Informative

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Assignment: Week 4 Outline

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Date: Informative

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I. Introduction

A. Attention-getter:

B. Relevance statement:

C. Credibility statement:

D. Preview statement:

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II. Body

A. Negative impact on soci

1. What are the negative impacts?

a. 70% teenagers are now using social media more than 7 hours

b. 13 to 17 teens who have a smartphone more than doubled their over a 6 year period which 89% more that 6 years ago. (Smith, et al., 2022)

2. Cyberbully (Smith, et al., 2022)

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B. Effects of constant social media use

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2. Jones in a 2021 article on Social Media explains that social media is harmful to teenagers because they are over using the platform.

a. [Sub-subpoint]

b. [Sub-subpoint]

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III. Conclusion

A. [Summary of main points]

B. Restate thesis in another

C. [Memorable close] So do you think social media harming our teenagers?

Example References

Loureiro, M., Loureiro, N. & Silva, R. (2020, December 12). Differences of gender in oral and written communication apprehension of university students. Education Sciences, 10(12), 379-382. http://dx.doi.org.devry.idm.oclc.org/10.3390/educsci10120379

(Loureiro, et al., 2020)

Lucas, S. E. (2020). The art of public speaking. McGraw-Hill Education.

Natcom.org (1999). NCA credo for ethical communication. National Communication Association Legislative Council. https://www.natcom.org/uploadedFiles/About_NCA/Leadership_and_Governance/Public_Policy_Platform/PDF-PolicyPlatform-NCA_Credo_for_Ethical_Communication.pdf

Simonds, C., Hunt, S. & Simonds, B. (2010). Public speaking: Prepare, present, participate. Allyn & Bacon.