Writing Tips

Writing an essay on such argumentative topics can be challenging. Different people have different opinions on such topics. Following are some writing tips that may prove beneficial.

• It is always advisable to present a mellowed view about a topic.
• While writing essays, you may express your opinions about the issue, but don't forget to think about the other side too.
• If you still have an extreme opinion, express it in mild words and with a proper explanation for every claim you make.
• Avoid pointing to a particular person or writing about unknown facts without proof.
• If you have firm and legally binding proofs about certain facts, then you should mention them.

Controversial Topics

Although the literal meaning of the word 'politics' is 'the art of enforcing rules and regulations effectively for the betterment of the people', its current definition has been altered to 'a fight for power and money'. Like all other fields, politics too has a bright as well as a dark side. Nevertheless, currently it has bent more towards the darker side. To achieve greatness and money, many political leaders misuse their power by creating social rifts among people using religion and other controversies.

• Is our election process fair?
• Do you oppose or support death penalty?
• Is our taxation system fair?
• Illegal Immigration
• Drinking Age
• Do you trust your government?

This topic has been the most controversially sought-after topic since religion evolved ages before politics. There are about 21 major world religions today with billions and billions of people following each one of them. People of one religion may have certain issues with the beliefs of another religion. This may lead to a dispute that can possibly get violent if the argument is not handled tactfully by the respective leaders.

• Should newspapers publish religious cartoons or jokes?
• Can religion help with spiritual growth?
• Does religion cause a war?
• Does God exist?
• Is astrology a science?

The debates related to this issue are as old as religion, perhaps even older. In spite of the proof that differences in physical appearances are due to different genes and environmental conditions, people still try to claim their superiority over others on the basis of skin color. The age-old custom and tradition of each person has been set up on the basis of some logical reasoning. People challenging these aspects should have extremely valid and legitimate reasons to do so, which in many cases does not happen.

• How can parents raise their children to be appreciative of other cultures and races
• Is it a good idea for people to adopt children of other ethnic groups?
• Racial Profiling
• Discrimination while hiring

The arguments related to this topic are as devastating as the effects of an actual war. Every party involved in the war has their own reason to participate in the destructive cause. With the nation's efforts concentrated on the war, civilian life gets disrupted to a great extent, thus causing an increase in antisocial activities. Numerous innocent lives are lost in the process, and at the end, the negative outcomes outweigh any positive results.

• Is war inevitable?
• What might be needed to establish peace?
• How do people justify war?
• US-Iraq War
• World War I and II: Were they worth it?

This is the root cause of all wars, major killings, and militant activities all over the world. Some anti-social elements take legal affairs in their hands in an attempt to decide the fate of the world. Terrorism can be for political, religious, or ideological reasons. It instigates fear in the minds of 'common man' so that they follow the ways of these anti-social elements.

• How did 9/11 change people's thinking about America as a world power?
• Are we ready to fight terrorism?
• The global threat of terrorism
• A terrorist or a freedom fighter?
• Is terrorism perpetrated by religion?

Many countries prohibit the use of some hazardous drugs, as they believe it to be a slow poison that weakens the nation's future. Some social groups strive to legalize the use of drugs only for monetary gains.

• Should marijuana be a medical option?
• Use of drugs in sports
• Use of humans for drug testing
• Drug enforcement measures: Do they work?

With the growing fad of television and publicity, people have started selling their morals without thinking. Media was once said to be the source of true and valid information. Nowadays, with growing competition, the same media has focused its priorities towards revenue than authenticity.

• Should reality shows have regulations?
• How is social media changing relationships?
• Is technology and social media making us more alone?
• Are beauty contests making a positive effect on girls?
• Should media coverage be regulated?