More coffeeSpecific objective: to persuade my audience that coffee is good for your health.I. AttentionA- What is the most abused drug in America? Caffeine. Caffeine, as we know, is very present in what is considered one of the most consumed drinks in America, coffee. In fact, Food Manufacturing, a leading food manufacturing source, writes in its article titled "Consumer Trends: 83 Percent of Americans Drink Coffee" that "83 percent of American adults drink coffee." I remember the first time I had a cup of coffee, I remember thinking it was the best sugar water anyone had ever given me, it gave me wings. That was when I was 7 years old, and since then, coffee and I have been inseparable.B- Most of the time, when the word coffee comes up in conversations between "concerned family members and friends", it ends almost always with "you need if you stop the coffee will destroy you, eat you and spit you out like you are poison". What they don't understand is that coffee is good for you, it keeps you awake when you need to stay awake (late night, early morning, afternoon, whatever, it's there) and that it's actually very good for your health. .II. NeedA- Type 2 diabetes, the diabetes most at risk. What if I told you that coffee can help prevent this? Many people wouldn't believe me, because coffee is "so deadly." However, coffee has been associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes for more than 10 years; 12 years to be exact.B- Recent research according to an article titled “Emerging Benefits of Coffee with an Emphasis on Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease” by Siamek Bidel and Jaako Tuomilehto states that “a Dutch cohort study reported that. ..... middle of paper...... Coffee simply increases productivity. Eliza Barclay, author of an article titled "Why the caffeine in coffee is a wonder drug for the tired," writes that "caffeine improves alertness and mental performance, especially in people who are already tired." Transition: You see, coffee is not the enemy. ; and contrary to popular belief, coffee is a friend. It is always there, either in your cupboard or in any grocery store.V. Action • As a people, we need to stop dwelling on the negatives and, for once, focus on the positives. The next time you have an important article that you've practiced your procrastination skills on, don't worry, coffee will be there to bring you back to productivity. So don't be afraid, take it, make yourself a cup, drink it, sit back and watch it work its magic on you. You won't regret it! It's a promise made both by me and by your health.