Obesity Effects on Our Nation
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- Date Submitted: 12/07/2015 12:16 PM
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General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Purpose: I will persuade my audience on the various reasons why fast food chains should face certain regulations as a result of the nation’s obesity problem.
Audience Analysis: My audience is a class of students, most of which are consumers of fast food restaurants. These individuals purchase food from fast food chains because its cheap and convenient for them to get. However, most of these individuals may not be aware of the health risks associated with these types of fast food. As a result, these fast food chains should face regulations in order to reduce our nation’s obesity problem.
Speech Title: Imposing regulations on fast food chains to combat obesity in our nation.
Introduction | Strategy/Purpose |
I. According to Betsy Mckay from the Wall Street Journal, the cost of obesity is currently at $190 billion per a year. One major fast food chain that a majority of American’s dine at is McDonalds, however, most people are not aware that a standard McDonalds meal of chicken nuggets, small fries and juice contains 510 calories, 22 grams of sugar and 23 grams of fat. In addition, the fast food industry spends $4.2 billion on advertisements and McDonalds has thirteen different websites that 365,000 kids and 249,000 teens visit each month. These statistics prove that even young developing kids and teenagers can become obese if they continue to dine at fast food restaurants like McDonalds. | Attention Getter(Betsy Mckay, The Wall Street Journal 2012) |
II. Throughout this speech I will persuade my audience on the reasons why fast food chains should face regulations as a result of the nation’s obesity problem. III. A majority of us in this classroom tend to buy our meals from fast food restaurants, such as McDonalds, Burger King, Shake Shack etc. Some of the main reasons we buy from these restaurants are because its affordable, delicious and convenient for us to access in terms of transportation. In addition,...
Specific Purpose: I will persuade my audience on the various reasons why fast food chains should face certain regulations as a result of the nation’s obesity problem.
Audience Analysis: My audience is a class of students, most of which are consumers of fast food restaurants. These individuals purchase food from fast food chains because its cheap and convenient for them to get. However, most of these individuals may not be aware of the health risks associated with these types of fast food. As a result, these fast food chains should face regulations in order to reduce our nation’s obesity problem.
Speech Title: Imposing regulations on fast food chains to combat obesity in our nation.
Introduction | Strategy/Purpose |
I. According to Betsy Mckay from the Wall Street Journal, the cost of obesity is currently at $190 billion per a year. One major fast food chain that a majority of American’s dine at is McDonalds, however, most people are not aware that a standard McDonalds meal of chicken nuggets, small fries and juice contains 510 calories, 22 grams of sugar and 23 grams of fat. In addition, the fast food industry spends $4.2 billion on advertisements and McDonalds has thirteen different websites that 365,000 kids and 249,000 teens visit each month. These statistics prove that even young developing kids and teenagers can become obese if they continue to dine at fast food restaurants like McDonalds. | Attention Getter(Betsy Mckay, The Wall Street Journal 2012) |
II. Throughout this speech I will persuade my audience on the reasons why fast food chains should face regulations as a result of the nation’s obesity problem. III. A majority of us in this classroom tend to buy our meals from fast food restaurants, such as McDonalds, Burger King, Shake Shack etc. Some of the main reasons we buy from these restaurants are because its affordable, delicious and convenient for us to access in terms of transportation. In addition,...