The document is an outline for a persuasive essay arguing that the death penalty should be abolished. It begins with an introduction stating that the death penalty was established thousands of years ago and is still used in 58 countries including the US. However, studies show that some percentage of those sentenced to death are actually innocent. The body then claims that the death penalty is applied unjustly, as those who kill white people are more likely to receive it than those who kill black people. It is described as a "lethal lottery." The conclusion says there are arguments on both sides regarding whether the death penalty is ethical or beneficial for the US to continue using.

1. Death Penalty Outline
General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade audience about death penalty Central
Idea: The death penalty for murders should be abolished. INTRODUCTION Attention Material
Death penalty was first established in the Eighteenth century B.C. 58 countries have death penalty,
including the United States. A new study says that one out of 25 sentenced to death penalty are
innocent; and more than 1,000 people that were executed in 1976 may been innocent. 2. Death
penalty is used unjustifiably Someone who kills a white person, is more likely to be sentenced to
death penalty than those who kill an African American. Death penalty is like a lethal lottery, of
15,000 to 17,000 homicides that are committed every year in
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2. Ethos On Death Penalty
The death penalty has been a huge part of many political debates for the past few decades. There
are two sides, those for and those against its continued use and both have logical arguments. My
research question is if it is ethical and or beneficial for the U.S. government to continue using the
death penalty? To gain the attention of my audience, I am going to share two stories that my sources
have on those with experience in the debate. The Forbes article, "Considering The Death Penalty:
Your Tax Dollars At Work," is an anti
–death penalty piece explaining how an innocent man was on
death row and his opinion on whether or not it should be used. He said in the piece that living out a
life sentence without parole is worse than being executed....show more content...
One, saying it is inhumane and should not be done and the other side says that it is necessary in our
society. Some of the non–biased sources go over just the statistics of the death penalty. This
includes "DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION CENTER Facts about the Death Penalty" and
"Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?". The first article explains the costs associated with the
punishment, how much it is used, states that use it, and people on death row. The second piece
gives unbiased statistics on the pros and cons on the death penalty. By providing this background,
I hope my audience will be more aware of the debate and have more information. I will then
incorporate a few more factual based articles to try and provide all the necessary details, such as
"Death Penalty Pro Con" and a few more biased articles then to get opinions going. I feel that all
my sources work well together as even when the articles have different viewpoints, they do not
contradict one another much. Basically, they highlight the importance of their own arguments and
do not really go after the other side. Overall, I feel that I have the sources necessary to write this
piece. However, I do feel that having a few more scholarly articles will only help my
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