Controversial Speech Ideas
Do schools have the right to search
students’ lockers?
Should children be given sex education
in schools, or should this be the
responsibility of the parents?
Should paddling be allowed in schools
Should the state fund schools run by
particular faiths?
Should all kids have access to Aderal to
level the testing curve?
Should schools require their students to
wear a school uniform?
Are beauty contests harmful?
Should Physical Education in schools be
compulsory?
Should parents be held morally and
legally responsible for the actions/needs
of their children?
Should young people be subjected to
curfews as a way to reduce crime?
Should doctors be allowed to prescribe
contraception for girls under the age of
16?
Should Gardicil be required?
Is physical force a justifiable method of
punishing children?
Should schools teach abstinence only
for sex education
Should governments be sending people
into space?
Should negative advertising in political
campaigns be banned?
Should governments censor material on
the world wide web?
Should the government censor lyrics of
songs that are violent or expletive, for
example “gangsta” rap?
Is circumcision ethical?
Should the state be fully privatized?
Should ‘factory farming’ be banned?
Is it morally acceptable to experiment on
non-human animals to develop products
and medicines that benefit human
beings?
Should we ban the keeping of animals in
zoos?
Should we ban the keeping of animals in
circuses?
Should acts of hate be criminalized?
What acts should be considered hate
crimes?
Is it correct for university authorities to
ban hate speech?
Should schools be allowed to teach
creationism alongside evolution as part
of their science curriculum?
Should school students face mandatory
drug-tests?
Should continued office for public
officials be dependent on (successfully)
taking a drug test?
Should HIV positive workers have to tell
their employers of their status?
Should sex offenders be named and
shamed?
Should assisted suicide be legalized?
Should we legalize the sale of human
organs?
Should mothers stay at home to raise
their children?
Should prostitution be legalized?
Should skinny models be banned from
magazines and runways?
Should the morning-after pill be
banned?
Should popular consumerist images of
women be banned because they are
violent?
Should gambling be legalized and
regulated?
Should the use of performanceenhancing drugs in sport be legalized?
Is sport really good for us?
Marriage—Gay, polygamy, age of
consent
Race should not be considered for
college entrance
Affirmative action is outdated
American needs more than 2 political
parties
Immunizations are harmful
Drug advertisements promote overuse
of prescriptions
Those without medical insurance
shouldn’t have to pay more to go to the
doctor
Its not the governments job to care for
the poor
Businesses should be made to offer
health insurance
Temporary companies exploit workers
Companies should not be able to hire a
bunch of part-timers but should be made
to make some of them full-time—they do
this to prevent paying benefits
Alternative fuels-possible? Impossible?
Who prevents them moving forward?
There should be a waiting period to
receive a tattoo
Parental consent required for a tattoo
Video games cause violence
Feminism good or bad
Right/Left
O’Reilly-Daley
News is not partial
Americans really free?
Immigration
Medicine socialized
Fraternities should be held accountable
for under aged drinking
Canadian drugs good or bad
Poverty gap is enhanced by welfare
Spanking good or bad
Public humiliation of children
Public schools are a form of socialism
Made to say pledge? Violation of
freedom
Prayer in schools, See you at the Pole
Illegal search
Wire tapping—Ok, Illegal
Global warming-fact or face
Man really on the moon?
Cops should tazer only and not shoot
Ban automatic weapons
Have to be natural born American
citizen to be president
Require everyone to own a gun-like
other countries
More bike trails and fewer roads
Fayetteville free rail system
Drill in Alaska
Electoral College overrides the vote of
the people
Fraternities and sororities promote
elitism
Eat dead babies to feed the poor
No real overpopulation
Silly to require general education
classes
Professors should not be guaranteed a
job for life—tenure
Professors who are poor teachers must
go and not be kept because they are
good researchers
Walton College of Business gets too
much money and leaves other
departments poor
Should fund the arts more—more art
education
More PE needed-kids are getting fat
Should have kids BMI reported to the
parents
Government should not fund art that is
objectionable—walk on the flag, flag in
the toilet dunk on Mother Mary art
Welfare designed to keep people poor
Differences in IQ among races
We overmedicate our kids
Vitamins teach people to take drugs
Competitive sports are bad for kids
Cell phoned banned while driving—
same as smoking, eating while driving
Gender differences are made up to keep
people in place
Wal-Mart ruins small towns
Fence-border of Mexico
Pregnant women who do drugs—lock
them up
Your eyesight can be cured with
exercise
Adoption-interracial, gay couples, older
couples
Sex education –abstinence or condoms
Illegal downloads
Too much surveillance
Spanish anthem
Hormones in meet
Organic foods
Can you be a conservative democrat?
NPR should loose money for its bias
Thin models
D-rule
Athletes get paid
Employers should (not) be able to use
Facebook to gain information
All firearms should be registered
Doctor assisted suicide
Additional drivers’ test for the elderly
Foreign language requirements for
elementary students
Required annual HIV tests
Bird flue is/not real thread
Militia should be closely monitored by
the FBI
Candidates private life should/should
not be an issue
Americans are double taxed and that is
illegal
America is funding terrorism overseas
Drug addicts should go to the clinic not
to prison
Prisoners should be reformed not
punished
Death penalty-ethical
Death penalty for juveniles
Foreign aid to dictatorships
Churches should have to pay taxes
Religious leaders should be able to
endorse candidates without loosing tax
exempt status
Athletes should/not receive special
academic treatment
High school grades should have to pass
an exam before they can graduate
Regardless of income, all Americans
should be given health insurance
Acupuncture works/does not work
Heroin should be a legal pain treatment
option
Millionaires should not be given
loopholes where they pay no income tax
Roadblocks and sobriety checkpoints
should be illegal
Chicken waste is ruining the water
supply
Tyson should compensate people for
allergies caused to excess chicken mold
in the area
Circuses promote the unethical
treatment of animals
Cosmetic surgery is out of hand with
breast implants given at graduation
There should not be 24 hour
surveillance and monitoring of children
in daycares
The United Nations is a dangerous
organization where American should not
be involved
Gates foundation is philanthropic/tax
shelter
Clinton’s initiative is politically motivated
to have Hillary elected
The American public is blissfully
unaware/ over informed from the
internet
Internet is good/bad for medical
profession-People self diagnosing
Internet should be filtered in public
libraries
“Snowflakes” frozen embryos from test
tube fertilization clinics should be
saved/used/kept for stem cell research
Stricter laws on cloning
Date rape: Woman’s responsibility not to
send mixed messages-Man’s
responsibility to stop
Criminal system favors whites over
blacks: Minorities receive tougher
penalty
Tabloids influence public opinion
Many famous people say the holocaust
never happened—why?
Pull out of Gaza by Israel
Online information is more/less reliable
Day after pill should/not be given over
the counter
Washington DC needs a Senator and
representative
Breast vs Bottle
Daycare vs stay at home mom
Paper or plastic
Students have to live on campus their
freshman year
Students should be allowed to see the
results of teaching evaluations
Miss America promotes sexism
Homeopathic vs Hospital
Overmedicated children
Mandatory HIV tests for all college
students
Churches should (not be required to pay
taxes)
Churches should (not) be allowed to be
involved in politics
Acupuncture is (not) good alternative
Everyone should (not) be required to
pass a competency test before
graduating high school
ESP is (not) a fact
Basic healthcare insurance should (not)
be required for all Americans
Animal testing is (not) necessary
Internet usage should (not) be
monitored for all employees
Wal-Mart does (not) put GPS tags in
your underwear
There should (not) be a separate degree
for college athletes who are only in
college to play sports
American businesses who go overseas
should (not) loose American privileges
Child molesters should (not) have to
report to neighborhoods once they have
served their time
College students should (not) be made
to take foreign language
Federal funding should (not) be given to
art exhibits that are obscene, distasteful,
or that debase America or the flag
Drug addicts should (not) be put in
rehab instead of jail