Persuasive Topics Here are the approved topics for the persuasive essay. You do not have to select one from your own program of study but if you select a topic that is not on the list you must first get approval from your course faculty member. Health Sciences and Nursing Healthcare is a right Healthcare is a privilege Vaccines should be mandatory Vaccines should be voluntary Electronic medical records must be used universally Paper medical records remain a viable options Diversity awareness in healthcare is required/should have mandatory training Diversity awareness in healthcare is not required/ should have voluntary training Physician assisted suicide/euthanasia should be legal Physician assisted suicide/euthanasia should not be legal Travelers from epidemic hot zones should be quarantined Travelers from epidemic hot zones should not be quarantined Travel from epidemic hot zones should be banned Travel from epidemic hot zones should not be banned Tech and Design Gaming Companies have ethical responsibility for video game content Game Designers have ethical responsibility for video game content Gaming Companies have no ethical responsibility for video game content Game Designers have no ethical responsibility for video game content Video games reinforce stereotypes Video games do not reinforce stereotypes. Marketing of videogames should be subject to parental control Marketing of videogames should not be subject to parental control Websites should be required to use hypertext transfer protocols Websites should not be required to use hypertext transfer protocols Websites should be required to be ADA compliant Websites should not be required to be ADA compliant Criminal Justice Interpreters in court influence verdicts and sentencing Interpreters in court do not influence verdicts and sentencing Mandatory sentencing is a deterrent for certain crimes Mandatory sentencing is not a deterrent for certain crimes Mandatory sentencing is equitable Mandatory sentencing is not equitable Privatizing prisons will make the system more efficient Privatizing prisons will not make the system more efficient Single parents homes do not cause higher crime rates Single parents homes cause higher crime rates Race helps in community policing Race does not help in community policing Community policing improves race relations Community policing does not improve race relations ECE Home childcare is a viable alternative to day care Home childcare is not a viable alternative to day care Pre-school should be mandatory Pre-school should not be mandatory Breastfeeding is solely the choice of the mother Breastfeeding is better for the mother and child and should be strongly encouraged Breastfeeding is natural and nursing mothers should be free to nurse anywhere Breasts should always be covered; nursing mothers should cover up nurse in private or use a bottle Common Core will make schools stronger Common Core will not make schools stronger Standardized testing should take place in kindergarten Standardized testing should not take place in kindergarten School uniforms should be mandatory School uniforms should not be mandatory Business Business and personal ethics should converge Business and personal ethics should not converge Businesses have a social responsibility Businesses do not have a social responsibility Businesses leaders have a social responsibility Businesses leaders do not have a social responsibility Diversity awareness is mandatory for success in business Diversity awareness is not mandatory for success in business The Global Economy is the basis for business expansion The Global Economy is not the basis for business expansion Marketing to children is ethical Marketing to children is not ethical The public decides if a commercial is offensive Commercials are protected by free speech
