60 debate topics

1. Using animals for medical research should

be continued
2. Gay marriage is wrong
3. Women will never be equal to men in the
workplace
4. You can’t have a happy family life and a
successful career at the same time
5. Marriage is an outdated institution
6. Citizens should be allowed to carry guns
7. The death penalty is acceptable in some
extreme cases
8. Foreigners shouldn’t be allowed to vote
9. Sex education should be taught to children
under 12 years of age
10. Women are not paid the same as men
11. Bribery is acceptable
12. Music which glorifies violence towards
women should be banned
13. Condoms should be distributed in
schools for free (junior schools)
14. Nuclear weapons are a necessary
weapon
15. Teachers should be allowed to carry
guns
16. Sporting personalities earn too much
money
17. Beauty contests should be banned
18. Cosmetic surgery should be outlawed
19. Social deprivation causes crime
20. Military service should be obligatory
21. War is never an option for solving
international disputes
22. Torture can be acceptable in some
cases
23. Curfews keep teens out of trouble
24. We are becoming too dependent on
computers
25. Smoking should be banned worldwide
26. Single-sex schools are evil
27. Homework is harmful
28. The United Nations is a failed
organisation
29. Intelligence tests should be given
before couples can have children
30. A woman’s place is in the home
31. The internet must be censored to
protect society
32. Committing suicide should be made
legal
33. A man should have a wife for the family
and a mistress for pleasure
34. Soft drugs should be legalised.
35. Those who can – do, those who can’t –
teach
36. You will be happier if you stay
unmarried
37. Software piracy is not really a crime
38. We do not really need religion
39. Veganism is the key to solving Climate
Change
40. The police force is institutionally racist
41. Democracy must be imposed on nations
42. The war in Iraq was justified
43. Chinese style government is superior to
western democracies.
44. Your race affects your intelligence
45. The world is over populated and steps
must be taken to reduce births
46. Euthanasia should be legal
47. Cloning is a valuable scientific cause
48. Obesity is a disease
49. Video games contribute to youth
violence
50. Drinking age should be lowered
51. China will be a world superpower
52. Drugs should be accepted in sports
53. Cloning has a lot of benefits
54. Climate change does not exist
55. Carbohydrates are more damaging than
fats
56. Terrorism can be justified
57. Prostitution should be legalised
58. Prenuptial agreements make families
stronger
59. Corporal punishment should be allowed
in schools.
60. Prisoners should be allowed to vote