Debate Topics for Persuasive Writing Speech Semester 2



Debate Topics for Persuasive Writing Speech Semester 2

____________________Which animal is thought to have a better life: one left in the wild or one in a zoo?

____________________Can an adolescent be a successful student and maintain an after-school job?

____________________Should cities implement curfews for minors?

____________________Do the media and society distort a child’s self-image?

____________________Is building more prisons the solution to overcrowded prison systems?

____________________Is a “reasonable” salary cap necessary for all professional sports?

____________________ Should drug tests be required for high school athletes? College athletes?

____________________Should students be required to participate in physical education classes or should the school offer a health course in place of traditional PE?

____________________Should there be a legal drinking age?

____________________Should high school students be allowed to leave school premises for lunch?

____________________Should free hot lunches be made available for ALL public school students, regardless of family income?

____________________Should women be allowed to compete against men in sports?

____________________Is athletic ability genetically predetermined?

____________________Does present-day Affirmative Action lead to “reverse discrimination”

____________________Should college athletes be paid to play?

____________________Do the children of divorced parents suffer a setback in their social/psychological development?

____________________Is it ever permissible to use animals for research or testing? Under what circumstance? Why?

____________________Should athletes be able to go directly from high school to play at the professional level?

____________________Should students be allowed to carry pagers or cell phones on school property?

____________________Should various forms of birth control be readily available to students at school?

____________________Should sex education be taught in the school system?

____________________Do high schools really prepare students for college and “real world” experiences?

____________________Should schools enforce a dress code? If so, what to extent?

____________________Does a birth mother have an unconditional right to custody of her child, even if she has given up her child for adoption or acted as a surrogate mother?

____________________Are school locker searches, backpack searches, or phone searches an invasion of privacy?

____________________ Do advanced placement courses in high schools discriminate against the general student body?

____________________Is the president’s personal life a factor in his ability to lead our nation?

____________________Is it possible for the judicial/penal system to rehabilitate a criminal?

____________________Should students be able to “test out” of their grade and advance to upper level grades, regardless of age?

____________________Should scientists be allowed to create human clones?

____________________Should an HIV positive person be allowed to work in a health care facility (hospital, clinic, etc.)?

____________________Ultimately, who should have the right to decide when to terminate a life? Family? The individual? The doctor?

____________________Should parents be held responsible and punishable for ALL crimes committed by their children? Including murder?

____________________What medical conditions warrant termination of life (if any)?

____________________What changes need to be made in the judicial system to promote the rehabilitation of prisoners?

____________________Does the nature of a criminal’s offense play a role in his or her ability to be rehabilitated?

____________________Should murderers have the opportunity to be rehabilitated? Did they forfeit this right by taking a life?

____________________Is it ever okay to cheat on tests? In relationships? At work?

____________________ Is the United States justified in intervening in the internal political processes of other countries to attempt to stop human rights abuses?

____________________ Are social networking sites doing us any good? Or are they just a sophisticated way of stalking people?

____________________ Are standardized test scores a good indication of a school’s competency?

____________________ Are AP courses overrated? Should we continue to receive college credit for AP courses?

____________________ Should e-books and other technology replace traditional textbooks?

____________________ Should public education continue to be free or should it be privatized? Should education continue to be compulsory?

____________________ Can we afford to keep arts and music courses in our schools? Are they a necessary part of the curriculum?

____________________ Money motivates people more than any other factor in the workplace. Should we pay students for good grades?

____________________ Should the US consider a back-up fuel source? Which one? How can this work?

____________________ Should we reintroduce corporal punishment in schools?

____________________ Should we arm teachers and administrators in public schools? Private schools? Colleges and Universities?

____________________ Should mothers or fathers stay home to look after their own children?

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