Persuasive Speech Topics
FACTS
Persuade that your fact is true. Prove that your claim is the best and defend yourself against oppositional
ideas.
Example: Persuade your audience that space exploration is beneficial.
VALUES
Persuade that something is right or wrong, moral or immoral, valuable or worthless. Appeal to the beliefs,
morality and values of your listeners.
Example: Persuade your speech class mates that cheating at school is absolutely unacceptable.
POLICIES
Persuade that there is a problem and get the audience to agree with your solution. Motivate them to act or
change attitudes, policies or policy regulations. Appeal to human needs, reason and emotion.
Example: Persuade your public to keep the thermostat in your home at 68 F in winter and 72 F in summer.
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Abortion
Abuse Of The Elderly
Abused Womey
Academic Dishonesty
Academic Freedom
Acid Rain
Addiction
Adoption
Affirmative Action
Afghanistan
Africa
Age Discrimination
Aging Population
Agricultural Policy
AIDS/HIV
Air Pollution
Airline Safety
Alcohol Abuse
Aliens and UFO's
Alternative imprisonment
Alternative Medicine
American Education Reform
Amnesty
Animal Experimentation
Animal Rights
Animal Welfare
Anorexia Nervosa
Anti-Semitism
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Armed Conflicts
Arms Control
Arms Trade
Asylum
Atomic Energy
Ballot Initiatives
Battered Women
Beginning of Life Issues
Bigamy
Bird Flu
Birth Control
Body Piercings
Breast Feeding in Public
Bulimia
Cameras in Courtrooms
Campaign Finan ce Reform
Capital Punishment
Censor Hate Speech
Censorship
Chain Gangs
Child Labor
Church State Issues
City CurfewsCivil Rights
Climate Change Policy
Condoms In Schools
Creationism vs. Evolution
Cuba
