Discuss Monroe's Motivated Sequence and the Problem/Solution organizational pattern in detail.  Explain which organizational pattern you would prefer to use for the final speech in this course.  (This may take a google search of the terms:  "Monroe's Motivated Sequence", and "Problem Solution Pattern" in order to better understand each organizational pattern.)



Monroe's Motivated Sequence is based on a 5 step plan that leads one's audience through a presentation in a way that persuades them to take action and agree with the speaker's point of view. These five steps are: "Ask your listeners to grasp the relevance and importance of your topic, understand the problem you describe, become satisfied that the solution you offer is a good one, imagine how the solution could be enacted and feel motivated to do their part in solving the problem" (pg. 285). 
The Problem Solution pattern the book states that this speech must state a problem clearly in the presentation with a solution to follow. If the problem isn't stated as something that is a true problem then the audience will not be persuaded to take action and follow through with the speaker's solution. 
I feel that for my persuasive speech on circumcision I will use the Monroe's Motivated Sequence. I feel that this outline will help me to show that this is a problem currently and that having two boys of my own it is something I feel strongly about. In giving the list of cons towards this topic I will then be able to describe the problems with circumcision and that there is a simple solution to the problem that every parent needs to know about. While my topic could easily be a problem solution speech I just feel that Monroe's outline will help to keep my speech organized, but also to show that circumcision isn't something that is controversial and is something that people don't like to talk about.