The intention of Persuasive Writing is to influence the reader
to change the way he or she thinks or acts. The writer tries
to convince the reader through argument or advice to believe
or do as the writer thinks should be believed or done. In
persuasive writing, the author states and supports opinion
and then tries to get the reader to agree of take an action.
Here are 78 possible topics for a persuasive essay. Choose one of these or one of
your own.
1.
Should businesses be allowed to turn down gay people from
buying from their businesses?
2.
Should students be given homework?
3.
Should public schools be mandatory?
4.
Should laws be passed on not requiring mandatory recycling?
5.
Should people be forced not to litter?
6.
Should PE be mandatory in schools, even arts schools?
7.
Should circuses be banned from using animals?
8.
Should laws be passed to prohibit smoking altogether?
9.
Should gay marriage be legal nationally?
10.
Should Palm oil be used in food?
11.
Should fracking be allowed?
12.
Should schools cafeterias sell only health food?
13.
Should an extra tax be put on fast food places?
14.
Should Harmful GMOs and other types of things used in food be
illegal?
15.
Should the government invest more money researching causes
and treatments for childhood cancer?
16.
Should students be allowed to listen to music in class?
17.
Should animals be used to test cosmetics?
18.
Should dogs like pit bulls be banned?
19.
Does video violence affects the teenage brain?
20.
Does the Internet influence young people to engage in risky
behavior?
21.
Starting school later is beneficial to teenage brain development.
22.
Should physical education be mandatory for all students every
day of the school week?
23.
Is mandatory drug testing of all athletes on a secondary,
collegiate, and professional level necessary?
24.
Are spectator sports overemphasized in America today?
25.
Should professional athletes who break the law (via drug use,
illegal gambling, domestic abuse, etc.) be banned from their
professional sport in addition to doing jail time?
26.
Should athletes who have taken performance-enhancing drugs be
admitted into the Hall of Fame?
27.
The McLawsuit: Is the Fast-Food Industry Legally Accountable for
Obesity?
28.
Do School Cafeterias Contribute to the Rise in Childhood Obesity?
29.
Should Sodas and Sugary Snacks be sold in Vending Machines at
School?
30.
Should there be stronger limits on immigration?
31.
Controversial T-Shirts – If a student wears a controversial T-shirt,
does the school board have the right to ban offensive and
controversial clothing or does the student have the right to wear
it under the first amendment?
32.
Cyber Bullying Statutes – If a student is bullying someone do they
have the right to claim they have freedom of speech to say what
they wanted?
33.
Posting Videos Online – Is This a Right & Your Freedom of
Speech? – Does anyone have the right and freedom to post
videos online even if the person taking the video does not have
permission and the videos are of people in personal or
compromising actions – a school fight, personal encounter.
34.
Should students be prohibited from using mobile devices in class?
35.
Should there be a filter on the Internet in school?
36.
Should teachers friend students on Facebook?
37.
Should schools provide technology devices (i.e. tablets or laptops)
for all students?
38.
School cafeterias should be transformed into food courts with fast
food companies supplying meals.
39.
Students should be required to wear school uniforms.
40.
Schools should shift from a nine-month school year to year-round
schooling.
41.
It should be mandatory that no teachers assign homework over
the weekend.
42.
Video cameras should be put into all classrooms to record
student and teacher interactions at all times.
43.
School should begin later in the morning and end later in the
day.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
Laws should be made to forbid sagging pants.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
Etiquette and manners should be taught in schools.
62.
63.
64.
People should carpool more.
School districts should not have snow days.
People should go to jail when they abandon their pets.
Free speech should have limitations.
Kids should have less homework.
Magazine advertisements send unhealthy signals to young
women so they should be taken out of publication.
Social media sites should be off limits to all kids under 18.
Recycling should be mandatory for everyone.
Gun ownership should be tightly controlled.
We shouldn't have to pay for Internet access.
Bullies should be kicked out of school.
Parents of bullies should have to pay a fine.
Cigarettes should be more expensive.
Smokers should pay a health tax.
Child support dodgers should go to jail.
Students should be allowed to pray in school.
There should be a mandatory entrance exam to go to the next
grade.
We shouldn't use products made from animal skins.
Every American should learn to speak Spanish.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
Every American should learn to speak English.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
There should be one world currency.
76.
There should be mandatory spay and neuter for household pets
like cats and dogs.
77.
78.
Should wearing your seatbelt be a law?
Medical testing on animals is immoral and should be illegal.
Students should be allowed to leave school property for lunch.
Skateboard helmets should be mandatory.
Cars should come with breathalyzers.
Standardized testing including SATs and ACTs should be
eliminated.
We should provide food for the poor.
The government should impose household trash limits.
Student should be given more homework.
People should be allowed to own dogs of their choice including
Australian dogs and pit bulls.
Should schools provide school supplies for students?