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Persuasive Speech Title: Reasons for implementing the Death Penalty Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience in favor of the Death Penalty Thesis Statement: Today I am going to try and convince you why the Death Penalty is a good idea. Introduction Attention material: David Westerfield was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of the seven year old Danielle Van Damme. Westerfield kidnapped this innocent girl from her home, sexually assaulted her, later killed her, and then dumped her body thinking that he would never get caught. Fortunately, he was. Now he has to face the consequences of his actions by being sentenced to the death penalty. Thesis statement: Today I am going to try and convince you why the Death Penalty is a good idea. Preview: My reasons are as follows: the death penalty can serve as a crime deterrent, the cost of the death penalty is efficient, and capital punishment is a form of justice. (transition: my opening example is crime) Body I. The process of taking another person’s life is immoral and brutal. A. Many peop