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Xee · 11-29-2004, 11:17 PM

Not sure if this in the right forum, if not, mods, feel free to move it.

For my last speech in my speech class, we have to do a 6- minute persuasive speech on something that "concerns us." I wanted to do something that would interest the rest of the class and also be interesting to research. So for my topic, I chose "I believe everyone should have some kind of self-defense training" and now I have to "persuade" them. To do this, I need to have three main points. That's where I'm a little stuck on. So far, here's what I thought I'd cover:

1.) The ethics of self-defense - Philosophical/moral justifications
2.) The likeliness of being attacked - Statistical data; real-life accounts
3.) The benefits of self-defense - The benefits; more real-life accounts

The only one I'm not sure about is number 2, mainly because I haven't researched at all the likeliness of being attacked. Still, I think I can argue it.

Anyone have any feedback or suggestions? Think I pretty much covered all the bases?

11-29-2004, 11:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Xee Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Need a little help for a speech on self-defense Not sure if this in the right forum, if not, mods, feel free to move it. For my last speech in my speech class, we have to do a 6- minute persuasive speech on something that "concerns us." I wanted to do something that would interest the rest of the class and also be interesting to research. So for my topic, I chose "I believe everyone should have some kind of self-defense training" and now I have to "persuade" them. To do this, I need to have three main points. That's where I'm a little stuck on. So far, here's what I thought I'd cover: 1.) The ethics of self-defense - Philosophical/moral justifications 2.) The likeliness of being attacked - Statistical data; real-life accounts 3.) The benefits of self-defense - The benefits; more real-life accounts The only one I'm not sure about is number 2, mainly because I haven't researched at all the likeliness of being attacked. Still, I think I can argue it. Anyone have any feedback or suggestions? Think I pretty much covered all the bases?