Death Penalty Paper - Outline
Thesis: The death penalty is expensive, ineffective, and outdated.
Introduction
1. Include Thesis
2. Introduce some points
I. Opposing Arguments/Debunk
1. Include two opposing arguments
2. Debunk both arguments
II. The DP violates human rights
1. Violates human rights
2. Violates Bill of Rights
3. Methods of execution
III. It is legalized murder
1. Government power
2. Conflicts with religious beliefs
IV. Financial costs
1. Cost of hearings, processes, lawyers, etc
2. Compare cost to life sentencing
V. Ineffective as a deterrent
1. Comparison with countries that banned the DP
2. Compare crime rates between U.S. DP states and non DP states
3. Applied unequally
VI. Personal reasons
1. Families of the victims
2. Families of the convict
3. Racism within the system
4. Pressure from the public
Conclusion
1. My personal Opinion
2. Restate Thesis
3. End with quote
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Introduction
What is the Death Penalty
Statistics on the problem
Human Rights
Violates Bill of Rights
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Economic Factors
Cost of the death penalty
Difference between life sentencing
Public Opinion
Pressure on the judge
Families
Personal reasons
Religion/Moral Standpoint
Government plays god
Immoral
Hypocritical
Applied Unfairly
Punishes the poor
Racist
Not all criminals are punished
Opposing Arguments
Debunk
My Opinion
Conclusion
Restate
Conclude ideas
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