ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS

Science

1. Should the U.S. allow fracking?

2. Should doctors be allowed to genetically modify unborn children at
the parents' request?

Technology

1. Should social media platforms be banned from collecting their

users' data?
2. Should companies have to hire human workers overusing
autonomous machines?
3. Should cell phones be banned from vehicles?
4. Has the internet made society better?
5. Should parents limit screen time for kids?
6. Should everyone get the internet for free?
7. Is technology too isolating?
8. Should cyber-bullying carry legal consequences?

Health

1. Are GMOs good for us or bad for us?

2. Should schools require vaccinations for students?
3. Would universal healthcare improve healthcare access?
4. Should medical professionals be allowed to market
pharmaceuticals to their patients?
5. Should parents limit the number of activities their kids participate
in?
6. Are kids more depressed than they used to be?
7. Is there too much focus on diets in society?
8. Is fasting healthy?
9. Does our society undervalue sleep?
10. Are car seats effective at keeping children safe in car
crashes?
11. Is physical health more important than mental health?
12. Should vaccinations be compulsory for all United States
citizens?

Government
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1.Should climate change be a governmental issue?
2.Would America function better without the electoral college?
3.Should America automate voter registration?
4.Should all states provide automatic mail-in ballots for elections?
5.Should people serving prison sentences be allowed to vote?
6.Should Americans vote on and elect Supreme Court justices?
7.Should unpaid internships be illegal?
8.Should the government increase the federal minimum wage?
9.Should the government provide everyone with a universal basic
income?
10. Should corporations pay more taxes?
11. Should the government regulate what we eat?
12. Should the government impose term limits on Congresspeople?
13. Should the United States have an official language?
14. Should the drinking age in the United States be lowered to 18?
15. Should personal ownership of guns be illegal?
16. Should the government be blamed for the current national
obesity rate?
17. Should military service be compulsory in the United States?
18. Should smoking in public be illegal?
19. Should alcohol sales be illegal between midnight and noon?
20. Should the voting age in the United States be raised to 21?
21. Should the government be able to censor people on the
internet?
22. Are the current political fundraising rules effective?
23. Is the United States' immigration policy effective?
24. Should there be more than two major political parties in the
United States?
25. Is the United States Constitution outdated?

Education

1. Should colleges and universities have to pay their student athletes?

2. Should public schools allow student-led religious clubs and
organizations?
3. Should schools require students to say the Pledge of Allegiance?
4. Should schools require their students to wear school uniforms?
5. Should physical education classes be graded?
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6. Should college and university be free like elementary, middle and
high school?
7. Should college students be prohibited from participating in Greek
life?
8. Should art classes be compulsory in school?
9. Should music and other types of art be free online?
10. Should students who cheat on tests be punished?
11. Should schools limit the use of computers and other
technology for students?
12. Is single-sex education better than co-education?
13. Should schools run year-round?
14. Should schools abolish homework?
15. Should all students receive free breakfast and lunch at school?
16. Is private education too competitive?
17. Should teachers be held accountable for poor test scores?
18. Should high school students get to choose which classes they
take?
19. Should students be required to learn a foreign language?
20. Should teachers assign grades to students?
21. Are standardized tests effective?
22. Do sports hurt academic performance in teenagers?
23. Should students be allowed to use computers for research
when taking tests?
24. Should high school graduates take a gap year before beginning
their careers or going to college?
25. Should the school day start after 9 am?
26. Is online learning effective?
27. Should middle and high school students be required to work
part-time?
28. Should teachers earn more money?
29. Should parents be punished if their kids skip school?
30. Should college be compulsory for all kids?
31. Should students have the option of grading their teachers?
32. Should schools allow corporal punishment?
33. Are schools safer with armed guards?
34. Should school libraries ban certain books from students?

Environmental
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS
1. Do electric vehicles decrease overall emissions?
2. Is the seemingly increased frequency of natural disasters a result
of climate change?

Economic

1. Should companies have to provide paid parental leave?

2. Should all companies offer paternity leave?
3. Is the current American tax system fair?
4. Should there be a salary cap for celebrities like athletes and
actors?
5. Do CEOs make too much money?
6. Should most companies move to a four-day workweek?
7. Is there an income inequality problem in the United States?
8. Are workers more productive at home?

Sports

1. Should women be allowed to play professional sports on men's

teams?
2. Are designated hitters good or bad for the sport of baseball?
3. Should dance be an Olympic sport?
4. Should steroid users be banned from their sport forever?
5. Should tackle football be illegal for kids under 18 years old?
6. Does the use of helmets in sports like football and hockey make
playing more dangerous?
7. Should professional athletes and professional coaches make the
same amount of money?

Ethics

1. Should social media sites regulate and censor user posts?

2. Are humans and our actions responsible for climate change?
3. Should the death penalty be illegal?
4. Should torture ever be allowed?
5. Should influencers be allowed to market products?
6. Are curfews for teenagers effective?
7. Is animal testing moral?
8. Should smoking cigarettes be illegal?
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9. Should public video surveillance be illegal?
10. Should people be fined for not recycling?
11. Are children too coddled?
12. Should marketing designed for kids be illegal?
13. Should society hold celebrities to a high moral standard?
14. Should violent video games be illegal?
15. Do violent video games cause people to act more violently?
16. Are beauty pageants dangerous for the participants?
17. Should drugs be legal?
18. Is affirmative action effective?
19. Is cloning unethical?
20. Are social protests effective?
21. Should there be a limit to the number of children a person can
have?
22. Should fur coats be illegal?
23. Should drunk drivers have their driver's licenses permanently
revoked?
24. Is graffiti an act of vandalism or the creation of art?

Religion

1. Should religious groups and organizations have to pay taxes like

businesses do?
2. Should religion be a required course in school?
3. Should all clergy people be allowed to marry and have children?