Sample Persuasive Essay Topics

  • Should the animals be used for scientific research? Is it humanly?
  • Should drivers of automobiles be prohibited from using cellular phones?
  • Should restrictions be placed on the use of mobile phones in public areas like restaurants and theaters?
  • Should the death penalty be mandatory for people that kill other people?
  • What are two sides of the death penalty? Is it a cruel murderer or a just punishment? Can it be a deterrent to crime?
  • Should animal experimentation be permitted?
  • Euthanasia as a way of relieving ill people's pain and save them from the tortures of their illness. Do we have the right to take people's life, if after all life is the greatest charisma?
  • Forests are the lungs of the earth. Should the rain forests destruction be prohibited? How is it possible to protect forests?
  • Should there still be colleges and schools just for men/boys and some just for women/girls?
  • Human beings do not need to eat meat in order to maintain good health because they can get all their food needs from meatless products and meatless substances. A vegetarian diet is as healthy as a diet containing meat. Argue for or against the opinion above.
  • What do you think about vegetarians? Are they people who care for animals and want to protect them or people lacking the adequate ration?
  • Should the driving age be raised to 18?
  • Should hunting be outlawed?
  • Should recycling be mandatory?
  • Should schools require student uniforms?
  • Should college athletes be paid?
  • Should the death penalty be abolished?
  • Should legal immigration be stopped?
  • Should dying people be kept on life support?
  • Should tobacco products be banned?
  • Should school prayer be allowed?
  • Should music lyrics be censored?
  • Should parents of teen vandals be held responsible for their child's damage?
  • Should a rookie salary cap be enforced in pro sports?
  • Should females in the military be excluded from combat and other "hazardous" duties?
  • Should high schools be segregated by the sex of the student?
  • Should parents of students who are excessively absent from school be prosecuted under the law?
  • Should "home schooling" be permitted?
  • Should students failing their classes in high school have their driver's license revoked?
  • Should pros be allowed to draft college athletes before they graduate?
  • Should welfare be limited by time?
  • Should off-shore drilling be banned?
  • Should students be required to pass proficiency tests in order to graduate from high school?
  • Should people pulled over fur DUI have their license suspended for life?
  • Should pagers and cell phones be allowed in school?
  • Should families of victims be allowed to decide the punishment of those who commit crimes?
  • Reality television as a positive or negative cultural phenomenon
  • Makeover programs
  • Hip-hop music lyrics
  • Illegal music downloading
  • Violent video games
  • Violent movies
  • MySpace and Facebook as a cultural phenomenon
  • The effect of cell phones on society
  • The effect of iPods on society
  • The effect of Facebook on society
  • The amount of television and other media used by children
  • Salary caps for professional athletes
  • Funding issues for women's sports
  • Publicity for women's sports
  • The designated hitting rule in baseball
  • Professional athletic strikes
  • Drafting of athletes out of high school
  • The rising price of tickets to professional games
  • Public funding of professional stadiums
  • Public funding of community sports programs
  • Academic expectations of college athletes
  • College sports recruitment practices
  • The benefit of team sports to children
  • Athletes as role models
  • Violence and sports (hockey, boxing, etc.)
  • The commercialization of sports
  • Youth athletic participation in sports like gymnastics and figure skating