¶ … Banning/Restricting the sale of Violent Video Games to Minors
Persuasive Speech Outline Template
Organization:
This speech uses problem-solution organization.
Audience analysis:
The average age of the audience is between 30 and 55 years of age with ages ranging from 14 to 59. There is roughly an even balance
of males to females; the main ethnic background is Caucasian.
Some of the audience members are still in high school, some do not work outside the home, and some work full time jobs. Most are from conservative religious backgrounds. As to this speech topic, most of the audience members are of childbearing age or have children themselves. This speech is given during the late afternoon.
Central Idea:
Banning or restricting the sale of violent video games
Specific Purpose:
To inform my audience of the dangers of selling violent video games to children, and persuade them to support legal action against merchants who do so.
Introduction:
I. Attention-getter
A. A friend of mine used to work in the video games department at Wal Mart. He still loves to tell stories about kids trying to buy R. Or even M. rated video games, often with their parents in tow.
B. The store policy was that such games could not be sold to minors without parental permission. To follow the policy, he always made it a point to say something like, "Are you aware that this game is rated R. For blood and gore?" Most horrified parents would immediately refuse to buy it and drag the child out of the store. He earned more than one dirty look from a preteen or two because of it.
Establish Credibility -- My friend felt that he had a duty to parents to ensure that these games were not sold to their children.
II. Thesis Statement -- Violent video games can have negative effects on minors, and merchants...
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