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TOP 100 DEBATE TOPICS



Rank

Total

views

Debate Motion

1

272,400

This House believes single-sex schools are good for education

2

229,934

This House would ban animal testing

3

199,388

This House believes reality television does more harm than good

4

166,764

This House supports the death penalty

5

162,233

This House would ban homework

6

153,671

This house would raise the legal driving age to 18

7

147,749

This House believes the internet brings more harm than good

8

141,814

This House believes university education should be free

9

134,843

This house Would Ban School Uniforms - Junior

10

115,686

This House believes that children should be allowed to own and use mobile

phones.

11

110,140

This House believes Tennessee is correct to protect teachers who wish to explore

the merits of creationism

12

109,827

This House Believes that assisted suicide should be legalized

13

104,120

This house would ban cosmetic surgery

14

93,542

This House believes wild animals should not be kept in captivity

15

92,252

This House believes mothers should stay at home and look after their children.

16

88,299

This House would ban junk food from schools.

17

87,766

This house believes that capitalism is better than socialism

18

85,744

This House would Censor the Internet

19

82,938

This House believes that cannabis should be legalised

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Rank

Total

views

Debate Motion

20

80,710

This House believes science is a threat to humanity

21

76,603

This House believes that advertising is harmful

22

75,560

This House would legalize the sale of human organs

23

69,774

This House would ban the sale of violent video games/censor violent video games.

24

69,158

This House believes homosexuals should be able to adopt.

25

67,072

This House would ban boxing.

26

66,092

This House would permit the use of performance enhancing drugs in professional

sports

27

65,805

This House would ban beauty contests

28

64,631

This house would allow gay couples to marry

29

64,124

This house believes parents should be able to choose the sex of their children

30

63,280

This house believes extra-curricular activities in schools should be formally

recognised.

31

63,199

This house would make physical education compulsory

32

62,880

Homework is a waste of time. (Junior)

33

61,523

This House would give illegal immigrants drivers licenses

34

59,482

This House Would Lower The Drinking Age

35

58,798

This house would ban smoking in public spaces

36

57,748

This House would limit the right to bear arms

37

57,619

This house would allow prisoners to vote

38

57,490

This house Would reintroduce Corporal Punishment in Schools

39

56,662

This house would make voting compulsory

40

55,527

This House Would Ban Human Cloning.

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Rank

Total

views

Debate Motion

41

54,396

This House believes that parents should be held responsible for their school-going

children's discipline problems.

42

53,970

This House would ban gambling

43

53,268

This House believes criminal justice should focus more on rehabilitation.

44

51,714

Every child should have a mobile phone. (Junior)

45

51,454

This House believes that the United Nations has failed

46

51,268

This House believes that marriage is an outdated institution

47

51,235

This House would restrict advertising aimed at children

48

50,256

This House Believes Terrorism can be justified

49

48,268

This House would arm teachers

50

47,730

This house believes that hosting the Olympics is a good investment

51

47,470

This House supports random drug-testing in schools

52

47,354

This House would arm the police

53

46,983

This house believes that housewives should be paid for their work

54

46,521

This House would introduce child curfews

55

45,898

This House would go vegetarian

56

45,779

This House Would Implement A Fat Tax

57

44,824

This house supports home schooling

58

44,450

This House Believes that religion does more harm than good

59

44,154

This House would ban child performers

60

43,840

This house believes that animals have rights.

61

43,803

This house believes that developed countries have a higher obligation to combat

climate change than developing countries

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Rank

Total

views

Debate Motion

62

43,662

This House would ban music containing lyrics that glorify violent and criminal

lifestyles

63

43,647

This House would legalise Prostitution

64

43,418

This House believes all nations have a right to nuclear weapons

65

43,182

This house would legalize polygamy

66

42,157

This House would use torture to obtain information from suspected terrorists.

67

41,883

Neo-functionalism explains the integration of the European Union

68

41,728

This House would ban teachers from interacting with students via social

networking websites.

69

41,652

This House would hold students legally responsible for bullying if it resulted in the

victim's death

70

39,288

This House would ban the development of genetically modified organisms

71

38,684

This House would ban alcohol

72

38,529

This House would go nuclear

73

38,502

This house Believes People Should Not Keep Pets

74

38,401

This House Would Distribute Condoms in Schools (Junior)

75

37,757

This House would make all parents attend parenting classes

76

37,723

This House would ban the use of animals as objects of sport and entertainment

77

37,287

This house believes in the woman's right to choose

78

36,861

This House would make sex education mandatory in schools

79

36,811

This House believes that it is sometimes right for the government to restrict

freedom of speech

80

35,511

This House would force feed sufferers of Anorexia Nervosa

81

34,905

This house believes that newspapers are a thing of the past

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Rank

Total

views

Debate Motion

82

34,416

This House would ban smacking

83

33,085

This House believes that music that glorifies violence against women should be

banned.

84

32,699

This House would abolish the monarchy.

85

32,480

This house believes that internet access is a human right

86

32,243

This House Would Promote Safe Sex through Education at Schools

87

32,190

This House believes social deprivation causes crime.

88

32,139

This House believes that downloading music without permission is morally

equivalent to theft

89

31,223

This House believes that endangered species should be protected

90

31,028

This house would further restrict smoking

91

30,969

This house believes the internet encourages democracy

92

30,871

That The UK Should Have a Written Constitution

93

30,837

This House believes we're too late on global climate change

94

30,508

This House believes that bribery is sometimes acceptable

95

30,290

This House would as the United States ban assault weapons

96

29,896

This House would ban religious symbols in public buildings

97

29,710

This House Would Abolish nuclear weapons

98

29,690

This House would explore the universe

99

29,291

This House would impose democracy

100

29,138

This house believes that the United States should be isolationist

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