Persuasive Speech Topics

(Part 2 of 2)

Below you will find 125 more persuasive speech topics. Use this list as a last resort, student speeches are almost always more successful when the student chooses a topic that genuinely interests them, rather than merely picking one from a list. Keep your audience and time limits in mind, as well.

126. Pledge of Allegiance
127. Government funding of Amtrak
128. Why we should get proper sleep
129. Tenure for professors
130. National Endowment for the Arts
131. Juveniles getting adult jail sentences
132. The “insanity defense”
133. Wearing bike helmets
134. Puppy mills
135. Influences of rock music on children
136. Child abuse
137. Police corruption
138. Donating money to charity
139. Water conservation
140. Is NASCAR a sport?
141. Deadbeat dads
142. Stay at home moms
143. Breast feeding
144. Emminent domain
145. Chewing tobacco
146. Drug abuse
147. Censorship on the radio
148. Cryogenics
149. The homeless
150. Is Astrology real?
151. U.S. policy toward Cuba
152. Buying products that are made in the U.S.
153. Tipping
154. Cable TV monopolies
155. Political correctness
156. Street gangs
157. Graffiti
158. Inflation
159. Private schools
160. Media agenda-setting
161. Eating red meat
162. Curfews
163. Becoming foster parents
164. Brand name products vs. Generics
165. Should pro athletes make less?
166. NASA funding
167. France boycott
168. Fire safety
169. Learn CPR
170. Shop at small stores
171. Darfur
172. Cats vs. Dogs
173. Family sizes
174. Musical censorship
175. Minority scholarships
176. Textbook prices
177. Women’s pay rates
178. Eat more chocolate
179. Drink more orange juice
180. Watch the news
181. Drive slower
182. Best movie ever
183. Travel more
184. Martin Luther King Day
185. Academic dishonesty
186. Are angels real?
187. Read more
188. Stomach stapling
189. Radar detectors
190. Fishing regulations
191. Using public transportation
192. Watching less TV
193. Binge drinking
194. Cigar smoking in public
195. Live life to it’s fullest
196. Family values
197. Save water
198. Military recruiting
199. Children and violent toys
200. Marriage ages
201. Larger counties
202. Eliminate pennies
203. No tight pants
204. Men should wear pink
205. Make TV more educational
206. Meghan’s Law
207. Medical research funding
208. Downloading/copying copyrighted materials
209. Ticketmaster
210. Women should propose marriage
211. Keep public bathrooms clean
212. Public television/radio
213. Buy security alarms
214. Shock therapy
215. “Sin” taxes
216. Different political systems
217. Illegal aliens
218. Artificial hormones in food
219. Global warming
220. Don’t take education for granted
221. Home schooling
222. School choice
223. Be true to yourself
224. Save your money
225. Cherish your friends
226. Road rage
227. Secondhand smoke
228. Healthcare crisis
229. Prison alternatives
230. Child labor
231. Religious cults
232. Importance of sports
233. Pitbulls
234. Pesticides
235. Reincarnation
236. Columbus Day
237. Greek system
238. Video game addiction
239. Ephedra
240. School security
241. Sharing the road with bikes
242. Fixing potholes
243. Watch out for animals when driving
244. State lotteries
245. Advertising standards
246. Fireworks
247. Bachelor/bachelorette parties
248. Internet standards
249. Listen to your parents
250. Take a year off from school

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