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Engaging Debate Topics for Youth

The document lists 51 potential debate topics that cover a wide range of subjects including youth and risk-taking, traditions, use of animals in sports, preparedness for disasters, eating meat, influence of movies and television, education policies, and definitions of success. The topics could be used to discuss various perspectives on personal, societal, and political issues.

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Engaging Debate Topics for Youth

The document lists 51 potential debate topics that cover a wide range of subjects including youth and risk-taking, traditions, use of animals in sports, preparedness for disasters, eating meat, influence of movies and television, education policies, and definitions of success. The topics could be used to discuss various perspectives on personal, societal, and political issues.

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DEBATE BLACK&WHITE TOPICS

1. Youth are risk takers


2. A country should have fewer rules
3. Academic qualification alone ensures success in life
4. Should cell phones be banned in colleges?
5. Rise in engineering colleges
6. Is tradition taking a backseat in India?
7. Should the use of animals in sports and entertainment
be banned?
8. Is our nation still unprepared for disasters?
9. Is it unethical to eat meat?
10. Parents should avoid encouraging their children in
getting toys which might sow the seeds of violence.
11. Are the Olympic Games a waste of money?
12. Should skateboards be prohibited on sidewalks?
13. Hollywood movies have a good influence on the
world or not?
14. Schools should ban junk food or not?
15. Fast food restaurants do more harm than good.
Agree or not?
16. Should 16 year old people be allowed to get a
tattoo? Or other speech ideas on for example ear and
body part piercings?
17. Whether brain drain be allowed?
18. Corporal punishment should be banned
19. Politics or politicians to be blamed
20. Computers should replace teachers
21. Should superstitions be followed in the present era?
22. Money for happiness
23. Daughters are more caring than sons
24. Computers are better than books
25. Love marriage vs. arranged marriage
26. City life is a pity life
27. Beauty is only skin deep
28. Reality shows should be avoided
29. Reel life is not real life
30. Are human beings selfish?
31. Is the present education system satisfactory?

32. Television makes people violent and lazy.

33. Torture is justified when dealing with terrorists.

34. Fast food should not be served in schools.

35. Peer pressure is more useful than harmful.

36. People should become vegetarian to save the planet.

37. Violent video games make children violent.


38. Plan for the future versus Live for the moment.
39. Celebrities are good role models.

40. Today’s children are fashion victims.


41.  Success is more important than happiness.
42.  Physical education should be compulsory in school.
43. The U.S. should not send humans into space.
44. The United States should ban the death penalty.
45. Girls are better than boys at studying.
46.  Passive acceptance of a teacher’s knowledge and
authority leads to disastrous consequences.
47.  All educational institutes should be co-ed.
48.  Organ donation should be obligatory for all
49. Wikipedia is a better resource than many libraries.  
50. Perseverance and determination are more important
than talent to achieve success.
51.  Great things are done only by individuals who can
lead the masses.

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