Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that all states in the United States need to impose a ban and/or a fine on the distribution and use of plastic bags.
Central Idea: The United States needs to impose a ban and/or a fine for the distribution and use of plastic bags on all states because of the devastation caused globally every year.
Organizational Pattern: Problem Cause Solution Order

Introduction:
A. (Attention getter) When we throw something away, something as simple as a plastic bag, we often don’t think of where it will end up or the journey it takes to its permanent home. We don’t care what happens next; however, 86% of you stated, in my audience analysis, that we do need to be concerned with plastic pollution in Nebraska (Audience Analysis). (show plastic bag video)
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(Reveal topic) The United States need to impose a ban and/or a fine for the distribution and use of plastic bags.
C. (Establish credibility) I am currently a Business Administration, major but I plan to eventually go into environmental law. Because environmental law is very interesting to me, I have spent the past few weeks researching the topic of banning plastic bags.
D. (Preview statement) Today I would like to discuss why the United States need to impose a ban and/or a fine on the distribution and use of plastic bags, due to the devastation and pollution ruining our homes caused by plastic bags, plastic bags are not recycled as much as they should be, plastic bags are detrimental to wildlife and more states and countries need to implement a ban and/or a fine on the distribution and use of plastic bags.
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