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Recommended: The negative affects of smoking tobacco

Specific Purpose Statement: To invite my audience to consider the advantages and disadvantages of smoking cigarettes so that they can make an informed decision on whether or not to smoke them
Thesis: There are two obvious stances on cigarettes: pro-cigarette and anti-cigarette. Today I would like to explore these two stances and have a discussion about your current views.
Introduction:
o Attention-Getter: (hold up cigarette) there are two ends to a cigarette, just like there are two sides to what people see a cigarette as o Some see a cigarette as a cancer stick, something that is life threatening o While others see a cigarette as an escape, stress relief, or medicine o Since we reached the age of 18, we have been able to make our own decision …show more content…

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