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Essay / Examples of persuasive speeches about organic food - 821
Persuasive speech overviewI. Introduction: A. Caution: Imagine you are at the supermarket buying fruits and vegetables, the vegetables are on sale and the organic vegetables cost 2 dollars more than the original price of the vegetables, which one do you choose? you?B. Relevance to the public: Everyone should know why we should choose organic foods over conventional foods. Buying organic food has improved my life and can improve yours too instead of risking your life by eating foods that have been exposed to many chemicals.C. Thesis: Organic foods are packed with nutrients and are a much better choice than conventional foods. Overview of Main Points: First, I will describe what organic food is, then I will discuss the harmfulness of conventional food, then I will discuss the benefits of eating organic.II. Transition to Main Point 1: I'm sure you've all heard about organic food, but you may not know exactly what it is or what makes it organic. Main Point 1: Organic foods differ greatly from conventional foods.A. Subpoint A: Conventional foods like fruits, vegetables and animals are grown on farms and can be genetically modified to improve their size and quantity. The amount of harmful substances coming from conventional foods is a major problem. Organic foods are obtained from animals or crops grown by farmers who avoid man-made fertilizers, additives, growth regulators, and pesticides.B. Sup Point B: Organic foods differ from conventional foods in several ways. Organic foods use natural resources like manure and compost to enrich the soil where the food is grown. Any form of chemicals such as pesticides should not be used in any form. Organic farmers use crop rotation to preserve the soil. Organic farmers don't do it...... middle of paper ...... reserve it.References:1. Organic Consumers Association (OCA) Organic Resource Center, accessed May 17, 2014. http://organicconsumers.org/organlink.cfm2. Organic or conventional foods. (nd). Organic or conventional foods. Accessed May 17, 2014, from https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/organicvsconventional.aspx3. Diet: good for you and the environment. (nd). Organic and natural down to earth. Retrieved May 17, 2014 from http://www.downtoearth.org/articles/2009-03/21/organic-food-good-you-and-environment4. Learning biology. (nd). Biology learning RSS. Accessed May 18, 2014, from http://mrswolfgang.edublogs.org/2009/03/24/organic-foods-vs-conventional-foods/5. It's easy to be green: organic foods and conventional foods - the gloves come off. (nd). name. Accessed May 18, 2014 from http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/09/organic_green.html