I Attention
a. Attention getter: George Kelly exonerated after being executed (Sherrer) b. Statistics about death row inmates who are innocent ( c. Introduce Topic d. Preview points of the speech (thesis)
II. NEED
a. Statistics of wrongful executions in this country b. Demonstration of societal pressures that lead to wrongful deaths. (“Get the Facts”) c. Statistics of other countries that have abolished the death penalty (“Abolitionist and Retentionist Countries”) d. The system is unfixable and unchangeable to only guarantee criminal deaths (“Leading Law Group”)
III. SATISFACTION
a. My Proposal: Therefore, the death penalty should be made illegal in all ...
