Central Idea: Today I would like to persuade you to realize the dangers and health risks of smoking cigarettes, I would like to give you some options of how not to start smoking and or even stop, and I would like you to visualize with me a nation that is smoke free.

Emotional Appeal: Disgusted, appalled, and baffled

Motivational Appeal: People want to stop smoking or not start because they realize it is deadly.

A. Attention Getter: According to History Today, "Each year, smoking kills more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, murders, suicides and fires---combined!!"

B. Relate Topic: As collage students, some of us smoke and some of us are constantly surrounded with ideas of thoughts of smoking.

C. Credibility Statement: I have done extensive research on this subject and am extremely qualified to talk to you today.

D. Preview Statement: Today I would like to persuade you to realize the dangers and health risks of smoking cigarettes, I would like to give you some options of how not to start smoking and or even stop, and I would like you to visualize with me a nation that is smoke free.

Conclusion: Today, I have shared with you several different aspects of the hazards of smoking, I hope this has somewhat touched you and helped you to possibly change or even reaffirm your beliefs in why smoking is bad.

1. Smoking is the leading cause of death in the United States.

B. There are several Internet support groups, local support groups, and many products on the market that can assist smokers in quitting.

C. For those of us who do not smoke, I believe the statistics are alarming and baffling enough to deter us from taking on such a disgusting habit.

C. Imagine walking across campus without walking through the smokers in front of Pray Harold.

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A. "Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing more than 400,000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than 50 billion in direct medical costs," according to The American Family Physician.

B. Think of all the kids that will not have to suffer and die due to a problem they know nothing about.

Action Statement: I need a commitment from all of you who do smoke to at least try to seek some help in quitting smoking and I need for all of you who do not smoke to really th

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