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Chocolate

Presentation Outline INTRODUCTION

Research Question: Should the government make chocolate illegal?

Thesis: The government should make chocolate illegal for young

children because it is addictive, harms health, and will lead to increased

costs of the health care system.

BODY

Counter-arguments (Dary, Smith)

Supporting arguments/ Support with examples (McKenzie)

CONCLUSION

Research shows that eating too much chocolate

• creates health problems,

• can lead to addiction, and

• causes health costs to increase.

The

Research

Question

Should the government make

chocolate illegal?

The Thesis Statement

The government should make chocolate

illegal for young children because it is

addictive, harms health, and will lead to

increased costs of the health care

system.

The Counter Argument

Chocolate contributes to good health

(antioxidants) (Dary 45)

It makes people feel good (endorphins)

(Smith 121)

It can help you live longer (Smith 122)

It can lower blood pressure (Dary 45)

The Supporting Arguments

Chocolate is addictive

It works like some drugs (nicotine)

It contributes to health problems

Health problems cost money

(McKenzie et al 67)

The first

support

Medical studies show that chocolate works just

like some drugs and causes craving for more.

It is addictive and needs to be controlled

(McKenzie et al. 67) .

An example

Some studies have shown that the health problems

caused by eating chocolate are similar to smoking.

Smoking is now banned in most public places. So

eating chocolate should be restricted, too.

The second

support

Furthermore, eating chocolate causes health

problems such as obesity, diabetes, high

cholesterol, and heart disease. These are all

real problems that governments should control

(McKenzie et al. 89).

The third

support

If no action is taken, more people will need

hospital treatment to cure problems.

Health care costs will increase and more

hospitals will need to be built (McKenzie et al.

90).

Concluding

Arguments

“The Government is responsible for protecting

its citizens from harmful substances.

Most of the evidence shows that chocolate is

harmful, especially for younger children.”

Conclusion

Research shows that eating too much chocolate

• creates health problems,

• can lead to addiction, and

• causes health costs to increase.

Therefore the best way to reduce the negative effects of chocolate on children is for the government to make it illegal for children under the age of 5.