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This document provides a wide range of potential topics that could be debated for educational, political, social, environmental, technological, and other purposes. It includes over 100 individual debate topics organized under categories such as educational debate topics, political debate topics, social debate topics, environmental debate topics, and technology debate topics. The topics cover issues related to schools, government, society, the environment, and advances in technology.

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Debate Topics

This document provides a wide range of potential topics that could be debated for educational, political, social, environmental, technological, and other purposes. It includes over 100 individual debate topics organized under categories such as educational debate topics, political debate topics, social debate topics, environmental debate topics, and technology debate topics. The topics cover issues related to schools, government, society, the environment, and advances in technology.

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Educational Debate Topics

 A college degree is essential for getting a good job.


 Contact sports should be required in school.
 Education should focus on maths and science rather than music and art.
 Fast food should be banned in schools.
 Girls should be actively encouraged to enter STEM fields.
 Homeschooling is better than traditional schooling.
 Do you need homework in order to learn? Faye. abel
 Cell phones should be banned in schools., margarita, James
 Public schools are better than private schools.
 Religion should be taught in school.
 Education should be privatized.
 Schools should have armed guards.
 Teachers should be given guns to defend students.
 Schools should teach abstinence-only sex education.
 Schools should teach LGBT+ inclusive sex education.
 School uniforms should be mandatory. vanessa
 Should standardized testing be abolished?
 Should free STD testing be offered in schools?
 Are student loans exploitative?
 Studying a second language should be compulsory.
 Boarding school is harmful for students.

Political debate topics are a little more serious and generally suit a high school to college-level audience.
Political Debate Topics
 All people should be able to own guns. Princess and Jerome
 The British Monarchy should be abolished.
 Should there be limits on the First Amendment (free speech)?
 Britain should leave the European Union.
 The US should abolish the electoral college.
 Churches should pay taxes.
 Is freedom of speech a necessity in a functional society?
 Should illegal immigrants be treated as criminals?
 Juries should include 24 jurors instead of 12.
 The country should allow more refugees to enter.
 Is owning an automatic weapon morally justifiable?
 Is patriotism ultimately destructive to international relations?
 Politics should be kept out of schools.
 Presidential terms should be limited to two years instead of four.
 All prisons should be governmentally owned and run.
 Rich people and large corporations should pay more taxes.
 Should the U.N. have a standing army?
 The U.S. should intervene in overseas conflicts.
 Is the US voting system democratic?
 Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
 Voting should be mandatory for all citizens.
 The West should lift all sanctions on Iran (or North Korea).
 Should your country make a land claim on Antarctica?
Social and cultural debate topics suit audiences of all ages.

Social Debate Topics


 Abortion should be available to all women.
 Should human cloning be legalized?
 Should genetic engineering be legal?
 The government should provide free birth control.
 Companies should be required to hire 50% male and 50% female employees.
 Barbie is a good role model for young girls.
 Burning the flag should be illegal.
 The death penalty should be abolished. Jenny , grace D.
 Drug use should be treated as a mental health issue rather than a criminal offense.
 Euthanasia should be legal.
 Is feminism irrelevant in the 21st century?
 Feminism should focus more on men's rights.
 Gay marriage should be legalized.
 Gay people should be allowed to adopt children.
 Is graffiti art just as worthy of regard as classical paintings?
 Healthcare should be universal.
 Should insurance cover cosmetic procedures?
 Censorship is sometimes warranted on the internet.
 Marijuana should be legalized. Rhealyn , Robinzon
 Can censorship ever be justified?
 Has the #MeToo movement gone too far?
 The minimum wage should be lowered (or raised).
 The harms of patriotism outweigh the benefits.
 Police should be allowed to use deadly force.
 Religion does more harm than good.
 Peer pressure is a good thing.
 Drug addicts should be helped rather than punished.
 Sex work should be legal.
 Smoking should be banned.
 Social media does more harm than good.
 Is privacy important?
Environmental debate topics can be research-heavy, but are a good choice if you're passionate about our
planet.

Environmental Debate Topics


 Climate change is the greatest threat in human history.
 Companies should be taxed on their carbon emissions and other negative environmental
impact.
 Plastic bags and packaging should be banned. Mary grace, Rowell
 Everyone should be vegetarian.
 Genetically modified foods (GMOs) should be banned.
 Fracking should be banned.
 Live animal exports should be banned.
 More land should be dedicated as national parks.
 Is organic farming the future of agriculture? CJ, VANESSA
 Is the Paris Agreement relevant anymore?
 The sale of fur should be banned.
 Is tourism beneficial to an environment? Billy and Jose
 Zoos should be banned.
Both high-schoolers and college students can have fun debating technology topics.

Technology Debate Topics


 Will the development of artificial intelligence harm or benefit humankind?
 Are robots going to increase or decrease our quality of life?
 Artificial intelligence is dangerous. Hammodi and John Rey
 Is technology going to save the world. . . or kill it?
 Is the use of technology changing people for the better. . . or worse? Blessy and CLaire
 Is technology making people dumber. . . or smarter? Lea, Audrey.
 Is technology the opposite of nature? (Are technology and nature diametrically opposed?)
 Should humans colonize other planets?
 Have social media benefitted or harmed people’s social lives?
 Do social media improve or impede communication?
 Should a person's social media be considered by school admissions, police investigations, and
potential employers?
 What's better: traditional or online education? Ruar, Arnel
 All cars should be electric.
 Should individuals own their own DNA?
More Controversial Debate and Argumentative Essay
Topics
 Should alcohol be sold after 10 pm? Jennifer, shentanica
 Alternative medicines should be banned.
 Can animal testing be justified?
 Beauty pageants should be banned.
 Is bad parenting to blame for childhood obesity?
 Children should be exposed to technology. Antonette, racquel
 Dance should be considered a sport.
 Advertising should be banned during children's programs.
 Should fines be scaled depending on income?
 Gaming should be considered a sport.
 Human cloning should be legalized.
 Parents should be able to refuse medical treatment for their children.
 Parents should be able to choose the sex of their child.
 Parents should limit the amount of time their children spend on technology.
 Pop music is the best kind of music.
 Unpaid internships should be against the law.
 Violent video games should be banned.

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