argumantive speech outline

Topic: against early marriage

General Purpose: To argue

Specific Purpose: To argue that early marriages should be forbidden since they cause more harm than good.

Thesis Statement: The government and other social organizations should sought to discourage early marriages since 1) early marriages erode the moral standard of the youth; 2) increases the rate of divorce in the society today; 3) compromise family planning; 4) deteriorates the living standard and crumbles economic growth.

Introduction

1. [Attention Getter] research conducted by the International Centre for Research on Women on early Marriage (2013) presented the following statistical data regarding developing countries.

A. Statistically computed data shows that a third of women under the age 18 get married at a tender age.

B. Statistics speculates that over 150 million girls are likely to get married before attaining the age of 18.

C. According to Frida Okonofua’s work confronting the Challenge of Reproductive Health in Africa: A Textbook for Students and Development Practitioners. Women that spoil in early marriage are most vulnerable to death after childbirth.

2. [Topic Justification/ Establish Controversy] early marriage is a rapidly growing phenomena that human right and the governments all over the world are striving to deal.

A. Frida’s work elaborates that marriage for girls under that age of 18 puts them at risk of contracting a reproductive disorder related to childbirth and pregnancy.

B. According to Kate Plourde (2012), The Stories Behind the Statistics: Early Marriage, more than 37,000 teenage girls get married all over the world on a daily basis. Early marriage is a violation of the human right laws governing the safety and general wellbeing of children. Therefore, early marriage compromises economic development and compromises emanation of a pool of young labor force.

3. [Credible Statement] Am mostly emotional about human right activism.

A. I have studied some cases of early marriages and reviewed the available secondary sources regarding the implications of early marriages on the society today.

4. [Preview] The governments should create strict policies and regulations that forbid early marriage for the following reasons.

A. Firstly, early marriages erode the moral standards of the society today.

B. Secondly, early marriages forbid a nation, young and highly skilled labor force, hence compromising economic growth.

Transition: the bottom line early marriages impact negatively on the welfare of teenagers and economic endeavors of a nation.

Body

1. [First Constructive Argument] Early marriage is direct constituent of poverty. This idea is portrayed in Naana Otoo-Oyortey and Sonita Pobi’s work, Early marriage and Poverty (2003)

A. Marriage was meant to be a holy union between a man and a woman. However, early marriage endanger the fundamentals of marriage as an institution.

I. Early marriage has been significantly associated with the escalating poverty levels in developing countries. (Nation Against Early Marriage, 2013).

II. Early marriage compromised the availability of a young and skilled workforce thus compromising economic growth of a nation.

B. Early marriage as an economic setback. Ukwuoma Amstrong’s article of the socio-economic implications of early marriage shade intensive light on this aspect.

I. Early marriages paralyzes the education system since the number of school dropouts will significantly increase.

II. Early marriage results in substandard living standard since the parties involved have not achieved economic stability.

2. [Second Constructive Argument] secondly, early marriages deteriorate the moral standards of the society today.

A. Early marriage is a violation of the human right laws.

I. Early marriage involve women under the age of 18 years. Therefore it can be termed as violation of children’s rights (Nation against Early Marriage, 2013).

II. A study conducted by UNICEF in 2005 revealed that early marriage is a crippling endeavor on the society’s development.

B. Emanation of a morally derailed generation

I. Early marriage is fundamentally a major setback and a factor that is continuously infusing depletion of the moral standards in the society.

Conclusion

I. In summary is significantly fundamental that a review is done on why it is essential to discourage early marriages.

A. Firstly, early marriages deteriorate the moral standards in the society.

B. Secondly, early marriages destabilize economic development of a country

C. Finally, early marriages put women on the verge of high susceptibility to reproductive infections.

II. In line with all the highlighted impacts of early marriage. The need for adverse measure to curb early marriage is fundamentally necessary. Therefore, the government should dedicate resources and personnel toward containing of this rapidly growing phenomenon.

Hypothetical Enthymeme

Major Premise: If you violate child rights, you will be violate the human right laws.

Minor Premise: early marriages violate child rights.

Conclusion: early marriages violate human right laws.

III. [Refutation] Finally, early marriages do more harm than good to the society.

A. [Minimization] Early marriages cause serious damage on the society’s moral stability, as opposed to the speculated traditional reasons for early marriages.

I. Early marriages spoil the moral grounds for the young generation.

B. [Turn the Tables] furthermore early marriages compromise a country’s economic growth.

I. Depletion of a young and skilled labor force.

II. Deterioration of living standard.

III. Increasing the dependent population.

C. [Turn the Tables] moreover, medical risks is another aspect of concern.

I. Mothering at a tender age results in reproductive related infection.

Transition: the bottom line is clear, early marriages do massive damage to the society.

Citation

ICRW (2013). Child marriage facts and figures. Retrieved from http://www.icrw.org/child-marriage-facts-and-figures

Otoo-Oyortey, N., Pobi, S., Forum of Marriage and the Rights of Women and Girls, & International Planned Parenthood Federation. (2003). Early marriage and poverty: Exploring links for policy and programme development. London: Forum of Marriage and the Rights of Women and Girls.

Plourde, K. (2012). The story behind the statistics: Early marriage. BILL & MELINDA GATES foundation. Print. Retrieved from: http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2012/12/The-Stories-Behind-the-Statistics-Early-Marriage#.Vi_QmytlK1t.

Tangri, S. (2013). The impacts of early marriage: Domestic Violence and sexuality. Nation Against Early Marriage. Print. Retrieved from: http://www.breakthrough.tv/earlymarriage/2013/08/impact-early-marriage-domestic-violence-sexuality/

Ukwuoma, A. Child marriage in Nigeria: The health hazards and socio-legal implications. Lulu. Com. Print. P. 5

UNICEF. (2005). Early Marriage A Harmful Traditional Practice A Statistical Exploration 2005. New York: United Nations Children's Fund, (UNICEF).