Assignment #1

The argument for my opinion editorial is that students attending BYU should not be allowed to wear other colleges or universities apparel to school. The audience I am persuading is BYU students who think it is OK to wear other college apparel on campus. This topic is well timed because the semester is just getting underway and this subject needs to be addressed.

Rough Outline:

Students attending Brigham Young University must not wear apparel from other colleges.

1. Pride- if you chose to attend BYU, you should have pride in the fact that you chose to attend school here and, if you are going to wear college clothing, wear BYU stuff. If you choose to wear other college apparel, just go to that school.

2. When purchasing BYU apparel, some revenue goes back into making BYU an even better place than it already is. It is our responsibility to make BYU a better place than when we arrived here. One way to do this is by putting money back into BYU itself by purchasing BYU clothing.

3. Marketing- By wearing BYU gear, it promotes BYU to the outside world. Prospective students may also see the article of clothing as a reminder that attending school at BYU is a good idea.

4. With BYU being a religious school, wearing BYU apparel promotes the LDS faith and can provide an opportunity to talk about and share the gospel with non members.

This outline lists solid reasons on why BYU students should wear BYU apparel. It is organized in a way to convince students who may be wearing other college clothing, to start wearing BYU gear. It also reinforces the idea about the importance of wearing BYU clothing on campus.