TOPIC: Sexsomnia RHETORIC PURPOSE: to inform SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my classmates about an abnormal sleep disorder: Sexsomnia. THESIS: The rare sleep disorder sexsomnia has been complicated to fully understand and can cause harm and confusion to the lifestyle of the victim and/or sufferer.IntroductionI. Attention-getting device: It is normal for two people to fall asleep after having sex. However, having sex with your partner and finding that he is completely asleep and working is another thing. And the interesting thing is that your partner doesn't remember any of this.II. Thesis: The rare sleep disorder sexsomnia has been complicated to fully understand and can cause harm and confusion to the lifestyle of the victim and/or sufferer.III. What does the audience gain from it? : Sexsomnia is becoming more common than researchers thought. Getting information about sexsomnia can help us and researchers actually find a cure for those who suffer from it. Imagine if (emphasis) you weren't aware that when you fell asleep at night you were engaging in strange sexual activity. Imagine realizing (emphasis) that your partner or even a friend is complaining and engaging in sexual behavior while completely asleep. Or hearing on the news that someone was raped by someone who suffers from sexsomnia and claims they don't remember what happened. Getting information about this rare disease can help us know exactly what the problem is and prevent sufferers from harming themselves and others.IV. Credibility: Dr. Ebrahim of the Center of Sleep in London in the May 2006 Journal of Canadian Forensic Medicine explains that one defendant was dismissed on three counts of rape on the basis that he suffered from somnambulistic sexual behavior... halfway through the document . .....xsomnia” was first used by Dr. Shapiro and two of his colleagues at the Sleep Awareness Clinic at Toronto Western Hospital in an article published in the June 2003 edition of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.1. They consulted and interviewed patients who had been referred to their sleep clinic for sleep problems. Out of 832 patients, 62 participants or approximately 8% are sexsomniacs.i. 11% were men and 4% were women.3. During interviews the researchers also found that most partners of sexsomniacs are not bothered by the disorder at all. They say they actually prefer it.4. Therefore, there may be more cases of sexsomnia than are actually known in the general population. (Transition) If we in fact find that these characteristics are attractive to men and women, we now have ideas of an approach to why these characteristics are what attract us.