Colegio Bilingüe de Panamá

Persuasive Speech Topics

8th Grade C

Teacher: Denzel H.

Animals

1. Should pets be adopted rather than bought from a breeder? Garcia Zarah
2. Should wild animals be tamed? Gonzalez Nathan
3. Should people be allowed to own exotic animals like monkeys? Mena
Jonathan
4. Should all zoos and aquariums be closed? Calle Jason

Arts/Culture

5. Should art and music therapy be covered by health insurance? Crenes

Pablo
6. Should graffiti be considered art? Tuy Luis E.
7. Should all students be required to learn an instrument in school? Gonzalez
Alexa

Automotive

8. Should automobile drivers be required to take a test every three years?

Collado Reinier
9. Are sports cars dangerous? Jaen Alex
10.Should bicycles share the roads with cars? Castillo Arturo
11.Should bicycle riders be required by law to always wear helmets? Rudas
Rodrigo

Business and economy

12.Do introverts make great leaders? Villarreal Sofia

13.Does owning a business leave you feeling isolated?
14.What is to blame for the rise in energy prices?
15.Does hiring cheaper foreign employees hurt the economy?
16.Should interns be paid for their work?
17.Should employees receive bonuses for walking or biking to work? Noriang
Lopez
 18.Should tipping in restaurants be mandatory? Harrison Sofia

Education

19.Should boys and girls should be taught in separate classrooms? Barranco

Vivi
20.Should schools include meditation breaks during the day? Alzate Valeria
21.Should students be allowed to have their mobile phones with them during
school? Atencio Alexandra
22.Should teachers have to pass a test every decade to renew their
certifications? Villacis Sandra
23.Should online teaching be given equal importance as the regular form of
teaching? Kevin Alberts
24.Is higher education over-rated? Juan Diego Santos
25.What are the best ways to stop bullying? Mas Maria G..

Media

49.Is it wrong for the media to promote a certain beauty standard? Leal
Adriana
50.Is the media responsible for the moral degradation of teenagers? Abrego
Cristel
51.Should advertising be aimed at children? Jonathan Zapateiro
52.Has freedom of press gone too far? Nunez Alexis

Science and the environment

56.Should recycling be mandatory? Lasso Diego

57.Should genetically modified foods be sold in supermarkets?
58.Should parents be allowed to choose the sex of their unborn children?
Andrea Ovalle
59.Should selling plastic bags be completely banned in shops? De Gracia
Paula
60.Should smoking in public places be banned? Gonzalez Hernandez J.