Debate topic lists for every level — funny, ethical, controversial, science, sports and more — with the strongest argument on each side.
115 speech topics sorted by speech type (persuasive, informative, demonstration, impromptu, special occasion) and by grade, with a note on each and a quick guide to picking one.
104 special occasion speech topics sorted by type, from toasts and eulogies to commencement, award and farewell speeches, with a simple structure for each one.
74 opinion essay topics for elementary, middle school, high school and college, plus easy, fun and IELTS-style prompts. Each one notes what each side will say, with an OREO starter for younger writers.
68 problem solution essay topics for middle school, high school, and college, sorted by subject. Each names the problem, a solution worth defending, and the strongest objection to answer.
80 debate topics for kids from kindergarten to 5th grade, each with a quick note on both sides. Plus a simple way to run a kids' debate in class or at the dinner table.
64 cause and effect essay topics for middle school, high school, and college, sorted by subject, each with the causal chain worth tracing. Plus a chain test for checking every link in your argument.
57 informative essay topics for middle school, high school, and college, sorted by subject, each with a note on what the essay should explain. Plus the test that tells explaining from arguing.
100 compare and contrast essay topics for kids, middle school, high school, and college, plus easy, fun, history, literature, and science pairings. Each comes with what to compare and a judgment question for your thesis.
120 persuasive essay topics for middle school, high school, and college, plus easy and fun picks. Each one comes with a note on what the other side will say and a thesis starter for its category.
Sixty-five political debate topics across elections, executive power, foreign policy, economic policy, and civil liberties — sorted so you can find genuine partisan-neutral clash instead of recycled talking points.
Sixty history debate topics across empire, war, revolution, memory, and economic history — sorted so you can tell genuine interpretive debates from settled chronology that only looks debatable.
Sports debate topics for students, updated for 2026: World Cup ticket pricing, schools paying athletes, prop bets and prediction markets, sex eligibility rules, the 18-game NFL fight, plus 60 classic motions on GOATs, pay, rules, and doping, with the strongest case on each side.
A working list of 60 technology debate topics across AI, privacy, social media, biotech, and digital power — each one a genuine value conflict, not a settled engineering question, with the strongest case on both sides and how to research them.
150 impromptu speech topics sorted by difficulty and type — warm-ups, funny prompts, opinion splits, abstract questions, and prompts for kids, students, and the workplace, plus a simple structure to turn any of them into a clear 60-second speech.
A debate motion is the precise sentence a round is fought over — and reading it correctly decides the round before anyone speaks. This guide explains the four motion types, how to interpret "This House" phrasing, and 90 balanced motions sorted by difficulty.
Seventy-two environmental and climate change debate topics for high school and beyond, sorted by category, with both sides of the six most contested motions and the 2026 facts you need to argue them.
Ninety science debate topics for students, sorted by subject (biology, medicine, chemistry, physics, space, climate, AI, and research ethics), plus ten controversial science questions argued from both sides and a guide to which topics are settled science rather than real debates.
A curated list of philosophy debate topics across ethics, epistemology, mind, politics, and applied ethics — with notes on what each one is actually about.
Demonstration speech topics fail when the speaker chooses something too broad, too obvious, or too hard to physically show. A complete list of topic ideas, plus the three filters that separate a strong demo speech from a forgettable one.
100 easy, simple debate topics sorted by level: kids, middle school, high school, adults, and English learners, plus beginner-friendly motions and a quick test for picking a topic that has two real sides.