What is a good persuasive speech topic ?
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illegal immigration\nembryonic stem cell research and use\nenergy (oil drilling in ANWR, foreign dependency, alternative sources)\nmedication use (for instance, drugs should/should not be used to treat depression because...)\nvaccinations\nwhat should be taught in public schools about a topic (such as sex and religion)\nshould parents know when kids go on birth control\ndrug advertisements (should/should not be used, may alter what doctors/patients think/choose, etc.)\norgan donation\nanother idea is to pick a law and say whether it's good/bad & why, should it change, etc.\nmake sure the topic you choose is age and school appropriate (for instance, if you're 11, talking about birth control and sex might not be the best choice)
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Persuasive Speech Topics\n \n\nAmericans are getting fatter. Does it really matter?\n\nIs animal experimentation justified?\n\nInternational ban on ivory should be lifted to secure elephants from extinction.\n\nIs there a necessity for Americans to become bilingual?\n\nShould condoms be available at schools? \n\nGiving blood and signing a donor card is good for you.\n\nEveryday one out of four Americans eats fast food.\n\n\nHeart disease is the leading killer of American women.\n \n\nTV watching should be reduced to the minimum.\n\nFemales in the military should have equal rights with males and be included in combat and other "hazardous" duties.\n\nTelevision violence has detrimental influence on adolescents.\n\nStop consuming genetically modified crops.\n \nInternet really means the death of newspapers?\n\nHas there ever been organic life on Mars?\n\nCost for obesity growing dramatically.\n\nThe world faces a global crisis of overpopulation.\n\nPlastic surgery is a dangerous beauty option.\n\nPrivate lives of public figures. Has the press gone too far?\n\nLet's make recycling mandatory and clean our planet together.\n\nIs I.Q. Test a true judge of intelligence? \n\nShould surrogate motherhood be allowed?\n\nWhat underlies the genius phenomenon? \n\nWhat to wear: a look into the future of fashion.\n\nThe Horatio Alger success story in the modern America: Myth or reality?\n\nHome schooling is necessary for mentally and physically handicapped children.\n\nWhy Mao's "Great Leap Forward" was a failure.\n\nBoxing should be banned because it promotes cruelty.\n\nTo reduce the number of car accidents driving age should be raised to 18. \n\nHunting should be outlawed to protect endangered species. \n\nHow mutation and natural selection affect accurate measurements of evolution. \n\nPornography is an obscenity in our society.\n\nThere are new concepts in stress management.\n\nThailand is one of the seven wonders and a great place to visit.\n\nHelp your back now and turn to wonder-working chiropractic therapy.\n\nWhat can you do to help homeless?\n\nAnorexia is a cause of weight loss. \n\nEuthanasia is a way to stop pain of mortally dead people.\n\nWhy society needs heroes?\n\nDivorce leaves terrible emotional scars on child's physics.\n\nLoch Ness monster really does exist.\n\nWhy is parental kidnapping increasing?\n\nHate speeches shouldn't be tolerated
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We're doing persuasive speeches this week in my speech class.\n\nA word of advice from my teacher, she likes us to think "outside the box" so to speak. Aka: stay away from the really common subjects. Abortion, gay rights, war in Iraq. Most people have their minds make up completely about them, so it's a hard call.\n\nI've seen people in my class do speeches on why music majors shouldn't have to take biology, why gender selection is bad, why everyone should take a karate or self defense class, the possibilities are pretty much endless. I'm doing mine on why I think my dog's breed is the best dog breed. I was also juggling with why procrastination is bad but I need a visual aid so I can't pull that off. Just think outside the box. You can really make any subject work just as long as you take a side on it. \n\nGood luck to you! My professor says persuasion speeches are the most difficult.
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lets keep stuff on topic.
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the diff between a persuasive paper and an argumentive paper is about what the motivation to talk about it is. if you're compairing it to someone else's oppinion, then it's arg. if you're just trying to get people to do or think about something, then it's pers.
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Talk about something your are interested in.  Or something you could find out about and feel passionate about e.g. Why donating bone marrow is a good idea (Put Antony Nolan into google and you will find something.); Christians and Conservation (arocha.org); a place I would like to visit (just put in Cambridge or Kenya etc into Google and you will get lots of info.)
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When i took speech last semester, I did my persuasive speech on 'Batman: Greatest Superhero of All Time' \n\nCould insert a different superhero if you don't like Batman- but my speech teacher LOVED this topic. \n\nI have a friend who (this semester) did hers, trying to convince ppl that Star Wars is a religion. I know, its nerdy, but people liked it because it was a nice change of pace.
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Try to find some sort of controversial topic, this way, you will be able to find lots of info. But try to avoid overused topics; abortion, capital punishment, etc. Good topics (that do need to be narrowed) might be UFOs, conspiracy theories, free speech(I did one on protests and why they should be regulated). But most importantly, pick something of interest to you. For example, I know someone that likes fantasy books, so she wrote about witchcraft references in Harry Potter.\nYou can get a lot of GOOD info on civil liberties from things like Supreme Court decisions.
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Select a topic you are knowledgeable on already. \n\nIf you have a pet, you could tell how to feed and train it, when to take it to the vet, etc.\n\nIf you have a hobby, that would make a good topic - genealogy, collecting buttons, etc.\n\nPut a little humor into your speech - that will make it go over!\n\nHere is a site that lists some specific topics for an informative speech.\nhttp://personal.bgsu.edu/~ramune/infotopics.html
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i like to use a quote or a short story that deals with the issue.  it gives you some evidence at the very beginning, and it depending on the quote, it can give you a very powerful introduction, which is exactly what you want in a debate.
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you should talk about something you like and you are good at (for example a hobby) or about an issue that really interests you. this way you won't run out of ideas and won't make embarrassing pauses.and try imagining the audience in underwear,it works :)good luck
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Writing a Persuasive Essay.\n\nIn persuasive writing, a writer takes a position FOR or AGAINST an issue and writes to convince the reader to believe or do something.\n\nhttp://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/persuasive_writing1.htm\n\nIn persuasive or argumentative writing, we try to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, accept our argument and conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking. \n\nhttp://www.studygs.net/wrtstr4.htm\n\nWriting Tips \n\nThis page contains a collection of tips for essay writing and editing.\n\nhttp://www.essaytoday.com/writingtips.shtml\n\nWriting a Persuasive Essay\n\nhttp://www.cerritos.edu/fquaas/resources/English100/persuade.htm\n\nProblems in Writing Persuasive Essays: No Opinions.\n\nhttp://modena.intergate.ca/personal/gslj/noopinions.html\n\nWriting a Persuasive Essay\n\nIn a persuasive essay you are going to try to convince the reader that your point of view is best.  To accomplish this, you must chose a topic which is clear and to the point and one which has more than one side that can be debated.  It is important that you understand the other sides of the position so that you can give strong reasons why your way is best.  In your essay, you will only present one side.\n\n Like all kinds of five paragraph essays, there is a specific format to be followed.\n\nhttp://www.susq-town.org/byer/New%20Reading%20Themes/writing_a_persuasive_essay.htm\n\nDefinition: Persuasive writing works to convince the reader that a point of view is valid or persuades the reader to take specific action. It is based on a topic that is limited in scope, manageable, and debatable; a topic about which there could be more than one point of view. \n\nhttp://coolschool.k12.or.us/courses/101100/lessons/persuasive.html\n\nBasic Structure\n\nhttp://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/\n\n\nFREE ESSAYS and LETTERS.\n\nfree online resource for students of literature.\n\nhttp://www.freeessays.cc/free-essays-listing.shtml\n\nhttp://www.mytermpapers.com/\n\nhttp://www.123helpme.com/\n\nhttp://www.cyberessays.com/\n\nhttp://www.allfreeessays.com/\n\nhttp://www.bgfl.org/services/foi/templates.htm\n\nhttp://uk.geocities.com/essays4free2000/index.html\n\nhttp://www.megaessays.com/\n\nhttp://www.midlandit.co.uk/education/index.htm\n\nhttp://www.thepaperexperts.com/personale\n\nhttp://www.freeforessay.com/\n\nhttp://members.tripod.com/\n\nhttp://www.academicdb.com/\n\nhttp://www.4freeessays.com/\n\nhttp://mrbraiman.com\n\nhttp://uk.geocities.com/essays4free2000/index.html\n\nGood luck\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Online Speech Bank\n\nIndex to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.\n\nhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/\n\nhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm\n\nhttp://www.speech-topics-help.com/good-persuasive-speech-topics.html\n\nhttp://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm\n\nhttp://library.albany.edu/usered/dr/speech.html\n\nhttp://www.history.com/media.do\n\nhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/school_bell/social_studies/history/speeches/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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One assumes that you have to write a speech and need a topic.  Please check below.
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try this site, http://www.geocities.com/soHo/Atrium/1437/index.html\nand \nhttp://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/persuasive.html\n The following is a good site It is ver clear. try this first.\nhttp://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/persuasive_writing1.htm\n\nYes you will want an outline ,a thesis statement or focus statement. You will need to include opposing view points.
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To give a truly great speech, you should pick a topic that you are really passionate about. When I taught, I always enjoyed the speeches that began with a question. They caught my attention and got me thinking about the topic immediately.\nRemember to do your research and present both facts and opinions. It's also good to sometimes argue both sides of the topic.\n~ Good Luck ~
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You could talk about immigration or the war in Iraq or raising minimum wage...those are the boring ones.\n\nIf you want to do something off the wall, I always recommend that people talk about blowing up the moon.  I wrote a 10 minute speech on supporting the destruction of the moon.  There's a lot of evidence to support it, and it's entertaining to research and read.