1. What is your generation’s biggest challenge?
To prove that the opposing side is wrong
2. If you were God for a day, how would you change the world?
3. What steps or measures need to be taken to eradicate poverty?
4. Is religion the way to peace?
5. How does greed for power affect our world?
6. What would you sacrifice to be successful?
7. What can parents learn from their children?
8. Should smoking cigarettes be illegal?
9. Do you believe that social media do more harm than good?
10. Is feminism still essential?
11. Are men and women equally emotional?
12. Do you think that college should free?
13. Is social media bad for relationships?
14. Are women and men treated equally?
15. Do you think that everyone should go to college?
16. Should schools require uniforms?
17. Is it okay for parents to physically discipline their children?
18. Should smoking be illegal?
19. How are school rules and regulations effective to students?
20. Is Harsh School Discipline Necessary?
21. People who get better grades in school will be more successful in life.
22. Sometimes it’s OK to cheat on homework or a test.
23. All students should be required to volunteer in their community.
24. Junk food should be banned in school cafeterias.
25. Schools should teach sex ed instead in school.
26. Teachers should be replaced by computers.
27. Students who fail a test should be given the chance to take it again.
28. Shorter school days are better for students.
29. Everyone should be required to go to college.
30. College should be free for everyone who wants to attend.
31. Religion has no place in schools.
32. Giving is better than receiving.
33. People should have to take a parenting class before having a child.
34. Sex Education should be included in the school curriculum. Schools should teach sex ed instead in
school.
35. What is wrong about abortion?
21. At a school board meeting, one of the members argues against the change to a longer school day. She cites facts about the
number of students involved in afterschool activities and estimates how many hours of work it would require to adjust schedules.
22. A friend of yours tells her story: She works hard to keep up her grades and also puts in long hours at home taking care of her
younger siblings. She says her opinion on the longer school day is important because she is a hard-working individual who knows it
would mean trouble for many students like her.
23. Your social studies teacher gets into the fray. He cites case studies about schools that have tried a longer day without seeing a
rise in test scores. He is against the extension.
24. You have dinner with a friend whose parent is a teacher. The parent is in favor of the longer day and says you should agree
with her. Her experience teaching, administering, and counseling at schools all over the country means that she really knows her
stuff on this issue.
25. As a member of the newspaper staff, you are charged with researching information that will help students decide whether a
longer school day will be helpful to them. You give them examples of the research you have conducted as you have reached
your conclusion.
26. More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that
coconut milk is an effective treatment for hair loss.
29. Could you please change my grade? I worked really hard for this assignment. I even pulled an all-nighter to finish on time, and
my parents will be so disappointed!
30. Because I have experience with this topic – and I know my stuff! – you should trust what I am saying about this topic.
31. In argumentative writing, a writer present an argument which is backed up with pictures.
32. Argumentative writing gives both sides of the argument..
33. Claim refers to the writers position on an issue.
34 Forming and communicating claims on a certain issue supported by reasonable arguments and properly-cited factual evidences is a fundamental
aspect in an argumentation.
35. Manifestoes help you organize your stand on an issue and convince the people to change their mind about things which many of them are
pretty firm about.
36. Before deciding on a stand to defend, you should do some research on the subject matter.
37. There is no need to make an appeal to the audience on defending a stand on an issue
38. Using emotion in a written argument is often enough to sway an audience.
39. In presenting arguments, you are typically asked to take a position on an issue or topic and explain and support your position with research from
reliable and credible sources.
40. Facts is not consider a strong evidence.
