Chapter 16 Persuasive Speaking 493Introduction
I. Attention Getter: Relate tragic stories of cyberbullying.
A. 9/22/10: Rutgers U freshman Tyler Clementi (TC) updates
Facebook (FB) “Jumping off gw [George Washington] Bridge
sorry.” He does. (Forderaro, NYT, Sept. 29, 2010)
B. TC’s roommate convicted of invasion of privacy. Used web-
cam to transmit private images. Clementi’s roommate sen-
tenced to 30 days in jail, 3 years of probation, 300 hours com-
munity service, and $11,000 in restitution. (Hayes, CNN,
May 21, 2012)
C. 12-year-old, Rebecca Sedwick (RS), commits suicide after
Facebook tormenting. (Martinez, CNN, Oct. 28, 2013)
D. 17-year-old Canadian high school student, Rehtaeh Parsons
(RP), hangs herself after photos of her sexual assault distrib-
uted by alleged attackers.
II. What is going on here? Cyberbullying (CB)
III. Introduce self.
IV. Will discuss forms and scope of CB; staying safe from and respond-
ing to CB.
Body
I. Forms of CB
A. “Willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of
computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices” (CB Re-
search Center)
B. Posting/sending harassing messages via Web sites, blogs, texts
C. Posting embarrassing photos w/o permission
D. Recording/videotaping someone and sharing w/o permission
E. Creating fake Web sites/profiles to humiliate
Transition: Recent CB research paints a chilling picture.
II. Scope of CB
A. 2011 study by Hani Morgan, University of Southern Missis-
sippi: 42% of teens experienced CB.
B. 2012 study by Allison Schenk and William Fremouw (Journal
of School Violence)
- Nearly 9% of college students experience CB
- Probably 2 or 3 of you have too
C. Consequences of CB
- As in the cases of Tyler, Rebecca, and Rehtaeh, CB can
lead to suicide - In others, symptoms include depression, anxiety, and dif-
ficulty concentrating