PERSUASIVE ESSAY TOPICS AND POSITIONS
 

TOPICS

Yes

No

Should the driving age be raised to 18?

 

 

Should semi-automatic weapons be banned?

 

 

Should hunting be outlawed?

 

 

Should the death penalty be abolished?

 

 

Should handguns be banned?

 

 

Should assisted suicide be permitted?

 

 

Should dying people be kept on life support?

 

 

Should state lotteries be banned?

 

 

Should the Internet be censored?

 

 

Should school prayer be allowed?

 

 

Should research on cloning be discontinued?

 

 

Should affirmative action laws which give special privileges to minorities be eliminated?

 

 

Should females in the military be excluded from combat and other "hazardous" duties?

 

 

Should welfare be limited by time?

 

 

Should the U.S. phase out the Electoral College (regarding presidential elections)?

 

 

Should there be salary caps for professional athletes?

 

 

Should children under age 16 be required to wear bike helmets?

 

 

Should animals be used for scientific research?

 

 

Should the death penalty be banned?

 

 

Should stem cell research be banned?

 

 

Should legal curfews for minors be made earlier to reduce crime?

 

 

Should high school students have mandatory drug tests?

 

 

Should welfare be eliminated?

 

 

Should single parents be allowed to adopt babies?

 

 

Do video games promote violence?

 

 

Should we only buy American-made products?

 

 

Should everyone in the United States know how to speak English?

 

 

Should parents be held legally responsible for their children’s illegal actions?

 

 

Should parents be allowed to homeschool their children?