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This outline provides logical arguments and reasons why the audience should consider buying shoes for the speaker. It addresses the necessity of shoes, the speaker's lack of shoes, and how obtaining them would benefit both parties.
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Crappy Argument Outline • I want shoes. • Shoes make me happy. • I don’t have shoes. • Conclusion: You should buy me shoes.
I want shoes. • Shoes make me happy. • I don’t have shoes. • Conclusion: You should buy me shoes. • Now, consider your audience: • What LOGICAL reasons are there for them to buy you shoes? • Humans consider shoes necessary—why? • Why should your audience care whether or not you have shoes? • Can you logically argue that they will benefit somehow from giving you shoes? • Can you logically argue that they will avoid some other problem if they give you shoes?
Slightly Less Crappy Argument Outline • People who live in a city need shoes to protect their feet and keep them warm. • As shoes get older, they lose those protective qualities. • My shoes are old, and therefore my feet are at risk. • New shoes cost money. • I don’t have the ability to make enough money because I am little. • An adult has been placed in charge of me and is required by law to provide for my needs. • You are that adult. • Getting me the particular shoes I want will make me more obedient and/or helpful. • Conclusion: You should buy me shoes.
Slightly Less Crappy Argument Outline • People who live in a city need shoes to protect their feet and keep them warm. • As shoes get older, they lose those protective qualities. • My shoes are old, and therefore my feet are at risk. • New shoes cost money. • I don’t the ability to make enough money because I am little. • An adult has been placed in charge of me and is required by law to provide for my needs. • You are that adult. • Getting me the particular shoes I want will make me more obedient and/or helpful. • Conclusion: You should buy me shoes.