Posted: May 13th, 2021

Argument Essay

Approved Topics for Final Essay

Any Topic not approved will receive a zero for the final paper.

The best topic is one you truly care about, and one you are prepared to research. You will need to back up your claim (whichever side you choose) with evidence and support.

Is global climate change man-made?
Is torture ever acceptable?
Should anyone be allowed to serve in the military regardless of gender identity?
Should animals be used for research?
Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy?
Are child beauty pageants exploitive?
Should teens who murder be executed?
Should recycling be mandatory?
Should schools require student uniforms?
Should condoms be made available in high school?
Should assisted suicide be permitted?
Should the logging industry be allowed to harvest public forests?
Should state lotteries be banned?
Should the Internet be censored?
Should extremist groups (i.e. KKK, white supremacists)
be banned?
Should parents be held responsible for their children’s crimes?
Should research on cloning be discontinued?
Should convicted sex offenders’ names be made public?
Should affirmative action laws which give special privileges to minorities be eliminated?
Should the United States provide foreign aid?
Should females in the military be excluded from combat and other “hazardous” duties?
Should high schools be segregated by gender of the student?
Should parents of students who are excessively absent from school be prosecuted under the law?
Should free, disposable needles be given to drug addicts?
Should welfare be limited by time?
Should offshore drilling be banned?
Should people pulled over for DUI have their license suspended for life?
Should cell phones be allowed in school?
Should prostitution be made legal?

Do schools have the right to search students’ lockers?
Should young people be subjected to curfews to reduce crime?
Should governments be sending people into space?
Should governments negotiate with terrorists?
Can terrorism ever be justified?
Should negative advertising in political campaigns be banned?
Should governments censor material on the worldwide web?
Should flag burning as a form of protest be prohibited?
Should we ban the keeping of animals in zoos?
Should we ban the keeping of animals in circuses?
Should students face mandatory drug-tests?
Should HIV positive workers have to tell their employers of their status?
Should we legalize the sale of human organs?
Should the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport be legalized?
Should food manufacturers label all Genetically Modified Organisms/Ingredients (GMOs)
Should factory farming be banned?
Is assisted reintegration important to society and the individual leaving prison?
Should the United States reinstate the draft?
Should people be allowed to have exotic animals as pets?
Should parents be permitted to refuse immunizing their children?
Should parents who have lost their parental rights be allowed visitation?
Should people be allowed to use the restroom of the gender they identify themselves as?
Are budget cuts to mental health services creating a national crisis?
Should conceal carry firearm permits be valid from one state to another?
Should Drones be used by law enforcement?
Should police departments be allowed to access DNA from 23 and Me or Ancestry.com to locate criminals?
Should the government be allowed to tap your phone?
Should governments fund space travel?
Should professional athletes be suspended for kneeling during the National Anthem?
Are Baggy Pants Ordinances constitutional?
Should parents’ bed-share with their infants?
Should the minimum drinking age be lowered to 18?
Should college’s in the United States be tuition free?
Should E-cigarettes be banned?
Are solar panels cost efficient?
Should athletes be allowed to compete in sports under the gender they identify as?
Should cities defund their police departments?
Should reparations be paid to the ancestors of slavery victims?
Is equal access to the Internet a civil right?
Should citizenship be granted to DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient’s?
Was the United States justified in dropping atomic bombs during WWII?
Should reparations be paid to the ancestors of Japanese Internment Camp victims?

Note: The following topics are banned:
a. Anything pertaining to religion
b. Abortion
c. Hitler / the Holocaust
d. Other highly controversial or persuasive topics as decided by your instructor
NOTE: Watch the news, listen to the radio, read the newspaper, and watch for topics not listed above. If you wish to choose your own topic, please ask your instructor for approval.

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