Fun Persuasive Essays and Speeches
Posted by napenzki on July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Fun topic ideas for persuasive speeches and persuasive essays
Persuasive speech and essay topics can be fun! Here are some good persuasive topics for speeches and essays that will be fun to work with.
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!
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