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This preparation outline represents the common structure of an informative speech. Remember<\/strong> that your teacher or instructor is the final authority on how you structure your speech and how you write its outline. This outline merely represents what is common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See our \u201cOrganization<\/a>\u201d page for more specific advice on how to construct your speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, your teacher may require that your preparation outline contain citations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topic: Hate Speech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presenter: Namey McNamara<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Introduction\n
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    1. I will present and explain an image of a person holding a controversial sign at a funeral. (Slide 1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. I will provide background regarding the case of this person picketing the funeral of a gay man with anti-LGBT messages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Rhetorical question: Is this hate speech?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Body\n
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      1. Transition\/establish context.\n
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        1. I will summarize and provide statistics on the public\u2019s view of hate speech. (Slide 2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. I will reference a popular comedian\u2019s take on what he views is hate speech.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. I will reference a comedian being accused of hate speech as an illustration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. I will give the legal definition of hate speech. (Slide 3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. I will summarize and explain the most important legal precedent defining hate speech.\n
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          1. I will quote the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and explain the relationship between the \u201cfree speech\u201d and \u201chate speech\u201d ideas. (Slide 4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. I will explain \u201cunprotected speech\u201d under Chaplinsky vs New Hampshire (1942). (Slide 5)\n
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            1. I will define \u201cfighting words\u201d and display an example. (Slide 6)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. I will explain the \u201cimminent danger\u201d test as it is laid out in Brandenberg vs Ohio (1969).\n
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              1. I will quote the speech in question in that case and provide an image. (Slide 7)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. I will summarize Snyder vs. Phelps (2011), which involves the response to the case presented in the introduction. I will quote the court\u2019s judgment. (Slide 8)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. Conclusion\n
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                1. Transition: \u201cBigoted speech acts are not necessarily uncommon.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. I will reference current cases of bigoted expression in news reports and provide images. (Slide 9)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                3. I will reference recent hate-driven cases of domestic terrorism and ask the question, \u201cWas this the result of hate speech?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                4. I will conclude with the question, \u201cWho should decide whether speech is or is not free?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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