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A Sample Argumentative Essay Outline

Topic: Casino Gambling: The answer to Jamaica’s tourism problems?

Narrowed Topic: Casino gambling is not a viable means of saving our tourist

industry.

Purpose: To convince Jamaicans in general that casino gambling will further erode the morals of the Jamaican society.

Thesis: The level of corruption and barbarity that exists in Jamaica would increase tremendously if casino gambling is introduced.

CLAIMS

I. Along with law-abiding, industrious citizens, casinos tend to attract individuals who

want to become rich by any means possible.

A. Professional gamblers whose sole income earner is gambling must win in

order to survive.

B. Other questionable characters also tend to frequent gambling establishments

(Greenberg, 2002).

C. Very often, corrupt methods are utilized by casino owners in order not to lose

too much money (Cameron & Johnson, 2006).

II. The government could put measures in place to try to ensure that casinos are not

cheating the patrons, but in a society where the level of corruption is so high, the

percentage of success is likely to be marginal.

A. Corruption exists in the very police force that would be likely to be called upon

to help in the observance of rules and regulation (Thomas, 2006).

B. Politicians, who would enact legislations concerning the operations of the

casinos, are frequently accused of corruption.

C. With enough cash one can purchase many documents such as drivers’

licence and fitness certificates, surely one could “buy his/her way around the rules” of the casino.

III. Barbarity seems to thrive wherever easy money can be made.

A. The illicit drug trade has led to the rise of gangs which tend to kill and maim in

order to take control of resources. (United Nations, 2007).

B. The lottery scam in St. James led to the rapid increase in the murder rate...