PERSUASION OUTLINE WORKSHEET: Spring 2022
THESIS/CONTROLLING STATEMENT: Take you stand here” I WANT TO:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Gender-Based Violence)
I (ATTENTION GETTING DEVICE)(How you open speech- a story is best!)
I will open with: ___________________________________________________
SIGNIFIGANCE/FACT THAT SHOW IMPORTANCE OF TOPIC: I will tell you that:
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CREDIBILITY/ETHOS/WHY ARE YOU DOING THE TOPIC?: My connection to this topic is:
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STATE THESIS:(Take a position or stand (Like end puppy mills-keep it simple. Bring thesis from top down here))_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DEFINITIONS OF ANY TERMS:(any words not clear like PED’s or GMO’s)
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II (NEED) WE NEED TO CHANGE/STOP/START/BEGIN/END OR ELSE HARMFUL THINGS WILL OR HAVE
HAPPENED.(o.k. repeat thesis)
FIRST NEED/HARM(Give one argument for each letter. You then get stories and evidence to support your points.) (example: Heroin kills people and I will prove it with evidence and stories.
ARGUMENT #1: (state your argument here and what evidence/stories you will use to prove it.
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a.
b.
c.
SECOND NEED/HARM. ( Example: Heroin alters lives of users in negative ways.)
ARGUMENT #2:(state your argument here and what evidence/stories you will use to prove it.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
THIRD NEED/HARM. (Example: Heroin abuse harms families of addicts.)
ARGUMENT #3 (state your argument here and what evidence/stories you will use to prove it.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
. PLEASE AGREE TO CARRY OUT:(After the audience watches your speech, please check to see if you have persuaded them by asking them to take no more than 5 minutes out of their lives to do one thing.)
ACTION:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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COMMITMENT-(Agree by date. Example: Go to Learn2Cope.com and watch video or embed video at end of speech/or agree to read something/do or don’t do something like quit smoking for one day.)
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MEMORABLE CONCLUSION(Example: End with success story of recovering addict.)
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SOURCES:
1. How you can help end gender-based violence. Hill, Anita F. Boston Globe (Online); Boston [Boston]. 29 Nov 2021
2. FCC Launches NOI on Access to Lifeline, ACP for Abuse Victims Anonymous.
Telecommunications Reports; Washington Vol. 88, Iss. 13, (Jul 29, 2022): 19-21.
3. White House Launches Task Force To Address Online Gender-Based Abuse Stanton, Lynn.
Telecommunications Reports; Washington Vol. 88, Iss. 11, (Jul 1, 2022):19-24.
4. EU Commission Proposes Online Child Sex Abuse Legislation
Anonymous. Telecommunications Report; Washington Vol.88, Iss.9,(May 20, 2022): 37.