Ivonne Erion
COM 231
359
Due Date: October 22, 2015

General Purpose: To persuade

Specific Purpose: To influence the audience into considering cyberbullying a good reason to expel a student.

Central Idea: Cyberbullying is just as damaging as physical bullying, as it could lead to psychological damage and even suicide, so it should be treated with the same level of seriousness as one would when dealing with face-to-face bullying.

Main Points:

I. In this age of technology, the percent of people who are cyberbullied rises as people join social networking sites at an increasingly younger age.

II. Cyberbullying can happen to anyone and can be committed by anyone with access to social networking sites.

III. Many victims stay quiet about their