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Good Controversial Speech Topics
Here
is a list of good controversial speech topics that will hopefully
inspire you to do some research on the topics.
This
list is not all inclusive but it will grow so check on back every
once in awhile when you are looking for controversial speech ideas
for your next assignment. I will also be expanding on some of the
topics.
Remember
these are ideas for controversial speech topics, so you don't
want to just inform your audience of the subject. You need to pick
a side and make an argument that your view on the topic is the right
one.
1st
10 Good Controversial Speech Topics
-
alcohol has a greater negative impact on society than marijuana
does
- use
of certain performance enhancing drugs should/should not be allowed
by athletes
- condoms
should/should not be offered in high schools
- Aboriginals
should/should not be treated differently than the rest of society
- parental
consent should/should not be required for underage pregnant women
to have abortions
- gay
couples should/should not be given the same legal rights as heterosexuals
in adopting children
- couples
should/should not be banned from adopting children overseas
- the
USA and its allies should/should not have invaded Afghanistan
- age
discrimination should/should not be made illegal in the workplace
- age
of consent laws should/should not be lowered
2nd
10 Good Controversial Speech Topics
- the
sale and consumption of alcohol should/should not be illegal
- Attorney-Client
privilege should/should not be abolished
- the
assassination of a dictator can/cannot be justified
- assisted
suicide should/should not be legalised
- beauty
contests are/are not harmful
- boxing
should/should not be banned
- voting
in elections should/should not be compulsory
- the
Confederate flag should/should not be banned
- corporal
punishment is/is not a justifiable method of punishing children
- schools
should/should not be allowed to teach creationism along with evolution
3rd
10 Good Controversial Speech Topics
- the
"double jeopardy" rule should/should not be abolished
- public
officials should/should not be randomly tested for drugs
- feminism
is/is not relevant today
- there
should/should not be public schools open to only one race
- it
is/is not justifiable to force gay/lesbian celebrities out of
the closet in the interest of gay
- polygamy
should/should not be legal
- countries
that benefited from slavery should/should not compensate the descendents
of slaves
- schools
should/should not have the right to search students' lockers
- voting
rights in the United Nations General Assembly should/should not
be restricted countries with democratic political systems
- violent
video games should/should not be banned or restricted
Come
on back when you need more ideas for your controversial speeches.
I'll be adding more good controversial speech topics on a regular
basis.
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