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Persuasive Speech Topics First of all, almost any informative ..., Study notes of Nursing

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Persuasive Speech Topics
First of all, almost any informative topic can become a persuasive topic by adding a call-to-action step. Secondly, try to avoid speech topics that
deal with fixed beliefs like abortion, capital punishment, religion and so forth. People have spent many years deciding what they think about these
topics and you are not likely to change their minds in a four to six minute speech. Don't set yourself up to fail.
Philosophical Topics
Reincarnation
Bigamy
School related Topics
College requirements
Student financial aid policies
Black sororities and fraternities
Stepping
Tuition costs
Health related topics
Food additives
Eating less meat
Health care system
Birth control / Safe Sex
The importance of wearing well fitting shoes
Smoking policies
Miscellaneous Topics
TV violence
Seal hunting
Equal rights / Sexism
Nuclear power
Caller ID
Advertising
Fun Topics
Why you should vacation at Walt Disney
World
Persuading the audience to visit a local
museum or zoo
Government related topics
Medicare
Government spending
The national debt
Drug laws
Space exploration
Pornography
Legal drinking age
Speed limits
Foreign aid
Nursing home regulation
Public office term limits
Free speech
Tax laws
Criminal justice
Censorship
Unemployment compensation
Food stamps
Adoption
Should the orphanage system be
reestablished
Should foreign adoptions be encouraged?
Should transracial adoption be encouraged?
Is an open adoption policy preferable to a
closed adoption?
Africa
Is colonialism responsible for Africa's
problems?
Would ending apartheid in Africa benefit
black South Africans?
An Aging Population
Will an aging population be harmful to
America?
Should social security be rescued?
Is the outlook for future retirees bleak?
Are nursing homes beneficial?
Alcohol
Should the health benefits of alcohol be
promoted?
Is advertising liquor on television and radio
irresponsible?
Do television liquor ads promote underage
drinking?
Is Alcoholics Anonymous effective?
Do adult children of alcoholics benefit from
recovery groups?
American Foreign Policy
Should the United States force democracy
upon other nations?
Does United States foreign aid harm other
nations and/or the U.S.?
Should a permanent UN military force be
established?
Should China be condemned as a violator
of human rights?
Will European unification strengthen
Europe?
Is German unification harmful?
Did the Persian Gulf War weaken the U.S.?
American History
Was the Salem Witchcraft hysteria caused
by a fear of women?
Was the Mexican War an exercise in
American imperialism?
Have historians overemphasized the slavery
issue as a cause of the Civil War?
Was the New Deal an effective answer to
the Great Depression?
Was it necessary to drop the atomic bomb
at the end of World War II?
Did the antiwar movement prolong the war
in Vietnam?
America's Prisons
Should prisons rehabilitate?
Do prisons create a criminal personality?
Will building more prisons solve prison
overcrowding?
America's Victims
Does Repressed Memory Therapy create
victims?
Do talk shows exploit society's victims?
Should the Battered Women Syndrome be a
legal defense?
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Persuasive Speech Topics First of all, almost any informative topic can become a persuasive topic by adding a call-to-action step. Secondly, try to avoid speech topics thatdeal with fixed beliefs like abortion, capital punishment, religion and so forth. People have spent many years deciding what they think about thesetopics and you are not likely to change their minds in a four to six minute speech. Don't set yourself up to fail. Philosophical Topics ReincarnationBigamy School related Topics College requirementsStudent financial aid policiesBlack sororities and fraternitiesSteppingTuition costs Health related topics Food additivesEating less meatHealth care systemBirth control / Safe SexThe importance of wearing well fitting shoesSmoking policies Miscellaneous TopicsTV violenceSeal huntingEqual rights / SexismNuclear powerCaller IDAdvertising Fun Topics Why you should vacation at Walt DisneyWorldPersuading the audience to visit a localmuseum or zoo Government related topics MedicareGovernment spendingThe national debtDrug lawsSpace explorationPornographyLegal drinking ageSpeed limits Foreign aidNursing home regulationPublic office term limitsFree speechTax lawsCriminal justiceCensorshipUnemployment compensationFood stamps Adoption Should the orphanage system bereestablished Should foreign adoptions be encouraged? Should transracial adoption be encouraged? Is an open adoption policy preferable to aclosed adoption? Africa Is colonialism responsible for Africa'sproblems? Would ending apartheid in Africa benefitblack South Africans? An Aging Population Will an aging population be harmful toAmerica? Should social security be rescued? Is the outlook for future retirees bleak? Are nursing homes beneficial? Alcohol Should the health benefits of alcohol bepromoted? Is advertising liquor on television and radioirresponsible? Do television liquor ads promote underagedrinking? Is Alcoholics Anonymous effective? Do adult children of alcoholics benefit fromrecovery groups? American Foreign Policy Should the United States force democracyupon other nations? Does United States foreign aid harm othernations and/or the U.S.? Should a permanent UN military force beestablished? Should China be condemned as a violatorof human rights? Will European unification strengthenEurope? Is German unification harmful? Did the Persian Gulf War weaken the U.S.? American History Was the Salem Witchcraft hysteria causedby a fear of women? Was the Mexican War an exercise inAmerican imperialism? Have historians overemphasized the slaveryissue as a cause of the Civil War? Was the New Deal an effective answer tothe Great Depression? Was it necessary to drop the atomic bombat the end of World War II? Did the antiwar movement prolong the warin Vietnam? America's Prisons Should prisons rehabilitate? Do prisons create a criminal personality? Will building more prisons solve prisonovercrowding? America's Victims Does Repressed Memory Therapy createvictims? Do talk shows exploit society's victims? Should the Battered Women Syndrome be alegal defense?

Is there a date rape crisis in society? Are self-help groups helpful? Animal Rights Is animal experimentation justified? Is eating meat detrimental? Is hunting animals morally acceptable? Do zoos preserve endangered species? Biomedical Ethics Is surrogate mothering a valuable service?Should humans be allowed to receiveanimal organ transplants? Should HIV-infected surgeons be allowed tooperate? should newborns without brains be used asorgan donors? Is electroconvulsive therapy safe? Should post-menopausal women becomepregnant? Could genetic screening of embryos harmsociety? The Breakup of the Soviet Union Was the United States (and/or RonaldReagan) responsible for the collapse of theSoviet Union? Would the United States retain a significantnuclear arsenal? Should the West give massive foreign aid toRussia? Censorship Should flag burning be banned? Are stronger child pornography lawsneeded? Should "hate speech" be tolerated? Should government funding of the arts berestricted? Are movie ratings effective in curbingviolence? Should video games be censored? Chemical Dependency; Drug Abuse Should pregnant addicts be prosecuted? Should the war on drugs (domestic orinternational) be abandoned? Should employees be tested for drug use? Are the D.A.R.E. programs and other anti-drug programs effective? Is the tobacco industry to blame for leadingpeople to smoke? Can curbs on cigarette smoking advertisinghelp prevent teenage smoking? Child Abuse; Child Welfare Is satanic ritual abuse of childrenwidespread? Is child testimony in abuse cases generallycredible? Can orphanages be beneficial for needychildren? Is spanking detrimental to children? Do fathers have legitimate reasons forrefusing to pay child support? Do courts discriminate against fathers incustody hearings? Are children of divorced parents at greaterrisk? Christopher Columbus Was Christopher Columbus a hero? Are modern attacks on ChristopherColumbus justified? Crime and Criminals; Criminal Justice;Gangs; Juvenile Crime Does community-based policing preventcrime? Does the "three strikes" law deter crime? Should violent juvenile criminals be tried asadults? Can prison boot camps reform youngdefenders? Do victim's rights threaten defendants'rights? Should tough laws target gangs? Is juvenile crime a serious problem in theschools? Does television violence contribute tojuvenile crime? Are curfews effective and constitutional? Culture Wars Should the United States embrace diversecultural influences? Is multicultural education helpful? Has Madonna liberated American women? Is rap music decadent? Should rock music be labeled? Death and Dying; Euthanasia; Suicide Do hospices provide the best care for thedying? Are living wills beneficial? Should physician-assisted suicide belegalized? Education in America; TeenagePregnancy Should the government offer schoolvouchers? Does multiculturalism benefit students? Can sex education programs preventteenage pregnancy? Should tracking and ability grouping beeliminated? Should schools distribute condoms? Is home schooling an effective method ofeducation? Will stricter dress codes improve theeducational environment? Is single gender education a more effectiveway to teach children? Should disabled children be mainstreamed? Endangered Species Is the Endangered Species Act effective? Are wetland regulations fair to propertyowners? Should the international ban on ivory belifted? Genetic Engineering Will genetically altered animals benefithumankind? Is DNA fingerprinting reliable?