Easy Persuasive Speech Topics – Turningtooneanother.net

When given a task to come up with a persuasive speech, it is most often up to a student to pick the topic. Choosing the right topic for a persuasive speech is sometimes not such an easy thing to do as it may seem. The infinite choice often gets a student confused.

In any case, it is always a better idea to work with a topic that is particularly close to you and that you have a genuine interest in, as opposed to just picking a random topic. Discussing something that you are familiar is not only more fun but also a lot easier.

To aid the student, we have compiled this long list of topics in a broad range of categories. The topics in our list vary greatly in their subjects but are equally engaging and exciting. We have included both classic persuasive speech topics done by millions of students and other people throughout the years – such as termination of pregnancy, firearm control, same-sex matrimony, public smoking, etc., as well as some of the more original that remain relatively uninvestigated – for now.

Here we go:

PETS AND FAUNA

Is it better to adopt a pet from an animal nursery or to buy one at a pet store?
Do some pets pose a danger to the community?
Should the owner get rid of a pet that has done harm to someone else’s health?
Should more kinds of animals be tamed and turned into household pets?
Is battery farming ethical?
Is factory farming too cruel to be legal?
Why is adopting a kitten better than buying one?
Is it a good idea to breed pets for sale?
How having a pet makes our lives better?
What makes a dog a perfect pet?
How having a pet affects a child?
How can one benefit from having a snake as a pet?
Why is it better to neuter your pet?
The amazing advantages of having your own horse
How having a cat benefits you?
Why is it important to safeguard dolphin populations?
Why we should not adopt forest animals?
How come some animals face the threat of extinction and what should we do about it?

CARS AND TRANSPORTATION

Should the familiarity with manual transmission be obligatory for getting a driver’s license?
What courses should one take before one can get a driver’s license?
How effective and safe are booster seats for kids?
If one should use the phone while driving, should one at least call hands-free?
At what age should people be allowed to drive?
What makes texting while driving unsafe?
How effective is it when the police chase cars?
What makes cars made in Japan stand out?
Why one should not drive sports cars in everyday life?
Is it justified to charge people money for passing driving tests?
How to optimize the street traffic to ensure the safety of bicycle drivers?

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

How advertising can mess with our minds?
How can advertising be regulated to make it more ethical?
Why should a business understand its target group(s)?

CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT

Is it justified to detain people without any proper procedures if they are suspected of terrorism?
Is burning flags a valid form of protest?
Should silent prayers at schools be outlawed?
How should the government control and manage the turnover of alcohol and other narcotic substances?
Why should school students be given the right to refuse from prayers?

ECONOMIC ISSUES

Is it fair to tax imported goods extra?
Why is it important to buy locally manufactured or grown goods?
How free trade agreements affect the national employees?
Can a trade deficit have a dramatic effect on home economy?
Why is it possible and necessary to increase the income of workers?

SCHOOL

Why is it necessary to test and re-certify school workers for their pedagogical skills on a regular basis?
Is it justified to offer free higher education to all applicants from financially challenged backgrounds?
Should high schools be put in charge for the college admission exams?
How should students caught cyberbullying be prevented or persecuted?
Should community service become an obligatory part of the high school curriculum?
Pros and cons of allowing school students to use their phones in school territory.
Should only honor roll students be allowed into school sports teams?
Why should art classes be enforced in all public schools?
Does it really make studying at a study hall less effective when you listen to music?
Why boys and girls mostly share classrooms these days and how this rule holds up?
Should soda and sweets be present in vending machines and on the menu at buffets in schools?
Is it justified to let gym grades affect the GPA?
Is it justified to shut down schools that underperform on test scores?
Should college admission officers run obligatory psychological tests on all applicants to evaluate them?
Should it be made illegal to drop students out?
Is it a good idea to complement the curriculum with obligatory life skill classes?
Should state schools be run only for taxpayers money?
Should we replace textbooks with laptops or tablets entirely?
How important is it to support education in other countries and why?
Is it effective to force underperforming students to repeat the class?
Should there be quotas for minorities when it comes to college admission?
Is it really necessary for every student to learn a foreign language in the USA?
Should students who are on school sports teams be free from the gym class?
Should computer science be made into a compulsory discipline?
Should the college be concerned about their students’ employment upon graduation?
Should creationism be taught at biology classes alongside evolution theory?
Is it outdated to count the given and received amounts of education in hours at class?
Should commercial advertisement at schools be allowed?
Do students have to ask for permission to go to the restroom?
Is it a good idea to add a handwriting class to the curriculum?
Would it make sense to start school an hour or two later in the morning?
Should students be allowed to leave campus for the lunch break?
Why a study hall is equal if not better than a traditional class today?
Can we justify a student who listens to music in class?
Should school field trips be restricted to our country?
Should there be a certain age before and after which one could not work as a teacher?
How many foreign languages should be taught to a student?
Is the implementation of new technologies at schools sufficient?
Why is music education essential?
Should college fraternities and sororities be expanded into high school?
Should the students’ financial backgrounds influence the amount of financial aid that they earn by studying hard?
Is it necessary to add home economics to the compulsory curriculum?
Should more students be encouraged to choose Chinese as the foreign language to study?
The importance of studying Spanish at schools
If SAT scores don’t influence the chance for being enrolled in college, then why do they exist?
The pros and cons of private schools as opposed to public schools
Does standardized testing truly contribute to equal opportunities?
Why should students be encouraged to take part in international exchange programs?
Why are some social groups deprived of proper education and why it needs to be fixed?
Is the PARCC test adequate and/or necessary?
How should children be prepared for school before they start it?
From which grade should study hall be introduced?
Should everyone try and go to college?
Why do the students get insufficient financial assistance?
What it takes to make high school education for one student possible?
Does the school year have enough time to fit all the curriculum?
Should anime be studied at schools?
Should higher education be made available for all the population?
Why is homework necessary?
Is the curriculum overloaded?
Is it a good idea to take a year off from studying?
Is the school buffet menu sufficient?
Should schools owe (and provide) the housing for their teachers and other employees?
Do we need more scholarships for minority groups?
Should we give more opportunities for alternative education?
Is education in prisons working?
How we benefit from accelerated learning?
Is education overpriced?
Should private education institutions be forced to offer scholarships of their own?
Is security at schools sufficient?
How can schools attract extra funding?
The ways to confront and prevent various kinds of violence at schools
The benefits of home education
Are training programs for adults adequate?
How many languages should an average student learn?
Should the Oxford comma be made optional?

NATURE PROTECTION

Are the existing regulations to protect the environment enough?
Should garden owners be allowed to grow exotic plants?
Why is it crucial to decrease the number of cars by enforcing public transportation?
Are we using our natural resources wisely?
The negative effects of pollution today
How making oil from algae will improve the environment?
Is hydraulic fracturing that dangerous?
Disposable diapers are a threat to nature
The positive effects of implementing hybrid cars
How is everyone personally responsible for protecting the nature?
How hazardous are oil spills to marine species?
Why we need to enforce recycling
The negative effects of single-use bags
How harmful is palm oil?
We need to preserve the environmentally sensitive regions
The long-run negative effects of oil drilling
Are fishing restrictions sufficient?
Why is it important to protect the rare species?
Alternative energy sources should be enforced more decisively
The regulation to protect ocean life are insufficient
How nature can benefit from reducing the use of paper?
Why the reckless use of natural resources is dangerous and why they should be conserved

ETHICAL ISSUES

Should women plumbers be paid the same as men plumbers?
Should we legalize euthanasia when doctors lack other options?
Are there better alternatives to death penalty?
Are stereotypes about certain social and other groups of people justified?
Is it necessary to test products on animals and/or humans before launching the mass production?
Should we try and influence our unborn children’s genetics?
Does donating to charities that help the poor improve the situation with poverty?
Why do women still have their genitals artificially deformed and why we should no longer take it
Why eating meat is not unethical
Why we should stop buying and wearing fur clothes

RAISING CHILDREN

Should parents be entitled to allow their underage children to drink alcohol and smoke?
Should there be parental guidance for music video clips and music television?
How harmful can watching R-Rated movies be for children?
Does it help to restrict teenagers from playing violent video games?
Why parents of child performers and sportspeople should be less pressing
Why family violence is never a good idea
How fairy tales help to raise a good person
The potential harm of playing R-rated video games
How daycare helps children to be social
Why children should listen to their parents
Why children should stay away from chat rooms in the Internet
Why we need to raise awareness about family violence
The harm we do by lying to children about Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Toothfairy, etc.

STYLE

Why women should not monopolize the pink color

FINANCE-RELATED ISSUES

Why should people be banned to wear hats and sunglasses at banks?
Why student loans need to be marked off in most instances
Why casinos at reservations are not as good idea as they seem

DIET

Is labeling genetically modified foods really helpful?
Why banning alcohol from being advertised on TV did not help?
Should every kid know how to cook?
Should cooking classes be added to the school curriculum?
Better things to do with unsold food products than throwing them to the garbage
Is adding sugar to food necessary?
How growing our own crops can improve our health and environment
Is there enough fruit and vegetables in our diet?
Genetically engineered food products are the future of humanity
How we underestimate peanuts
The amazing effects of drinking orange juice regularly
Are farmers’ markets that we have enough?
Can we get rid of the disease by switching our diets to exclusively organic food products?
Are the artificial chemicals in our food products that harmful?

STATE CONTROL AND RESPONSIBILITY

Should the Internet be controlled more strictly?
Should there be state-run websites where companies would be obligated to write about all of their job openings?
Is it the responsibility of the state to take care of the homeless?
Should the schools run by religious institutions get the taxpayers’ money?
Barack Obama’s portrait on newer dollar bills
How likely is Puerto Rico to be recognized as the 51^st State?
The imperfections of the US legislative system
Can the state interfere with what people choose to eat and drink?
How inflated is the military budget?
Should the state offer aid to everyone who claims they need it?
Where should we draw the line between local and federal governing?
Why are railroads so ineffective in the USA?
Local authorities neglect the problem of potholes
Are there any valid reasons for practicing eminent domain today?
Why drug-restricting regulations keep failing
Why is the zoning legislation ridiculous in its core

MEDICINE

Should parents be informed if their underage daughter chooses to make an abortion?
Should aborted fetuses be utilized for genetic research?
At what age does it become healthy to use contraceptive medical treatment?
The American healthcare system is largely flawed and needs thorough revision
Does free distribution of condoms at schools improve the situation of sex-related problems among children of school age?
Exercise as an easy way to avoid health problems
All restaurants serving potentially allergenic ingredients in their meals should inform their customers thereof properly
How harmful fast food really is?
Why medical research would be rendered ineffective without animal testing
How effective are seat belts to prevent lethal casualties in traffic accidents?
How diabetes may affect your performance at work
The unpleasant consequences of skipping breakfasts
Is healthy fast food possible?
Is sex ed at schools effective?
Why we should consume as little salt as possible
Do we eat too much meat?
Why is the importance of good sleep underestimated?
School kids need to be educated about the prevention of rape and other sexual misconduct
How much soda can one drink without causing any damage to one’s health?
How junk food can be improved not to be junk
What happens if one works for several years without a good vacation
Why is it important to pick the right toothpaste
We consume too much sugar
Do we need more strict regulations regarding the advertisement of drugs?
Can we lower the percentage of suicides by legalizing euthanasia?
The underused potential of electroconvulsive treatment
The effective methods to withstand stress factors
The negative long-term and short-term effects of steroids for farm animals
Pros and cons of donating organs
The dangers of homeopathic treatment
The dangers of anti-vaccination ideology
How sleepwalking can be fatal
The hidden threat of vaporizers
The myth of electronic cigarettes being less harmful than tobacco
Why we should be skeptical about diet pills
What is Red Cross day for?
How donating blood benefits the society and you
The underestimated importance of drinking enough water
How to maintain a healthy diet without overdoing it
How few people can do a CPR
How you endanger others by smoking
Are there any ‘easy’ tips for staying fit?
Why and how should society confront mass obesity
Why are healthy food products too expensive?
The misused potential of gluten
How little do we know about side effects of popular drugs?
Do doctors get enough wages?
How high heels are bad for one’s health
How we endanger ourselves by using tanning beds
Why prescription drugs need to be more accessible
The real and mythical dangers of smoking
Easy steps to keep your teeth healthy
Medical studies are dramatically underfunded
How to develop healthy everyday life habits
How laughing improves your health
Bike helmets save lives and should not be neglected
How having good friends can literally save your life
The deeds of the AA should be more advertised and appreciated
Medical care needs to be more accessible
How contraceptive treatment saves lives
Infectious diseases can be prevented more effectively
The health benefits of dark chocolate
Why positive thinking is good for you
How stomach stapling is being overused
Is it safer to chew tobacco than to smoke it?
Driving without seatbelts should be punished more severely
Do we know enough about food additives?
Until what age should mothers breastfeed their children?
Is binge drinking as great of a menace as it used to be?
Should teenage pregnancy be prevented?
What new factors cause teenage suicide?
Do we know enough about fire safety precautions?
Why people should donate their organs?
How to prolong your life without medical interference?

HISTORY IN GENERAL AND IN DETAIL

Did the USA drug their soldiers in Vietnam without their consent?
Do we know enough about the important figures from the African-American history?
What makes Abraham Lincoln a role model for all Presidents?
Why no nation should revise their history?
Why so many people believe that Neil Armstrong did not land on the Moon?

CROSS-CULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

The USA should involve in international processes less
The actual dictatorships supported by the USA government
Should Catalunya be independent from Spain?
How independent can a country be?
Why should every nation seek to be independent in terms of energy sources
Is nuclear disarmament moving too slowly?
The USA should have never invaded Iraq
Is the UN as effective as it is supposed to be?
Whose responsibility is it to enforce human rights in regions where they are violated?

LEGAL ISSUES

How should drunk drivers be punished adequately?
Should we outlaw using a cellphone while driving?
Should any unauthorized use of music and films be outlawed?
Should an illegal immigrant be able to pass the driving test and get a license?
Should we outlaw driving motorbikes without helmets?
Should elderly people be allowed to drive?
What should be the legal age for driving?
Is it dangerous to keep the possession of deadly weapons legal?
Does forbidding the use of explicit vocabulary on TV in the daytime help its cause?
Is owing exotic pets regulated well enough legally?
Should one be able to sue a fast food joint if they become obese?
Would it help to introduce additional taxation for unhealthy food products?
It to rightful to outlaw public smoking?
Should English remain the only universally official language of the USA?
Why do some groups of people argue that abortion should be illegal and punishable?
Should gambling remain legal?
Do same-sex couples deserve to be granted the same rights as traditional ones?
Should being in a moving car without a fastened seatbelt be punishable more severely?
Is the current voting age justified or should it be lowered?
Should being too loud be considered a crime?
Should bullying be considered a full-scale crime?
Should recycling become mandatory?
Is it a good idea to legalize medicinal marijuana?
At what age should people become eligible for Social Security?
Was it a mistake to legalize abortions?
Is the current immigration legislation wise and fair?
The restriction of smoking in public places violates rights of citizens
Should military (or navy) service be mandatory for all the US citizens?
Why are laws against drunk driving ineffective?
Why same-sex couples should be granted same rights as other couples
Should it be legal for everyone to hunt
Is having death penalty as a practicable punishment justified today?
Should it be completely outlawed to employ the underage at any kinds of work?

LITERARY STUDIES

In what ways are books better than TV?
The positive impact of the likes of Twilight and Fifty Shades of Gray
Why is reading a good idea

TELEVISION

Why media promotes certain beauty standards and how harmful it is
Do younger generations actually degrade due to the influence of the TV?
Should the teenage-oriented media be more careful about the messages they send to their audiences?
Has the Star Wars franchise and lore benefited after being acquired by Disney?
Children would treat TV more critically if Photography was studied at schools
Should age restrictions for TV shows be stricter?
How comic books are useful
How educational are educational TV shows?
Should TV be more education-oriented?
Public broadcasters are critically underfinanced
Violence, nudity and coarse language on TV needs to be regulated more strictly
The Cable TV market is too monopolized

MUSIC

How guitar music is better than synthetic
Lyrics in songs should not be censored
Music is the easiest and the most effective way to lighten up
How music contributes both to the individual and to the society
Music in MP3 format should be free as a promo material, whereas music in better sound quality formats should be for sale

POLITICAL ISSUES

Why is it dangerous to allow political parties to accept financial donations from large corporations?
The importance of every vote
Politicians should at least be fined for using personal abuse rhetoric
Why Bernie Sanders lost the primaries

LIFE SKILLS

Survival basics that everybody needs to know
Few simple rules of camping for everyone
How being clean affects your personal and professional life and wellbeing

PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL STUDIES

How much is intelligence pre-determined genetically?
To what extent does our environment influence who we are
Can a “shrink” be trusted?
What is the purpose of love in our lives?
How much does your feeling of happiness depend on your financial state of affairs?

PERSONAL ISSUES

Are long-distance relationships possible via online means?
Are words of love gender-biased?
It is possible to maintain a relationship being far away from one another
How to know the person for real before marrying?

RELIGION AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES

Should religion studies be included in the curriculum of public schools?
Can students from religious backgrounds make their prayers at schools?
Why most religions are not ready to allow women be priests
Why are religious conflicts the fiercest?
Why every religion claims to be peaceful?
Why fundamentalist movements arise
How we decide whether a certain cult is dangerous
Why it is important to allow people practicing their religion or lack thereof

SELF-IMPROVEMENT

How to confront stress and depression using art
Zeal is the most important factor in mastering anything
Why we should not overthink our lives
Is there any ‘simple’ time management advice for everyone?
How to benefit from stressful situations
How your looks influences your success
Why personal development is never enough
Confidence is crucial to any undertaking
Being persistent will help you achieve any results

EVERYDAY LIFE

Should obese people be forced to pay for two seats at public transport or entertainment venues?
Would it be effective to restrict the number of children in an American family to a certain number?
Is it justified to obligate residents to clear their adjacent sidewalks from snow?
Will we get rid of drunk driving if we appoint a responsible police officer to every pub?
Is it justified to present senior citizens with free use of public transportation?
Is it a good idea to make a certain period of community service compulsory for every US citizen?
Should we join the rest of the world and adopt the metric system?
How should we deal with people who refuse to stand up for the pledge?
Is it the responsibility of a good municipal government to arrange free Wi-Fi spots all over the city?
What makes urban life better than the countryside one?
Why it is important to stay open-minded at all times
Should an education worker give up on a “hard” kid in favor of the rest of the class?
Internet connection should be free of charge for everyone
Paparazzi and stalkers violate privacy of other people too often
Human life has improved a great deal in past 100 years
Why stereotypes exist?
Why raising awareness about feminism and gender studies is crucial
Is it ethical to aim marketing campaigns to underage audiences?
Should convicts be able to practice their right to vote?
How justified is Social Darwinism?
Why are jails so overcrowded with convicts in the US?
Are the currently running campaigns against poverty effective?
Is it possible to prolong weekends by one day without compromising working efficiency?
Are imposed gender roles a thing of the past?
The implications of traditional “trick or treat” custom
Should the state provide homes to lonely senior citizens for free?
Why are public restrooms so messy and what should be done about it?
Are genetically modified food products really that harmful?
Bullying is a destructive social factor
Society imposes downright dangerous beauty standards
Being polite will get you everywhere
Why buying at Walmart should be avoided
How to bring good to your community right now
Lack of fair-priced residences is a serious problem
The holidays are too short for no good reason
What makes propaganda a hazardous weapon?
How excessive wealth corrupts people
Why elderly people need the opportunity to use public transportation for free?
How public transportation system can be improved
Why everyone should contribute to the community
Why should all the homeless be assisted with finding homes
Cyberbullying is a serious threat
What you achieve by supporting charities
People can and should retire at an older age than they used to
Censorship is suffocating the emerging information society
Foster parenthood should be more advertised and encouraged
The real reasons for equality
How can we help children with single parents
How to tame corruption at a country level
Why it is important to buy local goods
Security alarms are a simple thing that can improve our lives drastically
The importance of alternative penitentiary options
Lawsuits are becoming a circus and profanate the very legislative system
Poverty cannot be dealt with unless we invest more resources into the social system
Working hours in pubs need to be reconsidered
Police should be the last place to come across corruption
The society should show more support to non-working single parents
Female workers still usually have to work at lower wages than their male colleagues, and it is a big problem
Cosmetic surgery is abused as a result of poor regulation
Senior citizens today need more care than ever
Why some companies still maintain the infamous tradition of racial profiling
How can we enforce more respect to people’s privacy
Why the struggle for women equality advances so slowly
Why relations between various ethnic groups still leave much to be desired
Mass media are biased and subjective

SPORTS

Should support crew such as marching bands and mascots be regarded as sportspeople?
Is bike sharing more than just a fresh trend?
Should college team players be treated as professional sportspeople and be rewarded financially?
Are school teams overfinanced?
Why are women sports less interesting to the media?
Why drug tests for professional sportspeople are still not a must?
Is it fair that sportspeople earn such tremendous amounts of money?
Sports is about pushing yourself to the edge, and not about defeating others
Is it justified to reflect ethnical-cultural details in team names and other attributes?
Are cheerleaders as good sportspeople as others?
Why even the most professional team would have no chance with a name like Yellowfaces?
Why sports get so much attention?
Gym classes should be more focused on practical physical skills like swimming
Why professional sports should remain privately financed?
Are the existing safety precautions for athletes sufficient?
Physical training is overrated

Sure, with such a huge variety of topics to choose from, picking just one may be a challenge. As we already mentioned, the trick is to pick a subject that appeals to you personally. This is one of the surest ways to approach any academic paper because it’s going to be way more interesting to research the subject and because writing the actual paper will quite a lot of fun!

Still, figuring out the best topic for your essay is not your only concern as a student. The next step would be crafting a compelling thesis statement. As a rule, essay writers present their thesis at the end of the introductory paragraph. Further on, you will base your paper on this statement, so choose wisely.

> The best tip on constructing a great thesis statement would be to choose something that is not too obvious. This way, you will have a chance to hook your reader and make him/her interested in what you have to say on the topic.

The number of body paragraphs will mostly depend on the length of your paper. Normally, having three major arguments to prove your point is enough for a convincing paper. This, in its turn, will give you three body paragraphs, each starting with its own point. Make sure to use logical transitions between the paragraphs, though – do not just skip from one issue to another.

The last (and usually, the fifth) paragraph of your paper is the conclusion. Here, it is very important to restate your thesis statement. But remember – you should not do it word for word. The main point of a quality conclusion is to summarise everything you have written and prove your thesis statement either right (this is the most common approach) or wrong (it may sometimes happen in argumentative papers).

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