EXAMPLE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY TOPICS
*This is just a general list of topics to help you create your own!
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Cheating helps students learn.
Less homework will make students better rounded.
There should be a new menu in the cafeteria.
All students in high school and college should be required to take at least two years of a foreign
language.
More recess provides opportunity for students to grow socially.
There should be no dress code policy for middle schoolers.
Students should have access to technology at all times during school.
Textbooks should be replaced by e-books.
Students should only have to study math and science in high school.
PRMS should have a school store.
Every school should have a police officer on duty.
Every grade level should have a school dance.
Every student should get a free yearbook.
Students should have access to the vending machines.
Students should be able to pick their own electives.
There should be more middle school sports.
There should be more field trips each year.
Videogames should not be rated for children.
Children should have limited access to T.V.
Americans should have more holidays and longer vacations.
Every citizen should be required to volunteer in their community.
All citizens should be required by law to vote.
Drunk drivers should be imprisoned on the first offense.
Zoos are internment camps for animals and should be shut down.
Any citizen who does not have a criminal record should be permitted to carry a concealed weapon.
College students in the U.S. should be offered financial incentives to graduate in three years rather than
four.
College athletes should be exempted from regular class-attendance policies.
To encourage healthy eating, higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food.
Students should not be required to take physical education courses.
To conserve fuel and save lives, the 55 miles-per-hour national speed limit should be restored.
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Elderly people shouldn't drive.
The rich should pay more tax.
Tax avoidance should be clamped down upon.
Essays are not an accurate reflection of a student's ability.
There are too many people in the U.S.
Immigration caps should be tightened
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