glorified the diagnosis of disorder in order to create a reason for the misbehavior of their children. I. Introduction 1. Attention-getter I was in Wal-Mart last week and I saw a mother
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Persuasive Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Topic: Texting and driving is dangerous‚ weather it has affected you or not. B. Hook: Did you know that texting while driving is now one of the most popular distractions that take a driver’s eyes off the road? C. Link to audience: Imagine that someone in your family‚ your mom‚ dad‚ or sibling were to be killed by a driver who was sending a text message. Was that text worth losing someone you love? D. Thesis statement: Today I will persuade you into
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Free Speech vs. Harmful Hate Speech Freedom of speech is instilled at the beginning of the Bill of Rights and it allows citizens of the United States to express their opinions without being afraid of what might happen to them‚ much like in other countries. Many times people are directly or indirectly harmed by others’ actions that are considered a right under the freedom of speech clause. Though‚ some people worry that if we do not allow for complete freedom of speech‚ it is hard to figure out
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“The Importance of Eating Breakfast” Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to take a few minutes from their busy lives to breakfast in the mornings. Central Idea: As your age increases so does the percentage of skipping breakfast‚ which can lead to many problems ‚big or small‚ throughout your life. I encourage you to take a little bit of time each day to eat breakfast. Introduction Attention Getter: How many of you enjoy putting on a few pounds? I don’t mean gaining
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The informative speech was better concerning the delivery‚ the speech flowed better and I was also more confident with my speaking ability which showed because I did not stumble over my words as much as the narrative speech. The narrative speech was not as extemporaneous as the informative speech‚ because I practice it much more almost memorizing what I was going to say. Whereas on the informative speech I just laid out my main points and I covered what I felt like covering when I was standing in
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General purpose: To persuade. Specific purpose: To persuade the audience that they should reduce the use of their cell phones. Central idea: Many people often use cell phones in combination with other activities‚ which can cause many negative effects. Organization pattern: Topical order. Introduction Getting interest: Cell phones have become an important factor in our life. We can not seem to live without them. Reveal topic: Today‚ I’m going to persuade you to reduce the use
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Free speech is a right that every human on earth should have. Ideas and words should be a free market‚ no one idea should be suppressed‚ no one idea sould be granted special treatment under the law. Let debates decide dominant ideas‚ not by censoring them. I believe every country should operate like that‚ but only 60% of the earth lives with the right to free speech‚ while only 15% has freedom of the press. Why? Because of partisan beliefs on how a government should be run? Because there is a real
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action. In his speech addressed at the 50th anniversary of Selma march‚ President Barack Obama uses rhetoric to persuade his audience‚ Americans as a whole‚ to discourage racism in the United States. President Obama appeals to the rhetorical strategies‚ uses rhetorical devices‚ and applies a presentation style; which make his speech effective in terms of rhetoric. President Obama appeals to ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos to get his message about racism across to his audience. Throughout his speech‚ the President
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Topic: Is unemployment good or is it a crutch? Pro Persuasive: General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that unemployment payment can be beneficial to families in need of money. Thesis: While working at a job is the best form of payment‚ unemployment can be beneficial to families in need of money while the adult is temporarily out of work. Intro: I. In today’s grim economy‚ adults and children alike are having a tough time with
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Hate Speech‚ Should it be Regulated? Hate speech‚ what is it? The definition of hate speech‚ according to Mari J. Matsuda‚ author of "Assaultive Speech and Academic Freedom‚ is " (a word of group of words) of which is to wound and degrade by asserting the inherent inferiority of a group" (151). In my own words hate speech is a humiliation and demeaning slur of words specifically used to disgrace a person for their race‚ religion‚ or sexual habits. There is now a controversy if hate speech should
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