Why Not to Drink Soda
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Skeleton for Speech 4
Thesis: Not consuming soda makes good sense for us as an individual and as a society.
I. Soda’s ingredients let us see, up close, why it’s unhealthy.
II. Soda’s harmful effects are many.
III. To avoid the issues of consumption some compelling solutions have been proposed.
Christine Ehrhard
Williams
SC 105H
21 April 2010
Title: Soda Consumption should be avoided
Purpose: To persuade the class not to consume soda.
Introduction:
IV. Want to lose 12 pounds per year?
V. Or how about avoiding something that can make you go blind, cause lifelong paralysis or death?
VI. There is one simple thing we can do to avoid these tragic outcomes and—at the same time--help America.
VII. What is this one simple thing, you may ask?
VIII. (Thesis) Not consuming soda. Not consuming soda makes good sense for us as an individual and as a society.
IX. (Preview) After we examine its harmful ingredients and the specific ways it can hurt your health, you’ll see why. Rather than leave you thirsty, we’ll then explore healthier alternatives to soda. All the while, let’s consider the broader implications of our actions in terms of our nation’s ongoing concerns with health care.
(Transition): To understand the real issue with soda we must first look at what is in soda.
Body
I. Soda’s ingredients let us see, up close, why it’s unhealthy.
A. The average soda contains similar ingredients. The basic ingredients include carbonated water, caramel color, natural flavors, caffeine, phosphoric acid and high-fructose corn syrup.
B. The first few ingredients are really harmless.
1. Carbonated water is plain water infused with carbon dioxide, which creates the bubbles.
2. Caramel color is a natural additive that tints food products, providing the familiar color consumers expect to see.
3. Natural flavors are often of the citrus variety and added for taste.
(Internal...
Thesis: Not consuming soda makes good sense for us as an individual and as a society.
I. Soda’s ingredients let us see, up close, why it’s unhealthy.
II. Soda’s harmful effects are many.
III. To avoid the issues of consumption some compelling solutions have been proposed.
Christine Ehrhard
Williams
SC 105H
21 April 2010
Title: Soda Consumption should be avoided
Purpose: To persuade the class not to consume soda.
Introduction:
IV. Want to lose 12 pounds per year?
V. Or how about avoiding something that can make you go blind, cause lifelong paralysis or death?
VI. There is one simple thing we can do to avoid these tragic outcomes and—at the same time--help America.
VII. What is this one simple thing, you may ask?
VIII. (Thesis) Not consuming soda. Not consuming soda makes good sense for us as an individual and as a society.
IX. (Preview) After we examine its harmful ingredients and the specific ways it can hurt your health, you’ll see why. Rather than leave you thirsty, we’ll then explore healthier alternatives to soda. All the while, let’s consider the broader implications of our actions in terms of our nation’s ongoing concerns with health care.
(Transition): To understand the real issue with soda we must first look at what is in soda.
Body
I. Soda’s ingredients let us see, up close, why it’s unhealthy.
A. The average soda contains similar ingredients. The basic ingredients include carbonated water, caramel color, natural flavors, caffeine, phosphoric acid and high-fructose corn syrup.
B. The first few ingredients are really harmless.
1. Carbonated water is plain water infused with carbon dioxide, which creates the bubbles.
2. Caramel color is a natural additive that tints food products, providing the familiar color consumers expect to see.
3. Natural flavors are often of the citrus variety and added for taste.
(Internal...