English Unit 1oral Speech

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Govt told to ban smoking in outdoordining areasByMelissa BrownUpdated Fri May 10, 2013 8:23pm AESTPersuasive

Almost 200 cancer specialists have written to the VictorianGovernment calling for a ban on smoking in outdoor dining anddrinking areas.

The members of the Cancer Council's clinical network believe the ban willprotect people from second-hand smoke and help stop quitters fromrelapsing.

Professor David Ball, the chairman of the lung service at Melbourne'sPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre, says second-hand smoke kills hundredsof thousands of people around the world each year.

He has likened smoking in outdoor dining areas to spraying asbestos dustover the tables.

"If a restaurateur allowed asbestos dust to be sprayed around the outdoordining area, there'd be an outrage," Professor Ball said.

"So it's interesting to me that there's a double standard about two cancer-

producing substances."

Victoria is the only state that has not introduced or committed to a ban onsmoking in outdoor dining areas.

"Victoria has a particularly proud record in implementing legislation overseveral decades which have reduced the smoking rates to among thelowest in the world and it's a pity to see the policy stalling at this stage," hesaid.

"Every day I have to tell some Victorians and their families the bad newsthat they have lung cancer and it may not be curable.

"I really wish I could have less of these conversations."

Quit Victoria's executive director Fiona Sharkie says almost 4,000Victorians die of smoking-related illnesses every year.

"Seven out of 10 Victorians want to see smoke-free outdoor dining anddrinking areas in our state," she said.

"Given 86 per cent of Victorians don't smoke, that's not surprising."
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Good morning Year 11s and Miss Passas

The issue in which I will be discussing today is: Should smokers be banned from

lighting up in any public space?

There has been much debate and discussion on this topic however it has recently

become a very intense topic, as Victoria is the only Victoria is the only state that

has not introduced or committed to a ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas.

Mellissa Brown a journalist for ABC news investigates and provides evidence on

this issue in her article titled Government told to ban smoking in outdoordinning areas on May 10, 2013 on ABC news website.

Throughout her article she provides evidence that sways the readers to agree

with her point of view, which is that the government should ban smokers from

lighting up in public areas. She restates her contention throughout the article bystating Almost 200 cancer specialists have written to the Victorian

Government calling for a ban on smoking in outdoor dining and drinking

areas. This also provides an experts opinion thus making the readers feel as

though her evidence and information is more professional and factual.

Therefore her article gain credibility as it proves that Brown had went

through research and had went through the effort to get expert opinions. She

then continues in her article stating that Peter MaCallum from Melbournes

Cancer centre had said second-hand smoke kills hundreds of thousands of

people around the world each year this statement may be exaggerated

however it appeals to fear thus capturing the readers attention. In the middleof her article Miranda continues on to say that If a restaurateur allowed

asbestos dust to be sprayed around the outdoor dining area, there'd be an

outrage this sentence has an emotional impact therefore by making readers

respond on an emotional level it positions them to share her viewpoint. By

providing evidence on the matter and using expert opinion she highlights her

viewpoints explicitly to the audience hence effectively capturing the readers

attention and also this makes her arguments more notable.

Mellissas audience is mainly targeted by the people of Victoria especially

those who wishes to protect their family and their health. As her evidence

suggest that second hand smoking is fatal and is killing a large number of

people, she appeals to fear and family values. She attempts to convince her

audience by using a serious tone, evident in sentences such as killing

hundreds and thousand of people each year or by stating that doctors must

deliver the bad new that a Victorian citizen has lung cancer and it may not be

curable. Other persuasive techniques that she applies include anecdote,

reason and logic, attacks and also loyalty and patriotism.

Brown first used an anecdote by saying how she wishes to have fewer

conversations where she has to tell Victorians and their families that they

have lung cancer. She is drawing on her personal experience thus making theissue appear more real Because she has drawn on her personal experience


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this engages the audience and also because it is a true story it also carries

weight with the readers. Using this technique makes the readers have a sense

of something more personal thus making them think that this could happen

to them or someone close to them. As a result, this positions the readers to

agree with her viewpoint that the government should banned smoking in

outdoor dinning areas even before they have finished reading the whole

article.

She also appeals to loyalty and patriotism stating, "Victoria has a particularly

proud record in implementing legislation over several decades this invokes

feelings of pride, and a shared identity and common purpose. The readers are

therefore positioned to feel the need to keep up Victorias reputations and

they will then urge the government to banned smoking in outdoor dinning

area.

Overall, Mellissa Brown uses a vast ranged of different persuasive techniquesin order to convince readers that smoking in outdoor dinning areas is

hazardous to our health and therefore the government should ban it.

Thank you for listening.

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