Outline of persuasive speech
Topic: Students have to learn about world religions in public schools.
General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Purpose: To persuade audience that world religions should be taught to students in public schools
Central Idea: Although studying world religions have disadvantages in that it makes some people have less faith in their religion, the advantages outweigh it since it makes people have more knowledge about religion and culture, decrease in discriminatory action and decline in conflict about religion difference.
Organization Pattern: Topical
1. Introduction
a. Attention gathers
i. When I was young, I was curious about the importance of religion and why most people uphold the religion as the spiritual anchor. When …show more content…
• Children are more willing to avoid behaving discriminatory actions about race and religion (Sniderman and Piazza 2002; Steiber 1980).
2.2 The disadvantages of studying world religions i. Support
• Members of minor religions are afraid that studying world religions will be prejudice in that people will agree with main religions and ignore minor religions.
• Many Christians are worried that teaching world religions will weaken the faith of their people in religion (Stolzenberg 1993, 594).
2.3 Proving that advantages of studying world religions outweigh the disadvantages i. Support
• Experiment about studying world religions in Modesto, California proves that the student undergoing world religion course receive many benefits while they do not seem to change the religion or weaken their faith in their religion (Lester & Roberts, 2011).
• “As I’ve been in this class I’ve noticed how all these religions tie in some way.” one student said, “but I try not to convert to anything because I strongly believe in my religion” (Modesto Student Personal Interviews. Modesto, California. January 10–14,
Topic: Students have to learn about world religions in public schools.
General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Purpose: To persuade audience that world religions should be taught to students in public schools
Central Idea: Although studying world religions have disadvantages in that it makes some people have less faith in their religion, the advantages outweigh it since it makes people have more knowledge about religion and culture, decrease in discriminatory action and decline in conflict about religion difference.
Organization Pattern: Topical
1. Introduction
a. Attention gathers
i. When I was young, I was curious about the importance of religion and why most people uphold the religion as the spiritual anchor. When …show more content…
• Children are more willing to avoid behaving discriminatory actions about race and religion (Sniderman and Piazza 2002; Steiber 1980).
2.2 The disadvantages of studying world religions i. Support
• Members of minor religions are afraid that studying world religions will be prejudice in that people will agree with main religions and ignore minor religions.
• Many Christians are worried that teaching world religions will weaken the faith of their people in religion (Stolzenberg 1993, 594).
2.3 Proving that advantages of studying world religions outweigh the disadvantages i. Support
• Experiment about studying world religions in Modesto, California proves that the student undergoing world religion course receive many benefits while they do not seem to change the religion or weaken their faith in their religion (Lester & Roberts, 2011).
• “As I’ve been in this class I’ve noticed how all these religions tie in some way.” one student said, “but I try not to convert to anything because I strongly believe in my religion” (Modesto Student Personal Interviews. Modesto, California. January 10–14,