Making Tobacco Illegel

Persuasive Speech Outline
Making Tobacco Illegal

Topic: Making Cigarettes Illegal
General Purpose: To weaken the commitment of the audience
Specific Purpose: To weaken the commitment of the audience to the side stating that cigarettes should be legal
Thesis: Cigarettes are not only harmful to people who use them, they are also injurious to innocent bystanders and should be made illegal.


Introduction

I. Attention Getter: Tobacco. The Silent Killer. Over 440,000 Americans a year die from diseases attributed solely to cigarette smoking alone according to the Chronic Disease Prevention website. Tobacco kills more people than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fires and AIDS combined.

II. Thesis: Cigarettes are not only harmful to those who use them, but they also hurt and kill innocent bystanders and should be made illegal.

III. Preview: Today I am going to talk about why cigarettes should be made illegal, why some ...