PERSUASIVE
ESSAY TOPICS AND POSITIONS
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Should the driving age be raised to 18? |
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Should semi-automatic weapons be banned? |
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Should hunting be outlawed? |
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Should the death penalty be abolished? |
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Should handguns be banned? |
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Should assisted suicide be permitted? |
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Should dying people be kept on life support? |
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Should state lotteries be banned? |
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Should the Internet be censored? |
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Should school prayer be allowed? |
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Should research on cloning be discontinued? |
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Should affirmative action laws which give special privileges to minorities be eliminated? |
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Should females in the military be excluded from combat and other "hazardous" duties? |
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Should welfare be limited by time? |
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Should the U.S. phase out the Electoral College (regarding presidential elections)? |
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Should there be salary caps for professional athletes? |
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Should children under age 16 be required to wear bike helmets? |
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Should animals be used for scientific research? |
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Should the death penalty be banned? |
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Should stem cell research be banned? |
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Should legal curfews for minors be made earlier to reduce crime? |
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Should high school students have mandatory drug tests? |
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Should welfare be eliminated? |
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Should single parents be allowed to adopt babies? |
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Do video games promote violence? |
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Should we only buy American-made products? |
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Should everyone in the United States know how to speak English? |
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Should parents be held legally responsible for their children’s illegal actions? |
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Should parents be allowed to homeschool their children? |
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