i have adebate next week and i need a good topic.Please help me.
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Debating ideas \n \n\nThe Five-minute Debate Planner (Mk I)\n\nTopic \n\nIssue and justification \n\n\n\nDefinitions and justifications \n\n\n\n\nCase line \n\n\n\n\nMaterial (arguments) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRebuttal arguments \n\n\nAllocation \n\n\nAnticipated opposition arguments: \n\n\n\n \n\n\nThe "Five-minute Debate Planner" appears above — it is not unique. Use this sheet on some practice topics, and changed the plan to suit yourself.\n\nUse your version of the planning sheet\n\n\nto plan how you will present each debate, and \nto "capture" the other side's plan during the debate so you can analyse it. \nThe terms used in the sheet:\n\nThe topic is obvious. Just write it down as it is stated, and note what side you are on by writing "Aff" or "Neg" at the end of the line.\n\nThe issue is what the topic is really about. This question is very important if the topic is about a metaphor, like "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones". In this example, the issue is not about throwing real stones, or living in a glass house. You must always take time out to identify the issue.\n\nIn the same section, write down your justification for interpreting the issue this way. This shows briefly why you have chosen what you have chosen as the issue.\n\nNext, you come to your definitions. Mostly, these will come from your interpretation of the issue, and must refer to the issue. Sometimes, the definitions will come from what the "person in the street" would believe, or from the context of the topic. (If the topic is "That we should kill all the lawyers", this does not necessarily mean standing all the solicitors against a wall and shooting them, even if this strikes you as a tempting proposition. It helps to know that this was meant literally when Shakespeare wrote the lines for "Dick the Butcher".) Note down the context, if you know it.\n\nNext comes your case line. You need a quick statement of how the debate will go from your side.\n\nThen comes a brief points-form listing of your material, the arguments that your team will put forward.\n\nAs a separate section, note down rebuttal arguments. These are things that you need to remember and plan for, but which you plan to bring out in rebutting the other side's arguments.\n\nNext comes your allocation for the first two speakers. This divides up the caseline into a neat and logical division that gives each speaker a reasonable amount of material to work with.\n\nFinally, note down what you expect the other side to argue. Watch out: there may be more than one way of arguing either side of a case!!\n\nSample topics\n\nThese topics are roughly graded in terms of difficulty. In training, you will sometimes be required to take on a task which is easier or harder than your ability and age. Note that even the hardest topic can be debated at a simple level, and a very simple topic can be debated brilliantly!\n\nEasy\n\nThat homework should be banned.\n\nThat school uniforms are good for us.\n\nThat television is too violent.\n\nThat television does more harm than good.\n\nThat terrorism can be justified.\n\nThat the earth can look after itself.\n\nThat the IOC made the wrong decision for Sydney.\n\nThat a woman's place is in the home.\n\nThat Australia is a nation of bigots.\n\nThat the car is a luxury we can do without.\n\nThat all our woes have come from science.\n\nThat people who live in glass houses should not throw stones.\n\n \n\nJunior\n\nThat the Olympics are a five-ring circus.\n\nThat spectator sports are a waste of time.\n\nThat organised team sport is legalised violence.\n\nThat we are Uncle Sam's nephews and nieces.\n\nThat the law is an ass.\n\nThat education is the key to success.\n\nThat education starts after school.\n\nThat there is strength in diversity.\n\nThat peace depends on fear.\n\nThat we should try, try, try again.\n\nThat we should be vegetarians.\n\nThat we should
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Talk about The Da Vinci Code or some other more current literary controversy. Talk about JT Leroy, the supposed famous writer who happened to be someone completely different.\n\nTalk about spirituality, or philosophy. Some philosophers think communication is impossible since each word maps differently for each person, so no one really 'gets' what you say.\n\nTalk about animals. Fish are great to have. Ask him what sort of pets he's had, and what funny things they did.\n\nAbove all, go out, live a little. Life always gives great subjects to talk about. Take care.
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try debatabase. i've linked directly to the topic.
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You could try Googling 'Funny Jokes' then choose a topic.\nThere are millions of jokes out in ether land.
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I am a HS English teacher. This year my students had to do debateable topics on their research papers. Here are some of the topics my students did that I enjoyed most:\n1. Is surrogate parenting a good idea?\n2. Is there a truly such a thing as Christian "Rock"\n3.  Illegal immigration, do we send them back?\n4. Why are we in Iraq?\n5.  Child abuse or Biblical "Spare the Rod"\n6.  Is Cosmetic Surgery a Sin?\n7. Overseas Adoptions, should we stay in America for our  Babies?\n8.  Interracial Dating, who does it benefit?\n9. Cloning, How many more of YOU can we stand?\nJust ideas. Hope they help!
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What are you interested in? Think about that. To make it easy, choose a topic that has lots of information available.
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Check yor local tv station. They usually have shows on the topic, and usually on Saturday afternoons.
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Of course pick something you know about - especially what you care about.\n\nSo ideas:\n\nComputers in today's world\n\nCareers in today's world\n\nEmerging world culture - global community.\n\nSocial Changes in the past 300 years.\n\nPollution and it's effect on people.\n\nWhere is the best place to live.\n\nSolar Energy
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How about Run DMC- classic rap ( if that's a word ). Nothing offensive there. \n\nGrandmaster Flash\nSugarhill Gang
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Do a usefull topic like, "How I spent my Grammar Class and why I speak so well today"  !!!  Not to mention your stellar writing skills.  :0
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I can't think of a topic since you say you're not interested in politics. Here's a website that might help you though:\nhttp://vos.ucsb.edu/
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Check out the topics suggested at these sites.  There are literally hundreds.  Best of luck with your essay.
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You are off to a good start, you're asking questions, getting help and ideas.\nPoshbaby24 gave good advice on any paper or project.  \nMy suggestion for the topics would be "Why is someone abstaining from sex".  A quick brainstorm came up with religious beliefs or morals "no sex before marriage", spouse absent for a long period (military personnel overseas, spouse in jail), fear of disease, carrying a disease, fear of becoming pregnant, being pregnant.  I sure you can add to this list.  \nFind three that you can relate to, have knowledge of, or find interesting and start writing.  Get everything down on paper, computer or whiteboard, organize it, revise it.  \nYou can do this.  Just start.
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There are numerous topics you could cover. Here's some topics that you can start with for your speech (they're based on current events):\n\n- Gas Prices: Will they continue to go up or down?\n- Will we travel in Space like we travel in cars in the near future?\n- Will we have a republican in the White house as our next president?\n- Will we have books in the future or will everthing be on computers?\n- Will robots become our new pets?\n- How small will cell phones get?\n- What is the future of music?\n- Will human genetics be able to be changed in the future?\n- Will extraterrestrials ever visit earth?\n- Will the war end in Iraq?\n\nThese questions should help you to flesh out what you want to say. You'll need to do some research on the topics though, but they are broad enough topics to get you started on your speech.\n\nHope that helps!\n\n~JYH
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Any of the heavy metals, or benzene products would be excellent topics. If you attempt to present a case on a chemical that's too obscure you'll have a difficult time finding enough research/clinical trials to support your claim. Peruse the EPA website to get some other ideas.
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Find a really "hot and controversial" subject that gets people aroused - advertise it effectivly and they will come flocking or respond to have thier say.
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Check out www.ClassTopic.com   They have some great topics that I've used in the past.  Each topic has three good sources to get you started on the research, too.