Persuasive Essay On Texting And Driving
Texting and Driving
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that texting and driving is becoming a huge national problem, and propose a policy change to rectify the situation
Thesis: Texting and driving is one of the nations leading causes of car crashes. While there are some laws in effect, people whom text and drive need to be held more accountable. While there is no simple solution, there are further steps that need to be done in order to ultimately resolve this issue.
Pattern of Organization: Problem/Cause/Solution
Introduction
I. I’m going to make an assumption real quick and say that of the 23 students in this classroom, 70 percent of us are guilty of a DWI.
A. Now, before ya’ll awkwardly stare at me and shake your …show more content…
I am a strong believer that if something can be prevented, it should be.
II. Texting and driving is something that can be 100 percent prevented; yet this topic has endless statistics proving otherwise.
A. This issue doesn’t just involve teens, this issue is wide-spread including adults
B. As a result of this issue, people are getting injured, cars are being damaged, and in some cases, families are losing loved ones.
III. As a relatively young driver, I see this issue on a day-to-day basis.
A. I always knew this was a problem that needed fixing, but it never really hit me until I had a friend injured in a really bad car accident by a student who was texting and driving.
IV. As I’ve stated before, texting and driving is one of the nations leading causes of car crashes. While there are some laws in effect, people whom text and drive need to be held more accountable. While there is no simple solution, there are further steps that need to be done in order to ultimately resolve this issue.
A. Texting and driven can be prevented, and instead of using enforcement after the fact, we should be using preventative enforcement.
B. While this is a National issue, I will lay out a plan that addresses the problems on a state
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that texting and driving is becoming a huge national problem, and propose a policy change to rectify the situation
Thesis: Texting and driving is one of the nations leading causes of car crashes. While there are some laws in effect, people whom text and drive need to be held more accountable. While there is no simple solution, there are further steps that need to be done in order to ultimately resolve this issue.
Pattern of Organization: Problem/Cause/Solution
Introduction
I. I’m going to make an assumption real quick and say that of the 23 students in this classroom, 70 percent of us are guilty of a DWI.
A. Now, before ya’ll awkwardly stare at me and shake your …show more content…
I am a strong believer that if something can be prevented, it should be.
II. Texting and driving is something that can be 100 percent prevented; yet this topic has endless statistics proving otherwise.
A. This issue doesn’t just involve teens, this issue is wide-spread including adults
B. As a result of this issue, people are getting injured, cars are being damaged, and in some cases, families are losing loved ones.
III. As a relatively young driver, I see this issue on a day-to-day basis.
A. I always knew this was a problem that needed fixing, but it never really hit me until I had a friend injured in a really bad car accident by a student who was texting and driving.
IV. As I’ve stated before, texting and driving is one of the nations leading causes of car crashes. While there are some laws in effect, people whom text and drive need to be held more accountable. While there is no simple solution, there are further steps that need to be done in order to ultimately resolve this issue.
A. Texting and driven can be prevented, and instead of using enforcement after the fact, we should be using preventative enforcement.
B. While this is a National issue, I will lay out a plan that addresses the problems on a state