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Naomi Rockler-Gladen
- More persuasive speech topics!
I asked the graduate student assistants and instructors in my department to tell me some of the best persuasive speaking topics from their public speaking classes. Here's their list:
-- Against the Patriot Act
-- Against limitations on Plan B emergency contraceptive
-- Against free speech "zones" at demonstrations
-- Against "No Child Left Behind"
-- Against too much presidential power related to environmental conservation
-- Against private waterways (related to water sports)
-- For an automatic voter registration program
-- For putting certain cold medicines behind the counter
-- For stem-cell research
-- For nuclear power
-- For equality in enlisting females ages 18-24 in selective services (draft)
-- For required restaurant nutritional labeling
-- For required spaying and neutering of cats and dogs without a breeding license
-- For a required year of foreign language in Colorado public high schools
-- For a more stricter reform program for sex offenders
-- For Hawaii becoming a nation
-- For more regulation of violence in sports
-- For mandatory teacher training for university instructors
-- For mandatory transcript notations for sexual offenders
-- Against prison chain gangs
-- For animal cruelty laws
-- For fining drivers who use cell phones while driving
-- For the release of wolves to control the elk population
-- For elderly driving restrictions
-- For renewable energy
-- For reforms in the foster care system
Thank you to Elizabeth, Diane, Sonja, Sabrina, Anika, and Justin!