Persuasive Speaking Topics

Persuasive speaking topics
(You must be for or against your topic)

• Do schools have the right to search students’ lockers?
• Should children be given sex education in schools, or should this bethe 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 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 toprescribe contraception for girls under the age of 16?
• Is physical force a justifiable method of punishing children?
• Should governments negotiate with terrorists?
• Can terrorism ever bejustified?
• Should negative advertising in political campaigns be banned?
• Should governments censor material on the worldwide web?
• Should the government censor lyrics of songs that are violent orexpletive, 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 onnon-human animals to develop products that benefit human beings?
• Should we be trying to prevent species becoming extinct? If so, why?
• Should we ban the keeping of animals in zoos or circuses?
•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 creationismalongside evolution as part of their science curriculum?
• Should examinations be replaced with other forms of assessment?
• Should school students face mandatory drug-tests?
• Should continuedoffice 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?...