What would be a great topic for a persuasive speech?

Question

I have to do a team speech for 15 minutes. The topic can not be about: abortions, gun control, global warming, death penalty, or floride in water.

Answer 1

talk about how the country's education system is sub-standard, and how its mostly people of foreign origin who get the best jobs in NASA and Pepsico

Answer 2

You can choose a non-controversial topic, which would probably go over well with everyone. Try something like "Support _____", such as "Support the Red Cross". Just explain why it's a good cause as opposed to others, and that way you can have a strong ending by proposing the class do something like sign up for a blood drive. It's always a good idea to ask the audience to take some sort of action at the end.

Answer 3

pick the subject that you know the most about and can come up with good facts for pro or con...choosing abortion and the death penalty look like your hardest choices because there's a large religion and ethical debate on these issues that's basically unresolvable and could make your speech entirely based upon opinion...an important aspect of a persuasive speech is gaining credibility with your audience; adding facts, statistics and credible sources will help you to highlight your topic...good luck ;-)

Answer 4

Here's a topic that's easy to write about: Whether or not schools should have rules against kids rollerblading or skateboarding to school, because of liability.
Also consider the issue of whether or not trans fats should be banned in the US.
Another one is whether or not students at public schools should be made to wear uniforms.
Those are a few that I think you could build a strong opinion about and that have many sides in order to make it easy to write on. I hope that helps! Good luck. =)

Answer 5

This countries pathetic quality of education. As compared to other countries considering that we are supposedly a super-power. A rich country that cannot afford to educate it's children in a way that will help them keep up with the rest of the world.

Answer 6

Here is a few ideas...
Social Security possible changes/ideas
School vouchers
Animal Testing Alternatives
State-run health system
seperation of church and state (the proper role of religion in our govt- Ive done this one....read directly from constitution...ppl have changed the meaning through their opinion)

Answer 7

PC's preffered over Mac's

Answer 8

How about smoking in public places.

Answer 9

Where does Space end?