Persuasive Speech Example

I am a strong, independent, smart individual who never likes to lose, and stands up for what is right: just like my dad. This thought first crossed my mind one early autumn morning when I was getting ready for school. That morning, which happened to be Tuesday, I had three major tests: calculus, psychology, and chemistry. I was very stressed out as I did not want to do poorly. My dad noticed that I was stressed and reminded me to believe in myself and to do the best that I can.
As I was heading to my first class (calculus) and heard what seemed to be a loud group of students standing nearby. As I came closer I could not believe what I was seeing. What I saw was a girl in my calculus class, who I remembered her name to be Sally, being bullied. Two girls were standing together,

Adding the hyperbole allows the audience to grasp just how thankful Sally actually was that I stepped in, and helped her when she was being bullied. 2. Alliteration: Sally sells seashells by the sea shore.
Choosing to add the alliteration helps the audience grasp what was going on in the hallways. The audience is able to picture a girl named Sally being bullied because of her name. 3. Maxim: Sally told me that standing up for her changed her life and made her realize that people care about her.
Adding the maxim allows the audience to realize that standing up for someone or something could change someone's life. A simply truthful statement makes people want to voice their opinions, as it could help change an individual's life drastically. 4. Stereotype: In today’s society young individuals think that it is socially acceptable and ‘cool’ to harass other individuals.
Choosing to add the stereotype that only young individuals in today’s society think that it is acceptable to harass other individuals, allows the audience to grasp the tone of disgust and passion that the author has when it comes to individuals being