17 Aug Identify five possible topics that you would like to explore for a persuasive speech using the enumerated list below that will help you identify your experiences and expertise that would be good starting points for a topic.
- Identify five possible topics that you would like to explore for a persuasive speech using the enumerated list below that will help you identify your experiences and expertise that would be good starting points for a topic. Write two paragraphs for each of the five you select.
- For the first paragraph for each of the five that you select, you simply start with these statements. For instance, “A legal rule or social norm I disagree with is” and then you elaborate on this with a couple of sentences explaining what that rule is and why you disagree with it.
- One cause I’m actively involved in is ….
- Three recent current events that have had a big impact on me are …..
- A controversial issue that people in my culture of origin deal with is ….
- One of the political issues that energizes me a great deal is …. (You might consider political positions you strongly favor or oppose.)
- A legal rule or social norm I disagree with is…
- The most important change that our society should make is…..
- A serious injustice that ought to be challenged….
- If I could pass a law, it would call for ….
- A problem in our society that is important, but mostly overlooked is …
- For the second paragraph on each of the five topics from above that you selected, write a paragraph explaining how you might develop this topic as a persuasive speech with one of the specific purposes for persuasion as a question of fact, value, policy or refutation. Use the concepts from Chapter Sixteen as you describe your aim in being persuasive with each of the five topics.
