Sample Speech 4 Outline
Fact/Value Persuasion
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that Death Penalty should be legal
Introduction
I. [Opening Device] There has been a murderer.
II. [Credibility] According to Wikipedia thee are 170,000 inmates incarcerated for murder in the United States. (Wikipedia.org)
[Bridge/Link] Let me ask you this: what would you do if you just heard this verdict? Think about it. What if your loved one had been murdered and all they received was ten years.? Do you see where I’m headed with this? Why did have to happen?
III. [Thesis] Today I hope persuade you that the Death penalty should be legalized. First I will persuade you by showing how it help deter one from committing …show more content…
George W. Bush, MBA, 43rd President of the United States, in a June 23, 2000 CNN.com article "Bush Death Penalty Stance Could Be Campaign Issue," wrote the following:
"I’m going to uphold the law of the land and let the political consequences be what they may. If it costs me politically, it costs me politically... No case is an easy case... I also keep in mind the victims, and the reason I support the death penalty is because it saves lives. That’s why I support it, and the people of my state support it too."
(www.procon.org )
(Transition: Now that I have shown how it will deter criminals from committing severe crimes let me persuade you why taxpayers should not have to support criminals living conditions . )
I. Now let me prove why taxpayers would not have to support criminals living conditions.
A. Instituting the death penalty would help us save money
1. We would see overpopulated prisons decrease and save billons of taxpayers dollars(www.debate.org)
2. We could provide Medicare for our senior citizens, computers and Notebooks for our children’s education.