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Argumentative Essay Ideas All of these topics are just very general ideas, broad topics. You are welcome to choose any of them as a starting point, but remember that a thesis statement can’t be a question, so it will be your job to answer any of the questions listed below and to narrow the scope to a manageable size. •
Should genetically engineered food be labeled differently?
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Should fines and penalties for corporate pollution be more punitive?
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Should corporations legally be considered people according to the legal idea of “Corporate Personhood? Why or why not?
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Should advertising aimed at children be regulated by law? Why?
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Do certain television programs perpetuate racial or ethnic stereotypes? If so, what is the harm in doing so?
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Should Columbus Day be discontinued in favor of a new post-colonial perspective? Why?
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Should gay marriage be legalized? Why?
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Does beauty advertising have any responsibility in providing healthy, realistic physical models and images for young women? Why?
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Do graphic and violent lyrics in popular songs have negative effects on young listeners, or are they a vehicle for social change by expressing the hardships of urban life?
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Do violent video games cause behavior problems? Why?
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Should national environmental policy focus on developing more oil resources, or should it be on developing renewable energy sources? Why?
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What ethical considerations or conflicts of interest exist for a corporate media news channels?
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How does media bias affect how news is interpreted and delivered? Why does it matter?
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Should there be stricter laws for paparazzi photographing stars? Why?
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Should college athletes be paid to play? Why?
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Should the electoral college be discarded in favor of a simple popular vote in presidential elections? Why?
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Should the American campaign financing system be reformed? Why?
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Should Super PACs be allowed to continue, or are they harmful to the democratic election system? Why?
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Should magnet and charter schools be encouraged or discouraged? Why?
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Consider the needs of a teacher's salary vs. the realities of the funding schools now have. Should there be a change in federal education budget allocation? Why?
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Should Americans have more holidays and longer vacations? Why?
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Do certain children's toys create emotional or other problems in children who play with them? How? Why?
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What place should "creationism" have in the public education system? Why?
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Do colleges put too much stock in standardized test scores?
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Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy?
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Should the government have a say in our diets?
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Are beauty pageants exploitive? How? Why?
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Should government aid for students be based purely on academic performance? Why?
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Should rainforest logging should be banned? Why or why not?
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Is the internet culture is having an impact on human memory use? How? Why? Should something be done about it?