Speech and Communication: Speech Topics
Opposing Viewpoints: Issues
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource CenterArticles on topics of debate, searchable by category or keyword
Need Ideas for a Topic?
- DebatabaseInternational Debate Education Association (IDEA) site that provides ideas for debate (or persuasive speech) topics, along with moderated debate forums.
- Pew Research Center- Topics IndexPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.
- ProCon.orgProCon.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that has no government affiliations of any kind. Their purpose is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias.