Persuasive Writing Topics

1.        Homework is valuable to student learning.

2.        Homework is not valuable to student learning.

3.        High school should start later in the day than it currently does in WCS.

4.        Vending machines that contain unhealthy food should be removed from public schools.

5.        The United States should not have invaded Iraq.

6.        The United States was justified its invasion of Iraq.

7.        The best professional baseball team to ever play the game is the ( insert date) (insert team).

8.        Professional athletes are paid too much.

9.        Professional athletes should be allowed to use steroids.

10.     Zoos should be abolished.

11.     There should be no smoking in public places.

12.     The Ten Commandments should be allowed to be displayed in public government buildings.

13.     Individuals under the age of 18 should have a public curfew.

14.     Cats make better pets than dogs.

15.     Dogs make better pets than cats.

16.     Fast food is harmful to society.

17.     Books in school libraries should be censored.

18.     The internet should be censored in public libraries.

19.     Penalties for use of illegal drugs in Tennessee should be harsher.

20.     Students should be allowed to use cell phones on school campuses during school hours.

21.     Capital Punishment should not be utilized by the American justice system.

22.     The current minimum wage should be raised.

23.     UFOs exist.

24.     The United States should have stricter immigration restrictions.

25.     The United States should lower immigration restrictions.

26.     The FCC should impose heavy fines for the use of offensive language on public television.

27.     Hunting is a valuable sport to society.

28.     The United States should attempt to send a manned space craft to Mars.

29.     Boys should pay more for auto insurance than girls.

30.     Schools would be more affective if they only met for four days a week.

31.     Affirmative Action has been affective in the United States.

32.     Title IX, the law mandating women's sports on college campuses, has benefited schools.

33.     Creationism should be taught in public high schools.

34.     Same sex marriage should be recognized by state and federal governments in the United States.

35.     Sex education should be a high school class.

36.     Human cloning should not be permitted.

37.     Human cloning should be permitted.

38.     Limits should be placed on the number of children someone may have.

39.     Women should be allowed in combat.

40.     Women should not be allowed in combat.

41.     Animals should not be used to test consumer products.

42.     Animals should be used to test consumer products.

43.     Students do not need to know how to use math equations because they may use calculators and computers that are faster and more accurate.

44.     Strict limits should be placed on the amount of money a candidate may spend to campaign for public office.

45.     The Tennessee State Lottery is a bad idea.

46.     There should be stricter limits placed on gun ownership.

47.     The burning of the American flag should be illegal.

48.     Teenagers should be required to get their parents' permission to obtain contraceptives?

49.     Teenagers should not be required to get their parents' permission to obtain contraceptives?

50.     Physician assisted suicide should be allowed for terminally-ill patients.

51.     The legal driving age should be raised to 18.

52.     Drug awareness programs reduce illegal drug use among individuals under 18.

53.     The Welfare program is an affective program that should be continued in the United States.

54.     The Welfare program is a flawed program.

55.     Individuals should be prohibited from using cell phones while driving.

56.     College athletes should be paid.

57.     A religious studies class should be offered to high school students.

58.     Teens should never be tried as adults in criminal court.

59.     A vegetarian diet is healthier than a diet that includes meat.

60.     Television violence manifests itself in violence in society.

61.     The Electoral College system of voting utilized to select a president in the United States should be modified.

62.     The Electoral College system of voting utilized to select a president in the United States is the fairest system.

63.     Students should be able to receive vouchers from the government to attend private schools.

64.     The children of immigrants should be taught in their native language while learning English?

65.     Physical education should be required for four years of high school.

66.     Art programs should be expanded in elementary and middle schools.

67.     Marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes.

68.     Parents should be held responsible for the crimes of their children.

69.     Minors (under 18) should never be tried as adults in court.

70.     The number of passengers should be limited in cars driven by minors.

71.     High school students should be required to perform community service as a graduation requirement.

72.     Students should be required to wear uniforms.

73.     School dress codes should be more restrictive.

74.     There should be a dress code for teachers and administrators.

75.     Elementary school children in the United States should be required to learn a foreign language.

76.     Music performance or art courses should be required in schools.

77.     Music performance or art courses should not be required in schools.

78.     Standardized tests should be a primary consideration for college admission.

79.     Standardized tests should not be a primary consideration for college admission.

80.     High schools should have gay/lesbian clubs?

81.     Academic achievement should not be a primary consideration for college admission.

82.     Students should not be allowed to lead a prayer at public school sporting events or graduation.

83.     Linux is a better operating system than Windows.

84.     A PC is better than a Mac.

85.     A Mac is better than a PC.

86.     A divorce should be harder to obtain.

87.     Single people should not be allowed to adopt.

88.     Gay couples should not be allowed to adopt.

89.     Saddam Hussein should he be tried in a military tribunal.

90.     The US Patriot Act should be repelled.

91.     The US Patriot Act is necessary for American security.

92.     Racial profiling of people of Middle Eastern descent in inappropriate while fighting the War on Terrorism.

93.     Individuals over the age of 65 should be required to take a driving test before being allowed to continue to drive.

94.     Coverage in the mainstream news media is biased.

95.     Pete Rose should be allowed into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

96.     The designated hitter rule in baseball is unfair.

97.     The use of replays should be used to settle disputed calls in professional football.

98.     The use of replays should be used to settle disputed calls in college football.

99.     Random drug testing should be mandatory for people in high-risk jobs.

100.  Purchases made through the Internet should not be subject to sales taxes.

101.  Free medical care should be offered to all US citizens.

102.  Prisoners should not be allowed to vote.

103.  Reparations should be paid to the descendants of slaves.

104.  People who sue and lose should be required to pay the defendants costs and expenses.

105.  A flat tax rate should be implemented in the United States.

106.   Stem cell research should be expanded.

107.  Severely handicapped students should be integrated into a mainstream classroom.

108.  Advertising should not be allowed in a public school.

109.  Schools should be held accountable for student failure.

110.  A zero tolerance policy is unfair.

111.  Logging and oil drilling should be allowed in National Forrest.

112.  Commercial fishing should not be allowed.

113.  Logging of the South American rainforests should not be allowed.

114.  Global warming should be the most prominent issue for society.

115.  Police should not engage in high-speed car chases.

116.  Criminals should not be allowed to plead insanity.

117.  There should be mandatory sentencing requirements for crimes.

118.  Term limits should be removed from the office of the President of the United States.

119.  The Founding Fathers would support modern militias.

120.  Tobacco companies should be responsible for smokers’ health.

121.  Attention Deficit Disorder is over diagnosed.

122.  Companies utilize child labor should not be allowed to sell merchandise in the United States.

123.  National standards should not be used to evaluate schools.

124.  Alternative fuel research should be increased.

125.  The government should pay to preserve historical sites.

126.  Prisons should be places of punishment not rehabilitation.

127.  Corporal punishment is an effective punishment and should be utilized in schools.

128.  Students who are involved in extra-curricular activities should be subject to random drug testing.

129.   An alternative school calendar should be implemented in our county.

130.  Home school students should be allowed to play for a public-school athletic-team. 

131.  Seniors who engage in “senior pranks” that damage school property should be banned from graduation ceremonies. 

132.  Community service should be a requirement for graduation.

133.  All students, regardless of career path, should be required to take upper level math courses regardless of career path.

134.  Individuals who illegally download even a small amount of material (songs, films, etc…) from the internet should be prosecuted.

135.  Parents or guardians have the right to read all of their children’s e-mail and search their rooms.

136.  All high school students should be required to participate in a sport or extracurricular activity.

137.  The valedictorian and salutatorian should not be required to take honors classes.

138.  The valedictorian and salutatorian should be required to take honors classes.  

139.  Recycling is imperative. 

140.  Facial or body piercings should be allowed in school. 

141.  Juveniles should be required to have a parent’s permission to obtain a tattoo.

142.  Girls should pay their expenses on a date. 

143.   Students should be provided free parking spaces at school. 

144.  The principal should have the right to censor the school newspaper.

145.  Students should be able to distribute underground newspapers on campus.

146.  Taxes should be raised to support education.

147.  There should be school vouchers for individuals who wish to attend a religious school.

148.  Juveniles should be required to have a parent’s permission in order to obtain an abortion. 

149.  Corporal punishment is an effective punishment and should be utilized in schools.

150.  Students who are involved in extra-curricular activities should be subject to random drug testing.

151.  Community service should be a requirement for high school graduation.

152.  Athletes should be allowed to turn pro immediately after high school.

153.  “Under God” should be taken out of the Pledge of Alligence.

154.  Professional athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs.

155.  The FHS mascot should be changed.

156.  All WCS high schools should be open zoned.

157.  All television shows should have a rating system for audience maturity.

158.  In school suspension is an appropriate punishment.

159.  All students should be required to participate in an extra-curricular activity.

160.  There should be a flat tax.

161.  The electoral college system of voting is unfair.

162.  Individuals who are not born as American citizens should be allowed to run for the president of the United States.