{"id":1282,"date":"2015-02-26T19:37:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T19:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/publicspeaking1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1282"},"modified":"2016-08-16T22:07:14","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T22:07:14","slug":"chapter-16-appendix-a-persuasive-speech-topic-ideas","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/publicspeakingprinciples\/chapter\/chapter-16-appendix-a-persuasive-speech-topic-ideas\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix A: Persuasive Speech Topic Ideas","rendered":"Appendix A: Persuasive Speech Topic Ideas"},"content":{"raw":"<strong>Environmental Topics<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Citizens should try to reuse items before recycling them.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The U.S. should ban mountaintop removal as a mode of harvesting coal.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Contemporary climate change is human-caused.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Governmental funding for clean energy should be increased.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>All municipalities should offer public transportation.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The U.S. should ratify the Kyoto Protocol.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bottled water should undergo the same quality testing as municipal water.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Preservation is a better environmental sustainability model than is conservation. \u2022 Hunting should be banned on all public lands.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Social Justice Topics<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The right to marry should be extended to gays and lesbians.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Abortion should be illegal.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>State colleges should be free to attend.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Martin Luther King, Jr. was the most influential leader of the civil rights movement<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The death penalty should be abolished.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Convicted rapists should be sentenced to the death penalty.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Women should receive equal pay for equal work.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Affirmative action does not work and should be ended.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Individuals and communities affected by environmental injustices should receive compensation.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Campus Life<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Dorm rooms should have individual thermostats.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Professors\u2019 office hours should be held at reasonable hours, not 7 a.m. on Mondays.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Free coffee should be provided in all classroom buildings before noon.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Student fees at universities are too high.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dining halls should provide nutritional information for all meals.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Student government leaders should host regular forums to answer questions from the general student population.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Plagiarism should be prosecuted to the fullest extent.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Everyday Life Topics<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The legal drinking age should be lowered to 18.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Frequent flyers should not be required to remove their shoes in airport security lines.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Eating five meals a day is better than eating three.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Smoking should be illegal in all public areas.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Gmail is the best email service.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>All restaurants should offer vegan and vegetarian options or substitutes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Netflix and Hulu are better ways to watch movies and television shows.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>ATM fees should be outlawed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Proximity to religious facilities should have no bearing on alcohol sales.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Economic Topics<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Social security benefits should be guaranteed for those who pay in to the program.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>All multi-year jobs should include pension plans.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The U.S. should spend less on wars and more on education.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Everyone should be required to pay an equal percentage of taxes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A consumption tax is more just than an income tax.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The minimum wage in the U.S. is too low.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Multi-million dollar bonuses for corporate executives are unjust because they preclude better wages\/reduced prices for others.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Quirky Topics<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Tacos are the greatest of human inventions.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ghosts are real.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Short haircuts are more comfortable than long hairstyles.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bourbon should only be served \u201con the rocks.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Traditional eyeglasses make those who wear them look smarter.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Eating chicken with a fork should be illegal. 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