Debatable Topics (Argumentative Writing)

The use of standardized tests is improving education in America.

The government should censor the internet. 

Schools and athletics should be separated.

Football should be outlawed because it causes concussions. 

It is ethical to test products on animals before humans.

Gambling should be outlawed.

Performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) should be accepted in sports.

It should be illegal to eat animals. 

The US should obtain Mexico, Canada, and South America. 

Middle school students should be allowed to choose their teachers. 

The drinking age should be lowered from 21 to a younger age.

Banned books should not be offered to students. 

There should be an additional tax on food that has negative nutritional benefits (chips, soda).

People who receive public assistance should be drug tested. 

Violent video games (Call of Duty, GTA5) contribute to violence.

The US should not give aid to foreign countries. 

The US should continue building nuclear bombs. 

Students should be allowed to practice their religion in school. 

Students should have to wear school uniforms.

Cigarettes should be outlawed.