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.