I need a persuasive topic for my speech class.?

Question

It has to be somthing that is a proble and the results have to be backed up by at least two sources. And I really dont want something that is overly done.

Answer 1

How about illegal immigration? - or -
Should you be a vegetarian?

There are many, many more topics at this site:
http://was.myweb.uga.edu/topics.htm


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Answer 2

How about the effects of legalized gambling? We are going through the implimentation of legalized slots parlors here in Pennsylvania, and boy is the fur flying on both sides. This may require a bit more time than you have, but you could try to do your speech on the proposition "Legalized Gambling Has Been a Destructive (or Constructive) Force in the Communities It Has Come To." You can check out the pros and cons of the subject, and see which side you come down on. Here are some ideas...

PROS---
1) Generation of tax revenue. A couple different sources here. There's the revenue generated by the license granting process, a gross receipts tax on casino operations, and (at least in places where there is sports and pari-mutual horse betting) and the tax taken from big winners (if you win more than $600 on a single bet, you have to sign for the payoff, and there's also a threshold amount past which 20% will be withheld from the payout.)
2) Increased business for the rest of the area. This would be restaurants and hotels in the area (at present, the slots parlors are just that--stand alone parlors with no attached lodgings), patronized by the casino users either before or after visiting the casino. It could also cause an increase of revenue for theaters, shopping, or even sports teams nearby, if you visitors come to the area to "make a day of it," say, some shopping and dinner, then a couple hours at the casino, and then take in a ball game after.
3) Improvments brought about by the revenue generated. Here in PA, the way the program is drawn up here, monies generated from the slots parlors are supposed to be used for the express purpose of property tax relief. In other places, they could be used to fund senior citizen programs (that's what the PA Lottery does), educational programs, cultural programs, you name it.

CONS---
1) Crime. A couple types...crime in the areas around the casinos, as in thugs attempting to mug winners coming out of the place...prostitution in the area (y'know, you give a customer some free drinks while he's gambling, then he hits a jackpot, he might be in the state of mind to spend some of that cash on some hot chick afterwards.)...then there's the concern with the influence of organized crime in almost every process up and down the line in casino operation...from license holders, investors, suppliers, or the companies that oversee the day-to-day operation of the casinos
2) Addiction--The portion of the population that is succeptable to developing a gambling addiction is relatively small, even if you narrow it down to only that portion of the population that visits the casinos. Nonetheless, this is quite a negative in the gambling equation. Among some of the effects of gambling addictions would be, job loss, domestic violence, divorce, having this addictive behavior lap over into the areas of say, alcoholism, substance abuse, sex addiction (remember the prostitutes above), additional crime (a guy tries to mug someone or knock off a bank or convenience store to raise money for his habit), and even suicide.

Well, there you go...I'd tell you that this is the Evelyn Wood version, but it's kind of long-winded....it's a start, and it should point you in some interesting directions as you research this topic...there are still a lot of facets of this subject that I didn't have room to mention, but I think this might get you interested in the idea...and I don't think too many others will think to do "Legalized Gambling." Good luck.

Answer 3

I do not know if you can get away with this or not, but several years ago, I planned on writing a research paper on the negative consequences of alcohol for a psycho-pharmacology class. As I was doing my research, I can across several articles that discussed the positive effects of moderate alcohol drinking... (the research was taken from scientific/scholar journals). I ended up writing a successful paper on why one should consume 2-3 servings of alcohol each day.

When I decided to return to school for a career change, I was required to present an argument regarding how legalizing marijuana would benefit the economy for an economics course.

Although I do not promote the use of alcohol or illegal drugs, it was interesting to present an argument on such controversial topics.

The movie "Thank-you for Smoking," helps illustrate how to successfully persuade an audience regarding such controversial arguments.

Answer 4

For my debate class, I had everyone convinced that the organization PETA is pure evil. They truly are. Check out consumerfreedom.org to get started on your research. They fund and commit acts of domestic terrorism. They are very extremist to the point that they do not believe people should have pets or eliminate rodents from their home. And they once ran an ad comparing the meat industry to the Nazi Holocaust - and comparing Holocaust victims to pigs and cattle. Truly disgusting. Check it out! If you want to e-mail me via Y Answers, I can help you out some more.

Answer 5

Check out http://www.ClassTopic.com They have some great topics that I've used in the past. Each topic has three good sources to get you started on the research, too.

Answer 6

For a three minute speech you have not got too complication related to the subject being uninteresting, it relatively is the speaker who makes the subject uninteresting. in case you have not got self assurance in it, or do no longer exhibit any interest to your subject remember, that's going to be obvious you do no longer care, and neither will your objective marketplace, prepare and memorize your speech so which you're confident related to the subject you're conversing of. attempt to talk in a conversational tone, avert a montone voice. preserve eye touch including your objective marketplace, yet do no longer fixate on one individual. If the subject enables, attempt to inject a small dose of humor in direction of the commencing up of the speech. gown properly. prepare the speech on a chum, classmate, or your loved ones, and ask for innovations and areas of progression. And lower back, be confident.

Answer 7

How about the possibility of money being phased out and replaced with use of electronic type monatary. Debit cards, credit cards. Electronic traking would make drug dealing, robberies, black male, and use of counterfit money almost absolete. Paper money, however, is cool. I once did an entire speech on the dollar bill. It has all sorts of interesting facts on it.

Answer 8

Think of something that will be recent and not done to death.

I recommend that you answer the question:
"Why are video games good for people?"

Here are a few sources:

Everything Bad Is Good For You by Steven Johnson. (A great book!)

"Video Games 'Good for You'"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2943280.stm

"Better living through video games?"
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060209.wxbrains09/BNStory/Science/home

Answer 9

switch to hybrid cars or something environment reality.
like, persuade people to stop using too much electricity or water.

or persuade your class on why they should volunteer.

Answer 10

How about eminent domain?

You choose:

a. It's fine for the government to take my land if it's in their interest (and pay me for it) BECAUSE.....

b. It's not okay for them to do that, even if they pay me double the land value BECAUSE...