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Thesis: The death penalty is expensive, ineffective, and outdated.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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