Persuasive Speech

Main point 1 c

But there are ways to give your body access to high-quality air. According to Harvard Medical School, there are many ways to improve indoor air quality. Analysis: Ways to improve indoor air quality include keeping the house clean, keep plants outdoors, let outside air in (if the air quality is currently good), change filters.

Analysis -

(explanation of how you will overcome this objection) Based on the evidence I have shared with you, this is a real issue with real consequences and there is an answer. b. I am a really conscious consumer and this is way above my budget Analysis -- (explanation of how you will overcome this objection) This will be cheaper than the diseases it prevents down the road. Some air purifiers are more reasonable, there is one every budget although they vary in performance.

3. Main Point 1 a

According to the World Health Organization, there are over 1 billion people who have respiratory issues. Analysis: "We take our breathing and our respiratory health for granted, but the lung is a vital organ that is vulnerable to airborne infection and injury. Respiratory diseases are leading causes of death and disability in the world. About 65 million people suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 3 million die from it each year, making it the third leading cause of death worldwide." (WHO).

2. Transition -

Air is essential for life. We don't often talk about it, but it is vital to our existence. It's not like we can take a break from breathing air. No air, we die. Not paying attention to the air we breathe can harm us or worse yet lead to death.

Main Point 2b

Analysis: Tips to improve the air you breathe: stay inside if there is poor air quality outside, don't burn wood or trash, and don't smoke (American Lung Association). Analysis: Another suggestion, take a look at the airvisual application (AIRVISUAL) that keeps you informed of air quality in any surroundings, including your home. It also shows you where air is consistently poor worldwide.

7. Visualization

Have you seen the pictures of what smokers lungs look like? That is enough to stop anyone from smoking. Over time, breathing poor air quality will limit your lung capacity over time the same way smoking does and it will lead to a variety of health issues. Think about starting with an air purifier in your bedroom since we spend a lot of time there. See for yourself how your respiratory situations improve, plus sleep improves.

6. Solution Reveal

My solution is for you to buy an air purifier. Air purifiers improve your health and keep you healthy - even when the air quality outside is poor. And there are many options, depending on your budget.

1. Attention Getter

Since we just took some time to breathe, I would like to take you through a brief experience. Can everyone close your eyes and think about a moment when you had a cold. Open your eyes. Anybody have a bad cold and tried to breathe through their nose? How it's impossible and feels restricting. and how once the cold is gone and you can breathe again - how wonderful it feels. Now think about how important clean and fresh air is? We take air for granted, but we can't live without it. The higher quality air - the better. Low-quality air has a devastating impact.

Transition -

So what is the answer? I have a solution.

5. Main Point 2a

Studies suggest high-quality air can improve health. Analysis: nine out of ten people breathe poor air and it causes 7 million deaths each year (WHO 2). Analysis: There are many ways to improve the air you breathe.

Need 2 Satisfied:

The Alen Breathsmart, Dyson or Molekule is a solution to a problem we often ignore. Analysis: Our lungs need good air to enhance breathing.

Needs Satisfied

The air purifier can save you from allergies, rashes, colds, hospital visits and death (in cases where you may have an extreme respiratory condition. (See Slide for choices.)

Main Point 1 b

The crisis is clearly significant. By one crucial metric, fine particulate pollution, the United States ranks 10th in air quality. This microscopic pollution... is a byproduct of burning and commonly comes from power plants, car exhaust and wildfires. It is particularly harmful to human health, causing asthma and respiratory inflammation and increasing the risk for lung cancer, heart attack and stroke.Wildfires contributed to higher levels of PM2.5 pollution in the West, while the rise in ozone was attributed to warmer temperatures. (2015, 2016 and 2017 were the three warmest years on record, globally (NY Times).

4. Transition -

Think about all of things you do to keep yourself healthy - exercise, ear right, get enough sleep. But why would you neglect your lungs?

8. Action Step

Visit amazon for any of the 3 models shown. There are air purifiers for any budget and free shipping.

Another Fact

When inhaled, smoke and small particles—which consist of water vapor, carbon monoxide and ash - can cause both short-term and long-term damage to the airways and lungs. Risks include irritation of the airways, inhalation of particles in the air and of course exposure to smoke if you are near the fires. - Zab Mosenifar, MD, executive vice chair of the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai

Overcome Suggestion --

a. Let me tell you a story, when we had the big fires a few years ago and it was pouring ash out the sky, I asked my dad who had all the windows and doors open is it good to breathe this air. He said "no air quality is a myth and if you have a good immune system then your lungs will filter it out for you."