Video Games Persuasive Speech

Benefits of Video Games
PREPARATION OUTLINE
Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that there are benefits for young generations to play video games.
Thesis Statement: Many people believe that video games have more negative outcomes than positive. I disagree and here is why.
Introduction: I will be explaining how certain categories are better than kids that do not play video games.
Attention Getter: Have you ever thought about if video games are beneficial for kids and teenagers? Well new studies are proving there are benefits for kids that play video games daily.
Overview of Main Points: I would like to present this speech in an attempt to persuade you to not think that video games have negative affects on our younger generations and to show you what benefits come with daily use

Support for 3rd main point: Benefits of playing video games are:
1. Reaction times
2. Reading Skills
3. Memory
4. Awareness
B. Support for 3rd main point. According to the American Psychological Association, “A 2013 meta-analysis found that playing shooter video games improved a player’s capacity to think about objects in three dimensions just as well as academic courses to enhance these same skills, according to the study. This enhanced thinking was not found with playing other types of video games, such as puzzles or role-playing games.”
• Visual prop of chart showing improvement in cognitive thinking.
(Transition): Gamers will benefit from daily engagement with video games but excess can have negative effects. Now there have been new games and more benefits for gamers, gamers should not be discourage to game.
Conclusion:
• Summary of main points of the speech: The next time you think video games have negative effects on gamers, rethink the facts. There are benefits that show better students for school by simply gaming. But excess gaming will result in negative effects.
• Wrap up of the speech– So game on gamers and enhance your cognitive thinking through