CMS Persuasive Speech
Emily Rattanavong
Tim Anderson
CMS 101-113
12 March 2015
Wearing contacts are harmful
General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Purpose: To convince the audience to not wear contact lenses
Introduction
I. (Attention) When you first started using contact lenses, chances are you had the best intentions and were cautious about keeping your lenses clean and properly cared for. But eventually, you started to slack off. Maybe you fell into the habit of taking out your lenses without washing your hands. Or maybe you started going to sleep without removing them first. Sound familiar?
II. (Significance ) Many of us don’t realize the extent of damage contact lenses can cause to the eyes and how significant the amount of problems it can cause.
III. (Topic/Purpose) I will be covering reasons why not to wear contact lenses.
IV. (Credibility) I have worn contacts on and off since the age of 13 and have felt the effects that contacts have had on my eyes and my bank account.
V. (Preview) In this speech, I will discuss the risk/effects that contact lenses can have on the eyes, the long term cost of contact lenses, and what you can do to prevent these to occur.
VI. (Defining contact lenses) Contact lenses are medical devices worn directly on the cornea of the eye. Like eyeglasses, contact lenses help to correct refractive errors and perform this function by adding or subtracting focusing power to the eye's cornea and lens
(Link to body) There are many side effects/risk that contact lenses can have on your eyes
Body
I. Side effects/risk
A. Foggy/Blurry vision : cause from lack of oxygen supply to cornea
According to Health and Fitness Society in December 2014 “Contact lenses rest directly on the eye and cover the entire cornea, they decrease the amount of oxygen that reaches your eyes from the environment. A good oxygen supply is essential to keeping your eyes healthy.”
B. Mineral deposits : can cause infection
An article in All About Vision in February 2014 reported that According to
Tim Anderson
CMS 101-113
12 March 2015
Wearing contacts are harmful
General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Purpose: To convince the audience to not wear contact lenses
Introduction
I. (Attention) When you first started using contact lenses, chances are you had the best intentions and were cautious about keeping your lenses clean and properly cared for. But eventually, you started to slack off. Maybe you fell into the habit of taking out your lenses without washing your hands. Or maybe you started going to sleep without removing them first. Sound familiar?
II. (Significance ) Many of us don’t realize the extent of damage contact lenses can cause to the eyes and how significant the amount of problems it can cause.
III. (Topic/Purpose) I will be covering reasons why not to wear contact lenses.
IV. (Credibility) I have worn contacts on and off since the age of 13 and have felt the effects that contacts have had on my eyes and my bank account.
V. (Preview) In this speech, I will discuss the risk/effects that contact lenses can have on the eyes, the long term cost of contact lenses, and what you can do to prevent these to occur.
VI. (Defining contact lenses) Contact lenses are medical devices worn directly on the cornea of the eye. Like eyeglasses, contact lenses help to correct refractive errors and perform this function by adding or subtracting focusing power to the eye's cornea and lens
(Link to body) There are many side effects/risk that contact lenses can have on your eyes
Body
I. Side effects/risk
A. Foggy/Blurry vision : cause from lack of oxygen supply to cornea
According to Health and Fitness Society in December 2014 “Contact lenses rest directly on the eye and cover the entire cornea, they decrease the amount of oxygen that reaches your eyes from the environment. A good oxygen supply is essential to keeping your eyes healthy.”
B. Mineral deposits : can cause infection
An article in All About Vision in February 2014 reported that According to