59 debate topics to practise out loud

Technology · 6 motions

1. Schools should ban smartphones completely🌶️Argue it
2. Social media should be forbidden under 16🌶️🌶️Argue it
3. Using AI to do your homework is cheating🌶️🌶️Argue it
4. Self-driving cars should replace human drivers🌶️Argue it
5. Anonymity on the internet does more harm than good🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it
6. Video games are a waste of time🌶️Argue it

Society · 5 motions

1. Living in a big city is better than living in the countryside🌶️Argue it
2. Zoos should be closed down🌶️🌶️Argue it
3. Private cars should be banned from city centres🌶️🌶️Argue it
4. Being famous is more of a curse than a blessing🌶️Argue it
5. The world would be better with one global language🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it

Politics · 16 motions

1. The voting age should be lowered to 16🌶️🌶️Argue it
2. Voting should be compulsory🌶️🌶️Argue it
3. Every politician should have a term limit🌶️Argue it
4. Political leaders should have a maximum age🌶️🌶️Argue it
5. Democracy is the best form of government🌶️🌶️Argue it
6. Big decisions should be made by referendum, not by parliament🌶️🌶️Argue it
7. Every citizen should receive a universal basic income🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it
8. Taxes on the very rich should be much higher🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it
9. Countries should open their borders to anyone who wants to work🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it
10. Free speech should have no limits at all🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it
11. Political advertising on social media should be banned🌶️🌶️Argue it
12. Paid lobbying of politicians should be illegal🌶️🌶️Argue it
13. Every citizen should do a year of national service🌶️🌶️Argue it
14. Prisons should focus on rehabilitation, not punishment🌶️🌶️Argue it
15. Governments should ban new petrol cars by 2035🌶️🌶️Argue it
16. A country is better run with many small parties than two big ones🌶️🌶️Argue it

School & Work · 6 motions

1. Homework should be abolished🌶️Argue it
2. School uniforms are a good thing🌶️Argue it
3. The four-day work week should be standard🌶️Argue it
4. Working from home beats working in an office🌶️🌶️Argue it
5. Grades do more harm than good🌶️🌶️Argue it
6. Everyone should take a gap year before university🌶️Argue it

Money · 5 motions

1. Money can buy happiness🌶️Argue it
2. No one should be a billionaire🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it
3. Cash should disappear completely🌶️Argue it
4. Children should be paid for doing chores🌶️Argue it
5. Advertising to children should be illegal🌶️🌶️Argue it

Ethics · 5 motions

1. Little white lies are sometimes necessary🌶️Argue it
2. Eating meat will be considered wrong in fifty years🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it
3. Animal testing should be banned even for medicine🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it
4. Safety matters more than privacy🌶️🌶️🌶️Argue it
5. Everyone deserves a second chance, no matter what🌶️🌶️Argue it

Culture & Sport · 5 motions

1. The book is always better than the movie🌶️Argue it
2. Esports are real sports🌶️Argue it
3. All museums should be free🌶️Argue it
4. Top athletes are paid far too much🌶️🌶️Argue it
5. Mass tourism destroys the places it loves🌶️🌶️Argue it

The Future · 5 motions

1. Humanity should focus on Earth before going to Mars🌶️Argue it
2. Robots taking our jobs is a good thing🌶️🌶️Argue it
3. Living forever would be a nightmare🌶️🌶️Argue it
4. Coding should be as compulsory as maths🌶️Argue it
5. Space exploration is worth every penny🌶️🌶️Argue it

Just for Fun · 6 motions

1. Pineapple belongs on pizza🌶️Argue it
2. Cats are better than dogs🌶️Argue it
3. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day🌶️Argue it
4. It is better to visit the past than the future🌶️Argue it
5. Invisibility beats flying as a superpower🌶️Argue it
6. We should NOT try to contact aliens🌶️🌶️Argue it

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