Some Of The Best And Exciting Argumentative Essay Topics For 2017

The Best Argumentative Essay Topics For 2017

  

Are your looking for some argumentative essay topics for your paper? Below is a list of over 200 topics that you can write about in 2017. 

  

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Argumentative Topics On Immigration Issues

1. Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?
2. Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
3. Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?
4. Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?
5. Should illegal immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?
6. Should children of illegal migrants be granted legal citizenship?
7. Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?
8. Should immigrants learn English?
9. Is it right for local law enforcement to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to a federal immigration authority?
10. Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
11. Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?
12. Do immigrants need to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of the country’s language, government, and history?
13. Should the U.S. increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

Argumentative Topics On Social Issues

1. What is your position on abortion?
2. Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?
3. Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
4. Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?
5. Can a business deny service to a customer if they request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?
6. Should "gender identity” be added to anti-discrimination laws?
7. Should universities provide trigger warnings and safe spaces for students?
8. What is your stance on death penalty?
9. Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?
10. Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?
11. Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?
12. Should martial rape be classified and punished severely as non-marital rape?
13. Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, national monuments, and federal buildings?
14. Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?
15. Can the state display the confederate flag on government property
16. Should women be allowed to wear a Niqab, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?
17. Do cross-cultural marriages contribute to racial tolerance?
18. Is a single-parent child’s behavior different from that of a child with both parents?
19. Are women less engaged in criminal activities than men are?
20. Are young people predisposed to negative influence because they are more rebellious by nature?
21. Does media violence contribute to violence in children?
22. Does sexual content on TV negatively affect teenagers?
23. Is homeschooling an ideal way to obtain quality education?
24. Single-parent children behavior is different than that of children with both parents
25. Women are less engaged in criminal activity than men
26. Young people are predisposed to negative influence because they are more rebellious by nature
27. Violence in the media causes violence in children
28. Sexual content on TV has a negative impact on teenagers

Argumentative Topics On Electoral Issues

1. Should a photo ID be required to vote?
2. Should the Electoral College be abolished?
3. Should foreigners currently residing in the United States have the right to vote?
4. Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for American elections?
5. Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?
6. Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?
7. Should political candidates release their recent tax returns to the public?
8. Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
9. Should there be a 5-year ban on White House and Congressional officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave the government?
10. Should a politician who has been formerly convicted of a crime be allowed to run for office?

Argumentative Topics On Foreign Policy Issues

1. Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?
2. Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
3. Should the government increase or decrease military spending?
4. Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
5. Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?
6. Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
7. Should every 18-year-old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military services?
8. Should the U.S formally declare war on ISIS?
9. Should the U.S. send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS?
10. Should the U.S. remain in NATO?
11. Should the U.S. overthrow President Assad of Syria?
12. Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
13. Should the U.S. increases or decrease foreign aid spending?
14. Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?
15. Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?
16. Should the U.S. provide military aid to Saudi Arabia during its conflict with Yemen?
17. Do you support the military offensive against ISIS in the Iraq city of Mosul?
18. Should the U.S continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
19. Should the U.S. prevent Russia from conducting airstrikes in Syria?
20. Should the U.S provide military assistance to defend Ukraine from Russia?
21. Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?
22. Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?

Argumentative Topics On Healthcare Issues

1. Do you support the patient protection and affordable care act?
2. Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a preexisting condition?
3. Do you support the legalization of marijuana?
4. Should the government regulate the prices of life saving drugs?
5. Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low-income individuals?
6. Should there be more or less privatization of veterans’ healthcare?
7. Should the federal government be allowed to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?

Argumentative Essay Topics On Domestic Policy Issues

1. Should there be more restrictions on the current process of processing a gun
2. Should there be term limits set for members of congress
3. Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers
4. Should people on the no-fly list be banned from purchasing guns and ammunition
5. Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods
6. Should it be illegal to burn the American flag
7. Do you support the patriot act?
8. Should the national security agent be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen’s phone calls such as numbers timestamps and call durations
9. Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
10. Should the redrawing of congressional districts be controlled by an independent nonpartisan commission
11. Should the government be allowed to seize private property with reasonable compensation for public or civic use
12. Do you support affirmative action programs?
13. Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites
14. Should the government raise the retirement age for social security
15. Should the US government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?
16. Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?
17. Should the military upgrade air force one?

Argumentative Essay Topics On Economic Issues

1. Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
2. Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
3. Should the US raise taxes on the rich?
4. Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
5. Should the US raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
6. Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
7. Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?
8. Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?
9. Should the government prevent mega mergers of corporations that could potentially control a large percentage of market share within its industry?
10. Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by congress?
11. Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
12. Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
13. Do you support the Trans pacific partnership?
14. Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?
15. Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?
16. Should the president offer tax breaks to individual companies to keep jobs in the US?
17. Should the US continue to participate in the north American free trade agreement?
18. Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to 46k dollars /year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?
19. Should the US increase tariffs on imported products from china?
20. Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?
21. Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?
22. Should the government subsidize farmers?
23. Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?
24. Should US citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?
25. Should an In-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers?
26. Should the government classify bitcoin as a legal currency?

Argumentative Essay Topics On Education Issues

1. Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?
2. Do you support common core national standards?

Argumentative Essay Topics On Environmental Issues?

1. Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
2. Should the government stop construction of the Dakota access pipeline?
3. Should the US expand offshore oil drilling?
4. Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
5. Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
6. Should disposable products such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery that contain less than 50per of biodegradable material be banned?
7. Forests are the lungs of the Earth. Should rainforests destruction be prohibited
8. Should countries drill for oil in protected areas to reduce gas prices
9. Global warming is a myth 
10. To what extent are electric cars a solution to global pollution

Argumentative Essay Topics On Science Issues

1. Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?
2. Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
3. Should producers be required to label genetically engineered foods?
4. Should the government fund space travel?

Argumentative Essay Topics On Criminal Issues

1. Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?
2. Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?
3. Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?
4. Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

Argumentative Essay Topics On National Security Issues

1. Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?
2. Should laptops be banned on all direct flights departing from the Middle East?

Argumentative Essay Topics on Bioethics

1. Is the use of animals for research purposes justified?
2. Cloning should be banned

Funny Argumentative Essay Topics

1. Should you believe every word in an infomercial?
2. Should funny cat videos be allowed on YouTube?
3. What is the worst song in the world?        

Classic Argumentative Essay Topics

1. Computer games have a negative effect on individuals
2. Sex education is the only way to eliminate many issues, including teenage pregnancy
3. Are abortions legal?

Argumentative Essay Topics On Issues In The IT Sphere

1. Some of Google services raise privacy and security concerns for people
2. Download sites violate copyright rules
3. Should YouTube comments be regulated?
4. The Internet has been overly commercialized. Agree or disagree?

Argumentative Essay Topics On Society and the Media

1. Media influence the female perception of the body image. Agree or disagree.
2. Violent video games directly correlate to violence in schools. Agree or disagree.

Argumentative Essay Topics Miscellaneous Topics

1. Should cities preserve old buildings?
2. Diets don’t help to lose weight
3. Financial rewards are the only way to gain employee loyalty
4. Life-long learning is no longer required for career success
5. Correspondence Theory of Truth appears to be plausible and defendable
6. Dokdo islands are Korean property and should not be claimed by Japan
7. Ghost hunting is pure fiction

Now, you have plenty of topics to choose from and lay down your thoughts on paper. Remember we mentioned earlier that you have start with a topic that you are familiar with. Good Luck!!