Good Group Outline Example

Specific Purpose:    After listening to this persuasive debate the audience should be able to decide if they should drive electric cars or gas powered cars.

Moderator Introduction (include in all outlines)

1.        I. Attention-Getter: As technology advances, many people transition from more classic and common forms of energy to newer, more convenient, and more environmentally friendly forms of energy. This can be seen in the rising advent of electric cars over classic gas-powered vehicles.

2.       II. Personal Credibility: Most of us drive gas powered cars and we have also done research on electric cars.

3.       III. Thesis: There are still those who choose to continue utilizing gas-fueled cars and argue that they are in fact more convenient than electric cars for a variety of different reasons.

4.      IV. Preview Main Points Among the points debated between people who prefer gas or electric cars are cost, convenience, and environmental effects. Here arguing for gas-powered cars are Mark and Brandon, and arguing for electric cars are Patrick and John.

Patrick/John Introduction: As stated by Thomas Jefferson: "We are living in a revolutionary age and we must adapt."Electric cars are becoming more of a sensation in the automobile industry due to its convenience, safe emissions, and its cheaper price tag. They can do exactly what an ordinary gas powered car does. There is no reason to buy an expensive gas guzzling car, when you can buy an affordable and more environmentally friendly electric car.

Mark/Brandon Introduction: Gas powered cars- “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” JFK. There is a reason why Gas powered cars dominate the market.

In this speech we will show that it is not only more convenient, by why people chose to make it that way. We will also cover business practices, and the environmental impact which may surprise you. Gas powered cars are the way of the future and have been since the initial death of the electric car.

[Transition: Let’s start by looking at the convenience that each type of vehicle provides.] Body

I.  First main point: Convenience Electric cars

A.  Subpoint: With electric cars you don’t have to look for a gas station, you can just charge your electric car at the convenience of your own home.

A.  Subpoint: Gas cars a quicker to fuel (It’s true, you can charge an electric car at home. However, if you look at this chart by Plugincars.com: http://www.plugincars.com/sites/default/files/gas-electric-v6.gif,you can see that the average electric car can take up to 12 hours to fully charge.)

B.  Subpoint: Electric cars are also less noisy than gas powered cars. (Fleetcarma.com)

B. Subpoint: Gas cars also are more powerful-(“Travelling distance (Range): The cars can travel only about a 100 miles on an average, and on a single charge...” -gearheads.org)

[MODERATOR TRANSITION: Now that the convenience of both types of vehicle has been discussed, next we will look at the price to be paid for that convenience.]

II.  Second main point: Cost/ Business Practices Patrick/John Pro electric cars Mark/Brandon gas cars

A.                          Sub Point: Electric cars are 2 cents per mile making it more affordable than Gas.

A.                          Sub Point - All these government breaks promote bad business/ bad for capitalist market

B.                          Subpoint: The cost of electricity is stable all around the country making electric cars a much more dependable option and cheaper. (AAA.com)

B.                 Subpoint  Historically gas cars proved superior Henry Ford, Ferdinand Porsche, and even Thomas Edison tried developing this technology (https://energy.gov) yet Gas powered cars proved to be superior.

[MODERATOR TRANSITION: After the financial tolls of each vehicle are taken into consideration, there is still the matter of the toll each may have on the environment.]

III.  Third main point: Environmental

Third Main Point Patrick/John Pro electric cars

A.            Subpoint Electric cars are mostly known for being safe for the environment because they do not burn off any fossil fossil fuels.

Third Main Point Mark/Brandon Pro gas cars

A.                  Subpoint - Electric cars are coal powered“The US gets about a third of its electricity from

coal-fired power, IEA says, and more than 40% of total electricity worldwide comes from burning coal.” (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/08/electric-car-emissions-climate-change)

B.                  Subpoint Electric cars produce low or no emissions into the environment compared to its gas powered competitor. Air pollution. (ucsusa.com)

B.            Subpoint- Gas cars cause much less damage to the environment than electric (https://www.citylab.com/environment/2015/06/where-electric-vehicles-actually-cause-more-pollution-than-ga

s-cars/397136/)(http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-energy/coal-and-other-fossil-fuels/coal-air-pollution#.WiY2mnlr yUk)

(JOHN)  (SHOW SLIDES OF CARS)

[MODERATOR TRANSITION: As was shown here, both electric and gas-powered vehicles have their own detriments to the environment at different degrees. Now, both groups will summarize their arguments.]

Conclusion

Conclusion: Patrick/John Electric

I.                    Summary: There are three important aspects of electric cars that we have talked about. We have talked about the convenience of electric cars, the cost of electric cars and the environmental factors.

II.                  Clincher: Gas guzzling cars are in no way the car of the future, if there is even going to be a future with all of the pollution from their emissions, potentially causing environmental damage. We hope you will consider in the future to purchase an electric car.

Conclusion: Brandon/Mark

I.                    Summary: Gas cars are superior. Gas cars are quicker to fuel, have more power, are more business friendly historically, and present day. Even environmentally gas cars are arguably better for the environment.

II.                  Clincher: Ask if electric cars are really the way of the future, when they cause more damage or at least equal damage to the environment as gas powered cars.

Conclusion: Moderator

I.                    Summary: There are many pros and cons to both gas-powered cars and electric cars. The cost, convenience, and environmental effects varies for both.

II.                  Clincher: When a new, advanced “upgrade” of existing but still functional technology appears, one must take all the negatives and positives of both in to heavy consideration for which one works better for them.