Are you trying to think of a good topic for a persuasive essay or a persuasive speech? For help thinking of good persuasive topics, here's some tips on finding topics for persuasive speeches and topics for term papers. If you're looking for more specific ideas about how to find a good persuasive topics, here are some great persuasive speech topics and essay topic ideas-- or keep reading!
Here's a tip about finding a great persuasive topic: have fun. You don't have to use a tired persuasive topic that college students everywhere have used before. And unless you're told otherwise, you don't have to chose a topic that sounds professional or "scholarly." Instead, find fun persuasive speech topics and essay topics that you would enjoy working with. It's much easier to be persuasive if you're arguing about something that interests you!
Here are some fun ideas for persuasive speech topics and persuasive essay topics. I've focused on two popular categories: popular culture and sports. Be creative and come up with your own fun topics as well.
POPULAR CULTURE TOPICS
- Reality television as a positive or negative cultural phenomenon
- Makeover programs
- Hip-hop music lyrics
- Disney films
- Images of women in the media
- Images of minorities in the media
- Images of homosexuals in the media
- Illegal music downloading
- Violent video games
- Violent movies
- Television, movie, music, or video game ratings
- Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction"
- Sexual imagery in the media
- MySpace and Facebook as a cultural phenomenon
- Internet cyberstalkers
- Internet pornography
- Internet filters
- Internet privacy issues
- 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
- Advertising in the public schools
- Advertising that targets children
- Alcohol or cigarette advertising
- Requirements for children's educational programming
- Public radio/public television
- Celebrity gossip and the paparazzi
SPORTS TOPICS
- Salary caps for professional athletes
- Sports and steroid use
- Funding issues for women's sports
- Publicity for women's sports
- The use of the Olympic basketball "Dream Team"
- 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
- Alcohol sales at sporting events
- Athletes as role models
- Beer commercials
- Sports gambling
- Violence and sports (hockey, boxing, etc.)
- The commercialization of sports
- Youth athletic participation in sports like gymnastics and figure skating
Have fun thinking up your own persuasive topics! Here are some more articles that may be helpful for you:
- Choosing a topic for a term paper
- How to get over your fear of public speaking
- Public speaking class tips
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