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Controversial Issues For Debate

The document outlines 35 controversial issues that could be debated, ranging from whether certain behaviors like alcohol consumption or littering should be legal to debates around relationships, education, gender, and social issues. Topics include the legal drinking age, importance of grammar vs conversation skills, impact of television and social media, animal research, vaccination, evolution, the death penalty, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration, hunting, school dress codes, uniforms, job requirements, litter laws, abortion, housing policies, birth control access, gender roles, transgender rights, and anti-gang measures.

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Controversial Issues For Debate

The document outlines 35 controversial issues that could be debated, ranging from whether certain behaviors like alcohol consumption or littering should be legal to debates around relationships, education, gender, and social issues. Topics include the legal drinking age, importance of grammar vs conversation skills, impact of television and social media, animal research, vaccination, evolution, the death penalty, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration, hunting, school dress codes, uniforms, job requirements, litter laws, abortion, housing policies, birth control access, gender roles, transgender rights, and anti-gang measures.

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Controversial issues for debate.

1. Alcohol should be illegal.

2. Studying grammar is more important than practicing conversation skills.

3. Television is the leading cause of violence in today's society.

4. Dogs make better companions than cats.

5. Females are better students than males.

6. Women should be allowed to go topless in public.

7. Lawyers should make a higher salary than nurses.

8. 21 should be the legal driving age around the world.

9. Animal research can't be helped. Animals have to be used for medical


research to make
sure new medications are safe.

10. Immunization through vaccines is the best protection against diseases,


and must be mandatory.

11.The evolutionary theory is true. Humans evolved from primates.

12. The death penalty acts as a deterrent against other would-be criminals and
provides a sense of justice for victims, survivors, and their families.

13. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer couples deserve access to
the same recognition and marriage rights.

14. The U.S. should permit entry to all people who come in search of
opportunity, freedom, and a better life.
15. Animals should never be killed just for sport or entertainment. Hunting,
bullfighting, and other "sports" that involve the killing of defenseless
animals should be completely banned.

16. The way you dress affects how people perceive you, so it's important to
dress properly.

17. School uniforms should be required.

18. Influencers negatively affect teenagers’ body image.

19. Interaction on social media can replace normal communication.

20. Teenagers should take the same responsibility as adults for serious
offenses such as terrorism, treason, arson, murder, rape, robbery,
burglary, and kidnapping, among others.

21. Suicide attempt should be criminalized.

22. Patients should not be allowed to refuse treatment because of their


religious beliefs.

23. All high-school students should have an after-school job or internship to


start their careers earlier.

24. Men should make the first step in a relationship.

25. People should have to take a test to become a parent.

26. Studying a second language should be compulsory.

27. Sex education at school should include LGBT+ issues.

28. A university degree should be a pre-requisit to get a good job.

29. People’s littering on the street should be punished.

30. Abortion should be a right for all women.


31. Homeless people should be given free housing by the government.

32. Birth control should be free and easily accessible for everyone, including
teenagers.

33. It’s easier being a man than a woman.

34. Transgender people shouldn’t be allowed to participate in cisgender


competitions such as sports or beauty pageants.

35. The measures taken by El Salvadorian’s government against gang


members are necessary in order to cease gang crimes in the country.

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