Sample Advocacy Speech

I.

Sample 1

Introduction
a. Attention getter
b. Introduce controversy
c. Introduce my perspective
d. Preview main points

II.

Define the controversy

a. Brief map of what others have said / examples of ways people have defined the
issue
b. How am I defining the issue?

III.

What is my position?
a. I believe that... (definition/position advocated)
i. Go into great detail here what precisely do I believe?
b. I believe this because... evidence/points supporting my belief; evidence can
include:
i. Research of others
ii. My own research
iii. Personal experience
iv. Other kinds of evidence
v. Has my position changed over the course of doing this assignment?

IV.

Address significant counterclaims

a. What might other believe?
b. Why is my belief more right than theirs? How do I respond to counterclaims?

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Sample 2

c. Do justice to the counterclaims if rejecting, do so in an informed manner; if

revising, point out specifically why the claim is or is not merited
V.

Conclusion
a. Remind us what your opinion is
b. Briefly recap why you believe that
c. Leave us with an answer to the So what? question why does it matter? What
is at stake if your position is rejected?`