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Topic: Capital Punishment

Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that capital punishment should be eliminated.Thematic statement/ central idea's: Capital punishment should be eliminated because it is cruel and unusual, kills innocent people, and used in a discriminatory manner.

INTRODUCTION:

ATTENTION GAINING DEVICE: 
Do two wrongs make a right? How can the state condemn something and then turn around do that same action? Do you know what I'm talking about? 
INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC: 
That's right I'm talking about capital punishment
CREDIBILITY:
I've been studying capital punishment for a number of years and during that time I have collect numerous experts opinion on the subject. Based on the quality and quantity of research I believe capital punishment should be eliminated. 
PREVIEW
There are three reasons. First, Capital punishment should be eliminated because it is cruel and unusual. Second, capital punishment should be eliminated because it kills innocent people. Thirdly, capital punishment should be eliminated because it is used in a discriminatory manner.
BODY: 
I. Capital punishment is cruel and unusual. ( Main points prove specific purpose) 

      subpoints establish prove mainpoints

A. There is no other punishment like capital punishment 
B. People sentenced to capital punishment can be shot, electrocuted, or gassed. 
C. Many times executions must be performed many times before the victim has expired. 
D. The case of David Evans Wiliamson is an example of a cruel capital punishment.
II. Capital punishment kills the innocent
    A. Smith study indicates that since l936 103 innocent individuals have been killed by the use of capital punishment.
    B. Our courts has statements that "It is better to let many innocent people go free than to kill an innocent person" Oliver Wendell Holmes
    C. Sociologists suggest that it will always happen no matterhow many appeals we have. Bill Snavely, Prof of Sociology at the University of Texas
III. Capital Punishment is used in a discriminatory manner.
    A. Brown study suggests that more minorities are put to death than whites.
    B. Legal experts believe that capital punishment has been used disproportionately against blacks and minorities (ABA Survey)
    C. America needs to remove all aspects of discrimination in its criminal justice system.
CONCLUSION:
The purpose of capital punishment has always been in doubt. The Courts and most scholarly research indicates that the nations use of capital punishment has had no effect on murder and or crime rates. Capital punishment has no purpose. Why should we continue a cruel and discriminatory program that kills the innocent. We shouldn't. Let stop capital punishment.
CONCLUSIONS SHOULD 
(1) end the speech gracefully
(2) Make your ideas memorable 
(3) Leave positive image by having good last line. Pause


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