Persuasive Speech Outline

In reading the articles from both of the authors, it was easy for me to see the perspective that each one has on the subject of Barry Bonds and his use of steroids in Major League Baseball. The first author Will (2007) comes across that his perspective is against the drug use in any sports and he uses an objective language in his writing to show that. In our textbook Chaffee, McMahon, and Stout, (2008) describes an objective language as the use of little personal judgement and using persuasive facts to lure the audience in your direction. Will (2007) used facts based on the change in the ratio of home runs every 16.1 at bats before to 8.9 at-bats after the drug use for Bonds. Will (2007) also used testimonies from people that worked with Bonds, the equipment manager Mike Murphy for the San Francisco Giants testified that Bonds’s shirt size changed from a 42 to a 52 and that his shoe size increased from a 10 to a 13. Will (2007) also used examples of drug use in different sports from as far back as 1898 to support his story.

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience how to be more successful as a college student.

I will start introduce human behaviors and illustrate the importance roles that they play in people lives.

Attention Getter: When I was about seven years old, I made one of the best decisions of my young life, and I didn’t even realize it at the time

TRANSITION: Now that we know some key difference between brand name drugs and generic drugs, we can take a look at their prices.

Voting gives the population an equal opportunity completely blind of sex, race, origin, education in contributing to community development (Akande, 2011).

Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to support the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Did you know that only 19 states and the District of Columbia have laws in place that

Need an emotional lift? Or need to blow off some steam after a stressful day? According to a 2006 research paper published by University of Texas at Austin, a workout at the gym or a brisk 30-minute walk can help.(Logos) Physical activity stimulates various brain chemicals that may leave you feeling happier and more relaxed. You may also feel better about your appearance and yourself when you exercise regularly, which can boost your confidence and improve your self-esteem.

Misguided peoples are outcast by God and left to their immoral habits and their deteriorating health.

Maybe I won’t really be dead when they sign the death certificate: People who are organ donors are actually given more tests to determine that the patient is truly dead than they would give to those who are not organ donors.

Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience to fight world hunger and poverty through child sponsorship programs.

II. Main Point 2. God tells us in 1 John 1: 9“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” And again in 2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come.”

A. People commit murders largely in the heat of passion, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or because they are mentally ill, giving little or no thought to the possible consequences of their acts.

I. We all value our health over many other things because that is what keep us alive, but with