Persuasive Essays: Choosing a topic

Login with your Canvas username and password to choose a category and browse the list to find information about people, places, and subjects.

Browse issues by themes with links to articles on related topics that include "points for" (pro) and "points against" (con) views. Bibliography and formatted citations available.

This site provides controversial issues in primarily pro-con format.

Gallup poll topics; grouped by topic/trend.

"In Room for Debate, The Times invites knowledgeable outside contributors to discuss news events and other timely issues."

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other data-driven social science research.

"The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues."