Ciara Martinez
Communication 103
Persuasive Outline, Stock Issues
November 3 2016
Why You Should Donate Blood
General Purpose: To persuade
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention Gainer: “Up to 3 lives are saved by one pint of donated blood,” that means that if all of us 20 students just in this class were to donate blood, as many as 60 lives could be saved (Rock River Valley Blood Center).
B. Reason to Listen: Blood donation affects more lives than some are aware of, it may have helped your family, friends, or neighbors; it is a subject everyone should be concerned about.
C. Speaker Credibility (right to inform): Being a strong advocate for helping others has brought me much interest in the subject of blood donation; this has influenced me to conduct …show more content…
Information (sub-point) Martinez (2016) says that as cliché as it sounds she donates to save lives, to help the community and to honor her father. She saw first hand how much blood can do for a person; her father who passed away after suffering through Myelodysplastic Syndrome, went through blood bags regularly in large amounts.
3. Action Step for us to take (sub-point) What you all can do to help the cause is participate in one of the next blood drives held on campus, this is an opportunity that is so convenient that no one has to even leave SDSU. The upcoming dates are November 29th and December 2nd, so sign up.
III. CONCLUSION
A. Restate your Thesis Today I shared with you how much of an obligation Americans have for donating blood.
B. Review your Main Points The variety of people ranging from a pregnant mother to a cancer patient need numerous units of blood daily and it has become an issue to provide the necessary amounts due to the shortage of blood and lack of donors. People should step up and donate because it affects many lives in dramatic ways.
C. Provide a Reason to Remember Think of the people around you or your loved ones; they may someday be in need of your blood …show more content…
(n.d.). Retrieved November 07, 2016, from https://rrvbc.org/blood-facts/
Gillespie, T. W., & Hillyer, C. D. (2002). Blood donors and factors impacting the blood donation decision. Transfusion Medicine Reviews, 16(2), 115-130. doi:10.1053/tmrv.2002.31461
"How Blood Is Used." Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Australian Red Cross, n.d Web. 05 Nov. 2016. Retrieved from http://www.donateblood.com.au/learn#types-of-donation
Huntington Toyota Scion. (2014, August 25). Please Donate Blood - Red Cross Storytellers Anthem. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24pp-IDWJPI&index=3&list=PLjXQQ4--O4lgpmFhQXZv0GCLNuZ_SLlUN
Martinez, V. A. (2016, November 07). Student [Telephone interview].
Rabin, R. C. (2016, September 23). Too Old to Donate Blood. New York Times. Retrieved November 08, 2016, from http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/too-old-to-donate-blood/?_r=0
Reasons People Don 't Give Blood. (n.d.). Retrieved November 08, 2016, from http://umm.edu/about/blood-drives/reasons-people-dont-give
Zabarenko, D. (2014, September 19). The Nation Has a Major Blood Shortage. ABC News. Retrieved November 05, 2016, from
Communication 103
Persuasive Outline, Stock Issues
November 3 2016
Why You Should Donate Blood
General Purpose: To persuade
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention Gainer: “Up to 3 lives are saved by one pint of donated blood,” that means that if all of us 20 students just in this class were to donate blood, as many as 60 lives could be saved (Rock River Valley Blood Center).
B. Reason to Listen: Blood donation affects more lives than some are aware of, it may have helped your family, friends, or neighbors; it is a subject everyone should be concerned about.
C. Speaker Credibility (right to inform): Being a strong advocate for helping others has brought me much interest in the subject of blood donation; this has influenced me to conduct …show more content…
Information (sub-point) Martinez (2016) says that as cliché as it sounds she donates to save lives, to help the community and to honor her father. She saw first hand how much blood can do for a person; her father who passed away after suffering through Myelodysplastic Syndrome, went through blood bags regularly in large amounts.
3. Action Step for us to take (sub-point) What you all can do to help the cause is participate in one of the next blood drives held on campus, this is an opportunity that is so convenient that no one has to even leave SDSU. The upcoming dates are November 29th and December 2nd, so sign up.
III. CONCLUSION
A. Restate your Thesis Today I shared with you how much of an obligation Americans have for donating blood.
B. Review your Main Points The variety of people ranging from a pregnant mother to a cancer patient need numerous units of blood daily and it has become an issue to provide the necessary amounts due to the shortage of blood and lack of donors. People should step up and donate because it affects many lives in dramatic ways.
C. Provide a Reason to Remember Think of the people around you or your loved ones; they may someday be in need of your blood …show more content…
(n.d.). Retrieved November 07, 2016, from https://rrvbc.org/blood-facts/
Gillespie, T. W., & Hillyer, C. D. (2002). Blood donors and factors impacting the blood donation decision. Transfusion Medicine Reviews, 16(2), 115-130. doi:10.1053/tmrv.2002.31461
"How Blood Is Used." Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Australian Red Cross, n.d Web. 05 Nov. 2016. Retrieved from http://www.donateblood.com.au/learn#types-of-donation
Huntington Toyota Scion. (2014, August 25). Please Donate Blood - Red Cross Storytellers Anthem. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24pp-IDWJPI&index=3&list=PLjXQQ4--O4lgpmFhQXZv0GCLNuZ_SLlUN
Martinez, V. A. (2016, November 07). Student [Telephone interview].
Rabin, R. C. (2016, September 23). Too Old to Donate Blood. New York Times. Retrieved November 08, 2016, from http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/too-old-to-donate-blood/?_r=0
Reasons People Don 't Give Blood. (n.d.). Retrieved November 08, 2016, from http://umm.edu/about/blood-drives/reasons-people-dont-give
Zabarenko, D. (2014, September 19). The Nation Has a Major Blood Shortage. ABC News. Retrieved November 05, 2016, from