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Argumentative essays, also known as persuasive essays are those where the writer not only expresses his or her own opinion, but also presents an argument with the PROS (supporting ideas) and CONS (opposing ideas) to the reader. An argumentative essay can be written about any subject that people can debate. But in order to argue about a topic you should completely understand it and be prepared to present strong and convincing arguments. When writing an essay on the argumentative topic you should clearly take your stand and try to persuade your audience to adopt new beliefs or behavior, supported by reasons and evidences.

Students usually choose serious topics for their argumentative essays such as drug abuse, feminism, gun control, global warming, etc. Yet you can argue just about anything and start a debate on why cell phones are dangerous, or should uniforms be allowed in schools, for example.

If you are not sure what to write about, below is the list of the most popular argumentative essay topics with links to sample papers.

Abortion
Animal Rights
Bioethics
Birth Control
Capital Punishment/Death Penalty
Child Abuse
Civil Rights
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Drinking
Drug Abuse
Eating Disorders
Education
Employment
Euthanasia
Feminism
Genetic engineering
Genocide
Global warming
Globalization
Gun control
Hate crimes
Health care reform
Homelessness
Homosexuality
Human rights
Internet
Juvenile offenders
Media violence
Medical care
National security
Nuclear weapons
Pollution
Pornography
Poverty
Racism
Rape
Religion
Renewable energy
Same sex marriage
School violence
Sex education
Sexual behavior
Smoking
Social security
Suicide
Teenage pregnancy
Terrorism
Welfare reform
Women's rights

Tip: Choose a topic you are interested in, research it thoroughly, gather as much information as possible, and then start drafting your own essay presenting an interesting argument supported by facts, and your own opinion. Good luck!