Persuasive Speech Topics
1. General education classes
2. United Nations
3. Coke vs. Pepsi
4. Eating fast-food
5. Voting
6. Organ donation
7. Blood donation
8. Stem-cell research
9. Educational costs
10. Lowering the drinking age
11. Immigration
12. Legalizing gambling
13. Legalizing marijuana
14. Legalizing prostitution
15. Smoking in public
16. Public displays of affection
17. Prayer in schools
18. Seat belt laws
19. Helmet laws
20. Boxers vs. briefs
21. Mandatory retirement ages
22. Social security
23. Speed limits
24. Bar closing hours
25. Smoking
26. Airport security
27. Open source code
28. Ritalin
29. Media bias
30. Gun control
31. Hunting
32. Oil drilling in Alaska
33. Alternative fuels
34. Vegetarianism
35. Wearing fur
36. Animal testing
37. Sports teams named after ethnic
groups
38. Paying college athletes
39. Volunteering
40. Speaking English in America
41. Taking care of your teeth
42. Privacy rights
43. Advertising
44. Cosmetic surgery
45. Wal-Mart
46. Internet dating
47. Having pets spayed/neutered
48. Liberal arts majors
49. School uniforms
50. Term limits
51. Academic fraud
52. College class attendance-taking
53. Nuclear arms
54. Microsoft
55. Cost of prescription drugs
56. Parental pressure on child actors and
athletes
57. Living wills
58. Assisted suicide
59. Public funding of sports stadiums
60. Welfare reform
61. Cell phones in public
62. Personal hygiene
63. Factory farms
64. Organic farming
65. Zoning laws
66. Over-development
67. Over-population
68. Toll roads
69. State vehicle inspection
70. Title IX in sports
71. Landfills
72. Frivolous lawsuits
73. Election reform
74. Animal trapping
75. Mandatory sentencing
76. Littering
77. Crying babies in public
78. School breakfast programs
79. Internet gambling
80. The Patriot Act
81. NAFTA
82. Ford vs. Chevy
83. SUV's
84. Affirmative Action
85. TV ratings
86. Nuclear power
87. Corporate corruption
88. Prison over-population
89. Education in prisons
90. Drinking more water
91. E-mail SPAM
92. Video games and children
93. Revisionist history
94. NC-17 movies
95. The SAT's
96. Women's rights
97. Children divorcing their parents
98. Adoption
99. Reservation casinos
100. Smog
101. Minimum wage
102. Labor unions
103. The I.R.S.
104. Socialized medicine
105. Community College vs. Four Year
College
106. Military spending
107. Cloning
108. The War in Iraq
109. Recycling
110. Drinking and driving
111. Ebonics
112. Food additives
113. Presidential pardons
114. Are UFO's real?
115. Are ghosts real?
116. Hooters
117. Polygamy
118. Paparazzi
119. Steroid use
120. Homosexuals in the military
121. Artificial insemination
122. Eating veal
123. Medicare reform
124. Gay Marriage
125. Evolution
126. Pledge of Allegiance
127. Government funding of Amtrak
128. Why we should get proper sleep
129. Tenure for professors
130. National Endowment for the Arts
131. Juveniles getting adult jail sentences
132. The "insanity defense"
133. Wearing bike helmets
134. Puppy mills
135. Influences of rock music on children
136. Child abuse
137. Police corruption
138. Donating money to charity
139. Water conservation
140. Is NASCAR a sport?
141. Deadbeat dads
142. Stay at home moms
143. Breast feeding
144. Eminent domain
145. Chewing tobacco
146. Drug abuse
147. Censorship on the radio
148. Cryogenics
149. The homeless
150. Is Astrology real?
151. U.S. policy toward Cuba
152. Buying products that are made in the
U.S.
153. Tipping
154. Cable TV monopolies
155. Political correctness
156. Street gangs
157. Graffiti
158. Inflation
159. Private schools
160. Media agenda-setting
161. Eating red meat
162. Curfews
163. Becoming foster parents
164. Brand name products vs. Generics
165. Should pro athletes make less?
166. NASA funding
167. France boycott
168. Fire safety
169. Learn CPR
170. Shop at small stores
171. Darfur
172. Cats vs. Dogs
173. Family sizes
174. Musical censorship
175. Minority scholarships
176. Textbook prices
177. Women's pay rates
178. Eat more chocolate
179. Drink more orange juice
180. Watch the news
181. Drive slower
182. Best movie ever
183. Travel more
184. Martin Luther King Day
185. Academic dishonesty
186. Are angels real?
187. Read more
188. Stomach stapling
189. Radar detectors
190. Fishing regulations
191. Using public transportation
192. Watching less TV
193. Binge drinking
194. Cigar smoking in public
195. Live life to it's fullest
196. Family values
197. Save water
198. Military recruiting
199. Children and violent toys
200. Marriage ages
201. Larger counties
202. Eliminate pennies
203. No tight pants
204. Men should wear pink
205. Make TV more educational
206. Meghan's Law
207. Medical research funding
208. Downloading/copying copyrighted
materials
209. Ticketmaster
210. Women should propose marriage
211. Keep public bathrooms clean
212. Public television/radio
213. Buy security alarms
214. Shock therapy
215. "Sin" taxes
216. Different political systems
217. Illegal aliens
218. Artificial hormones in food
219. Global warming
220. Don't take education for granted
221. Home schooling
222. School choice
223. Be true to yourself
224. Save your money
225. Cherish your friends
226. Road rage
227. Secondhand smoke
228. Healthcare crisis
229. Prison alternatives
230. Child labor
231. Religious cults
232. Importance of sports
233. Pitbulls
234. Pesticides
235. Reincarnation
236. Columbus Day
237. Greek system
238. Video game addiction
240. School security
241. Sharing the road with bikes
242. Fixing potholes
243. Watch out for animals when driving
244. State lotteries
245. Advertising standards
246. Fireworks
247. Bachelor/bachelorette parties
248. Internet standards
249. Listen to your parents
250. Take a year off from school