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Some Persuasive Topic Ideas…You are not limited to these!

• Should students be allowed to express themselves through their dress and appearance?

• Should students be required to take language or cultural education courses?

• Should physical education courses be required every semester K-12?

• Should students have to pass a basic skills test to graduate high school?

• Should boys and girls be taught in separate classes/ schools?

• Should high school students have to complete community service hours to graduate?

• Cyberbullying/ bullying in schools – what should be done about it?

• Should corporations be allowed to advertise in schools?

• Should students be allowed to eat during class?

• Should K-12 education be year round?

• People should/ should not be allowed to keep exotic animals like chimpanzees or tigers

• Zoos are good/ bad for animals

• Animal testing benefits society/ should be banned

• Should the state execute dogs that have bitten someone?

• What else should government do to protect domestic and endangered animals? (local, state or national gov)

• Should schools raise money by selling candy and sugary soft drinks to students?

• Should schools be allowed to serve fried, unhealthy or fast food to students at lunch?

• Should junk food & unhealthy fast food be sold with a warning label? Taxed more? Banned?

• Obese Children - Who is at fault and what can be done?

• Should people who believe in faith healing be allowed to withhold medical care from their children?

• Should alcohol manufacturers be allowed to advertise on television?

** Many of the hot topics in this global area are too complicated or have too much history for you to sufficiently address the issue in the time allowed for this speech, but here are a few that might work:

• America should convert to the metric system.

• There should be a tariff or higher taxes on products manufactured outside of the country..

• The government should provide high quality child care for all kids under age___.

• Military service/ training should count for college credit.

You can also persuade audience to:

▪ take a class in _________ (any college course, computer program, photography, self-defense, first aid/ CPR…)

▪ learn to ________ (play guitar, golf, dance, cook/ bake, paddle board, do some basic home/ auto repair…)

▪ read a certain book(s)/ magazine(s), blog(s)

▪ Buy American/ organic/ a particular technological device…

▪ do yoga, meditate, train for a marathon or triathlon, do cross-fit, have a an acupuncture treatment

▪ start your own blog