Outline Visual Argument
I.
Introduction
a. Talk about my experience with divorce
b. Claim Statement
II.
Argument One
a. Psychological effects on children
b. SOURCE
c. SOURCE
d. SOURCE
III.
Argument two
a. Separation of belongings during divorce
b. SOURCE
c. SOURCE
IV.
Cohabitation
a. What is cohabitation
b. Benefits
c. Why is it important?
V.
Conclusion
a. Talk about ending of video
b. Tie back my experience with divorce
c. SOURCE
d. Children have the ability to be ok
Introduction Visual Argument
Many times I wondered if people really understood the things I go through. Good, bad,
tough, or awkward. I just really wondered if people, really, understood. When I was younger I
experienced the splitting of my parents. The people that I have seen as in love for quite some
time had completely turned around for the worse. I was seven years old when all of this started
so I did not quite understand all the little details of their divorce. In the video Stubborn Love a
little girl is experiencing just these things. She reminded of me because everything started with
confusion and frustration. I was not being told what I was supposed to know. When I was seven
years old there were many things I could have handled. I was a very strong girl on the inside.
The little girl in the video was very tough inside. Throughout the car ride you saw her grow and
put on a smile. She as long as me could handle tough things. If I was told more about divorce and
the things that went into it I would have had many more options.
Lots of times people think you are just too young. If people told me things as they came
and did not hold back, I would have grown into a much stronger person. A major part of my life
was experiencing my parent’s divorce. This took an emotional toll on me and helped me obtain
morals. If I was told something other than, “Your Dad is going to move away for a little,” my life
would have been much easier. Sometimes children just need things told to them straight so they
grasp a better understanding of something earlier in life.
I am lucky my dad did not take us to court because I had not a clue about some things.
Children should be more informed about divorce, to allow them to make more decisions.