PERSUASIVE ESSAY/SPEECH TOPICS

  • Do schools have the right to search students’ lockers?
  • Should children be given sex education in schools, or should this be the responsibility of the parents?
  • Should the state fund schools run by particular faiths?
  • Should schools require their students to wear a school uniform?
  • Are beauty contests harmful?
  • Should Physical Education in schools be compulsory?
  • Should parents be held morally and legally responsible for the actions/needs of their children?
  • Should young people be subjected to curfews as a way to reduce crime?
  • Should doctors be allowed to prescribe contraception for girls under the age of 16?
  • Is physical force a justifiable method of punishing children?
  • Should governments be sending people into space?
  • Should governments negotiate with terrorists?
  • Should governments censor material on the world wide web?
  • Should the government censor lyrics of songs that are violent or expletive, for example “gangsta” rap?
  • Does television have a negative influence on society?
  • Should flag burning as a form of protest be prohibited?
  • Is it morally acceptable to experiment on non-human animals to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings?
  • Should we be trying to prevent species becoming extinct? If so, why?
  • Should the present international ban on trading elephant ivory be lifted?
  • Should the international ban on the hunting of whales be lifted?
  • Should we ban the keeping of animals in zoos?
  • Should acts of hate be criminalized?
  • What acts should be considered hate crimes?
  • Is it correct for university authorities to ban hate speech?
  • Should schools be allowed to teach creationism alongside evolution as part of their science curriculum?
  • Should school students face mandatory drug-tests?
  • Should continued office for public officials be dependent on (successfully) taking a drug test?
  • Should HIV positive workers have to tell their employers of their status?
  • Should sex offenders be named and shamed?
  • Should assisted suicide be legalized?
  • Should we legalize the sale of human organs?
  • Should the numbers of women in the legislature be raised artificially?
  • Should the morning-after pill be banned?
  • Should popular consumerist images of women be banned because they are violent?
  • Should cell phone use in cars be banned?
  • Should gambling be legalized and regulated?
  • Should the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport be legalized?

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