Topic Brainstorming
Persuasive Speech
Persuasive Speech
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4-6 minutes
Memorized
Must cite at least 3 different sources
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Movement/transitional sentences
Approved topic that follows the outline format
150 pts
The United States should
significantly increase space
exploration.
The US government should not
allow drilling for oil in the Alaska
National Wildlife Reserve.
Television is a bad influence.
All states should ban drivers' use
of cellular phones in cars.
Benefits of year-round school.
Rap music does more harm than
good.
Peer pressure is more beneficial
than harmful.
Schools should not use
standardized testing.
Children's television does more
good than harm.
Human cloning should be permitted
in the United States.
The United States should
substantially increase its use of
nuclear power.
Schools should ban animal
dissection.
Fast food restaurants do more
harm than good.
It is unethical to eat meat.
Violent video games should be
banned.
There should be mandatory drug testing for
participation in extracurricular activities.
College athletes should be paid.
Human cloning should be allowed in the United
States.
Animal performances should be banned in
circuses.
Beauty pageants do more good than harm.
Advertisements have a negative influence
Cigarettes should be illegal.
K-12 schools should ban junk food sales.
All schools should require student uniforms.
Medical testing on animals does more good than
harm.
You should learn how to protect your identity
Video games do more good than harm.
Food aid does more harm than good.
Zoos do more harm than good.
Community service should be mandatory in high
school.
Soccer players should wear helmets.
The movie rating system is ineffective.
Size zero fashion models should be banned.
Extra-terrestrial intelligence exists
Ban plastic bags in grocery stores
It is morally acceptable to experiment on animals
for medical purposes.
Nuclear energy does more good than harm.
Television does more harm than good.
It should be illegal to sell coffee and coffee
products to minors anywhere in the United
States.
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Eating disorders
Adoption
TV violence
TV ratings
Exercise
Voting
Pit bulls
Circus violence to animals
Locks of love
Donate blood
Body modifications
Closed campus
Adopting animals
Bullying prevention
Off shore drilling
Homeless
Standardized testing
Steroids
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Eating healthy
Drug abuse
Washing hands regularly
Designer children
Cell phone use in schools
Domestic violence
Preparing for WWIII
Doomsday preppers
DUIs
Underage drinking/smoking
Media influence
Peer pressure
Recycling
Moral values decreasing
Cheating
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Euthanasia
Political Corruption
Endangered species
Animal activist groups
Nuclear power
Censorship
Poverty
Media’s impact on body image
Public education
Athletic steroids
Cancer and microwaves
Animal poaching
Prisons
Medication abuse
Hate crimes
Video game violence
Gambling
Homelessness
Hunting/ Gun rights
Teen Runaways
Drinking Age
Athletes using steroids
Football player avg. salaries
Eating Healthy/Obesity
Money issues
Violence (school, general)
School Nutrition
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Abuse (drugs/ alcohol)
Animal Abuse
Slaughter houses
Relationship abuse
Obesity in Children
Global Warming
Steroids
Over population/Prison over population
Driving age
Tobacco use
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Advertising to underage
Gangs
High school dropouts
Sex offenders
Racism
Teen Depression
War
Driving under influence
Domestic Violence
Eating disorders
Divorce
Bullying
Whale killing
School violence
Suicide
Pollution
Internet Spam
Recycling