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Welcome to Delaware County Community College Library's Argumentative/Persuasive Research Guide!
Controversial issues are often the topics for a persuasive speech, position paper or argumentative essay. This guide has organized resources needed to conduct research for an assignment that requires you to argue, debate, or be persuasive on a topic. If you need help finding or researching a controversial topic, please contact a reference librarian.
Controversial Topics
There are numerous controversial or pro/con topics to choose from. Some examples are:
- Gun Control
- Fracking
- Healthcare
- Gay Rights
- Death Penalty
- Immigration
- Abortion
- Climate Change
- Standardized Testing
- Legalization of Marijuana
- Drinking Age
- Trigger warnings in classes
- Teen Driving
- Alternative Energy
- School Uniforms
- Animal Rights
- Stem Cells
- Cryptocurrency
- Identity Politics
Identify a topic by browsing the resources below:
- All SidesProvides topic ideas and also reveals biases in news coverage related to these issues.
- Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new windowContains balanced, pro/con formatted articles with key facts, arguments, history, and current context on today’s crucial issues and hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowOnline resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration.