1. Convince a skeptic to read your favorite book or watch your favorite movie.

2. Persuade someone to choose your favorite candy bar over your second
favorite.
3. Persuade yourself to start a good habit or stop a bad one.
4. Persuade someone to visit your hometown.
5. Persuade someone to visit a city you want to visit.
6. Persuade someone to try an activity you don't enjoy.
7. Write about why you should be hired to do your dream job.
8. Which is better: cats or dogs? Convince someone.
9. Persuade someone that you would be a good pen pal.
10. Persuade your boss or principal that work or school should start one hour
later.
11. Persuade someone to take care of a pet while you are on vacation.
12. Convince someone who doesn't like reading why they should read.
13. Take two books or movies you don't particularly like and convince someone
that one of them is better.
14. Take two books or movies you like very much and convince someone that one
of them is worse.
15. Which is better for getting around your hometown: buses or cars? Convince
someone.
16. Weigh the pros and cons of owning a pet.
17. Find one thing in your everyday life you think needs fixing- your bus stop,
your leaky faucet, the school system, etc. Convince someone that it is broken
and propose a way to fix it.
18. Weigh the pros and cons of owning a cell phone.
19. Why should people be kind to others?
20. Persuade someone to go outside.

21. Persuade someone to say inside.

22. Weigh the pros and cons of learning a sport.
23. Would someone be able to live in today's world while not using any
electronics? Why or why not?
24. Convince someone why a specific book belongs in a certain genre.
25. Pick two fictional characters. Which one would be a better date? Why?
26. Weigh the pros and cons of a job you or a friend/family member used to have.
27. Persuade someone that your favorite holiday is the best.
28. Weigh the pros and cons of going to sleep one hour later than you normally
do.
29. What do you think the message or moral of a certain book is? Persuade
someone.
30. What is the best day of the week? Convince someone.
31. Persuade someone that some aspect of the dress code at your school or work
should change.
32. What rule or law do you think is the most important? Convince someone.
33. Pick something that many people do different ways (like boiling an egg or
remembering the order of the planets) and persuade someone that your way
is the most effective.
34. Which is creepier- spiders or cockroaches? Convince someone.
35. Is it okay for boys to play with toys made for girls and vice versa?
36. Convince someone to eat at your favorite restaurant.
37. Weigh the pros and cons of both parents working or one working and one
staying home.
38. Pick two different adaptations of something (for example, two different
Sherlock Holmes movies/tv series). Which one does a better job of adapting
the original, and why?
39. Pick a book that has a moral or message and explain convincingly what you
think it means.

40. Convince someone to give money to a charity.

41. Convince someone that something you are scared of doesn't need to be
frightening.
42. Persuade someone that knowing how to write well is important.
43. Should people be allowed to own potentially dangerous animals?
44. How important is someone's gender?
45. How important should sports be in schools?
46. Which is better- keeping kids perfectly safe, or letting them do things that are
slightly dangerous but might teach them or make them stronger?
47. Do people who have more have a responsibility to help people who have less?
48. Is art important? Why or why not?
49. Should people in certain types of jobs (teachers/caretakers, for example) have
to take tests every so often to prove they are still qualified?
50. How much should technology factor into education?
51. What is the most important quality to have in a leader, and why?
52. Persuade someone that a person who is not normally seen as a hero is heroic.
53. Should people continue to work on space exploration? Why or why not?
54. Would it be effective to make certain harmful practices (smoking, using a cell
phone while driving, etc.) illegal? Why or why not?
55. It is often said that being kind to animals is a good test of character. Is this
true? Why or why not? Does it extend to eating meat?
56. Can fantasy or science fiction be 'literature'?
57. Should women fight in the military?
58. Take one of the questions on this list and argue the opposite of what you
believe.
59. Are field trips important to a school experience?
60. Can video games ever be considered art?

61. What is the most important part of a story: characters, plot, or some other
element?
62. Persuade someone that they should try something that a member of their
group wouldn't usually try- for example, that football players should try ballet.
63. What is more important in a pursuit- natural talent or working hard to learn it?
64. Is it okay for people to wear religious clothing in public?
65. Weigh the pros and cons of paper letters vs. e-mail.
66. Should someone keep doing something they're bad at if they enjoy it, or
should they try to find something they're good at instead?
67. Should children be required to study subjects they aren't interested in? For
example, should a child who knows they are going to be an artist be required
to take advanced math classes, and should a child who wants to focus on
science be made to take art classes?
68. Is it better to do a task all at once and get it over with, or to do it in small
chunks with breaks in between?
69. Does music help people to study, or distract them? Does it depend on the
music, or on the person?
70. Now that a lot of information is available online, are libraries still important?
71. Can comics tell stories as well as books?
72. What is the nicest age to be?
73. Is art made with traditional media superior to art made with digital media?
74. How important is it to know fancy etiquette, such as using different forks for
different parts of a meal? Is that practice outdated or worth keeping?
75. Why is education important? Is it still important if it isn't required by your
desired job?
76. Should people spend extra money for brand names?
77. Can a book or poem mean something the author never meant for it to mean?
78. Convince someone to volunteer for something.

79. Should the goal of punishment be to protect society or to reform the person
being punished?
80. Weigh the pros and cons of focusing on one topic at the exclusion of others.
81. Is it okay to say things on the internet that it wouldn't be okay to say in real
life?
82. Is it important to learn another language?
83. Should teachers be paid more on average?
84. What kind of jobs should earn the most money?
85. Pick something you are good at and convince someone that you are good at
it.
86. Weigh the pros and cons of having a busy schedule.
87. Pick a random object nearby and convince someone to buy it.
88. How much should a government do about making sure everyone has health
care?
89. What is the most exciting possible job?
90. Is it okay for someone to get a job because they know the person in charge?
91. Is love a good thing no matter what the circumstances?
92. Could supernatural/metaphysical things exist?
93. Should people have to warn others if they are posting content that could
make others panic or remember traumatic events?
94. Is it acceptable to write fanfiction?
95. Convince someone to celebrate a holiday they usually don't celebrate, like
Earth Day.
96. Are all types of people properly represented in most movies or television
shoes?
97. Weigh the pros and cons of getting married.
98. Is it okay to wear costumes that use stereotypes of other cultures?

99. Is it possible for a remake or adaptation of something to be better than the

original?
100.

Is it okay to use leather from animals that are used for meat?

A shirt, tie and blazer may not be the ingredients for my favourite outfit, but if I were
given the choice, I wouldn't throw away the idea of school uniform. Wearing a uniform is
a badge of pride, creates an identity for a school and is an important part of being a
school student.
"Uniforms show that you are part of an organisation. Wearing it says we're all in this
together," Jason Wing, head teacher at the Neale-Wade academy in Cambridgeshire,
says.
"Also, if you wear your uniform with pride, it means you are half way there to being
respectful, buying into what the organisation is all about.''
Claire Howlette, an English teacher, agrees: "Uniforms give students a sense of belonging
to a particular school and create an identity for the school in the community."
My school is one of many that seem to be reverting to a more formal uniform this
September I will be wearing a shirt and blazer instead of my old jumper and polo shirt. A

number of students have complained about the change, but general opinion is that the
jumpers and polo shirts were "childish".
A school uniform teaches students to dress smartly and take pride in their appearance.
Howlette says: "Uniforms help students to prepare for when they leave school and may
have to dress smartly or wear a uniform."
Some people believe that a school uniform can improve learning by reducing distraction,
sharpening focus on schoolwork and making the classroom a more serious environment,
allowing students to perform better academically.
Perhaps most importantly, a uniform means students don't have to worry about peer
pressure when it comes to their clothes. When everyone is dressed the same, worrying
about what you look like isn't so important. There is no competition about being dressed
in the latest trend, which would put a great deal of financial pressure on students and
parents. Potential bullies have one less target for their insults; it's hard to make fun of
what someone is wearing when you're dressed exactly the same.
In America, where a majority of schools do not have a uniform, roughly 160,000
children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students.
This might not be directly linked to what they're wearing, but having a uniform can be a
safety net for many students who might otherwise suffer from bullying. A strict uniform
gives the impression that rules are strict too, perhaps helping maintain a sense of order
at school.
Although wearing a school uniform is less expensive than buying a whole wardrobe of
outfits, uniform can still be pricey. Many schools have a specific supplier, and wearing
cheaper alternatives can result in punishment if the black skirt you're wearing isn't
exactly the right black skirt. Finding uniform that fits you, especially if you're limited to
one shop, can also be a struggle.
Recently the Liberal Democrats held a conference about the cost of school uniforms
across England. The education minister David Laws is to issue new guidance to end the
practice of using a single uniform supplier, enabling parents to shop around for uniform.
If schools decide to change their uniform, for example with a new emblem or colour,
changes should be restricted to one or two items, preferably with sew-on logos. Changing
from a one-supplier system could help families with the cost of school uniform.
Although it might seem a shame to miss out on those two years of dressing as you like at
school, I welcome the smart dress code. Not only does it make getting dressed each
morning a lot easier, but it sets sixth formers up as role models for younger students,
and that's important.

Macy Vallance, a year-eight student, says: "I like uniforms because everyone is the same
and no one can be left out by the way they are dressed. Our new uniform looks smarter,
which is good."
My uniform might not be what I would wear in my own time, but it gives me a sense of
belonging, takes away the pressure of what to wear and deters the bullies. School
uniform isn't fashionable, but that's exactly why I think it should be here to stay.

Have you ever felt that people judge you based on the way you were dressed?
Did you feel bad asking your parents for more money to buy something that
would make you look cool?I know I have
Have you ever felt that school uniforms are not comfortable and look
bad?I know i have

logos:

- 49% of kids like school uniform

- 18% of schools require school uniform

- 24% of students wear to school

50% of kids perfer gym clothes than uniforms
- 60%of kids from no uniform schools hate school uniforms
- 30% of kids by classes hate school uniforms
Ethos:
- In 2009 a school reported a policy for education called educational policy which
compared schools with school uniform and not and it proved that school uniform
schools are more organized.
- Stops bullying people by their clothes.
- Saves morning time
Takes away creativity.
- Not comfortable
- Poor cant buy because too much money.

One school without school uniforms goes on a field trip somewhere and a kid
gets lost so you can find him easy if everyone doesnt wear school uniforms.So if
you are a school with school uniforms and you go on feild trip you will find lost
kids easier because everyone from that school is wearing school uniforms.
- When a kid gets bullied by a bully it is very hard to get him out of that situation
and is very hard to handle but school uniforms will help because if a bully tease
you it usually about what you wear but if you wear school uniforms the bully will
stop because they know that for school uniforms everyone has same.
- Some kids get kicked out which is sad out of school for focusing on their clothes
and what to wear but with school uniforms you wouldnt care because everyone is
wearing same no matter what.So they will be focasing on school.

- Kids that are poor and not good with money are the ones who should
care to go to schools without school uniforms because schools with
school uniforms make you pay for it but public dont so kids who want it
because need clothes but cant because need to pay.
- Kids are sad about school uniforms because they do not like the part
that they cant decorate anything and put creativity in it because one
time a teacher gave the art grade A for designing her clothes so good.
-Kids are sad for wearing school uniforms that are made uncomfortable
to be wearing to school all day.

Thesis statement: I believe school uniforms are good solution: To design the
uniforms with whole school in different designs then vote for best.
Thesis statement: I believe school uniforms are bad solution: make
them comfortable and see if kids like.

They are three different types of persuasive appeals. Ethos is an appeal

to credibility. It can be used by presenting yourself as trustworthy and
presenting yourself as fair, unbiased, and knowledgeable.
Pathos is an appeal to emotion. Obviously, it is used by inspiring people
to feel anger, sympathy, hope, etc in order to persuade them.
Finally, there is Logos, which is an appeal to logic. Examples of this are
using figures, statistics, examples and other kinds of hard facts to
support your position
Very brief explanation. Think of ethos as ethics. This is what gives the
speaker credibility and what not. Like MLK is credible because he is the
head of the black movement. Simple enough. Now, for logos, think of it
as logical stuff. This includes like statistics and numbers that create
logical connections which cannot be refuted like if A equals B and B
equals C, then A MUST equal C also. Finally pathos. Think of passion for
this. Pathos is basically what makes the piece emotional. Those dog
commercials for donating to the shelters hugely play on pathos to make
the viewer feel sad and guilty into donating money. When a speaker
uses all three of these, they became insanely effective. Which MLK
freaking does which makes his arguments and what he says hard to
refute. Look at his letter from Birmingham Jail for more examples from
him! Hope this helps!
Ethics, pathetic, and logic. They're different mechanisms to support an
argument. You could try to convince someone that this is right/wrong
with ethos. Get 'em "right in the feels" with pathos. Or use a logical
proof with logos.
Hope this helps with your finals...
1. India is a Huge Country
India is a vast country that's just over one-third of the size of the
United States. Much of it is rural, and there are some incredible sights
to be seen and discovered. To the north, there are the Himalayas. To the
south, beaches. To the west, desert. And to the east, tribal
India is a Great Value Destination :India is often thought of as a backpacker
destination with grotty hotel rooms and dirt everywhere. Let me assure you that
this definitely isn't the reality. You can travel as cheaply or as lavishly as you
want in India, and that's definitely part of its appeal as a tourist destination. The
luxury segment of the market offers some mesmerizing accommodations, such
as authentic palace hotels. Alternatively you might prefer a quaint guesthouse or

homestay. Options, such as these top budget hotels in India, abound. These
days, even the backpacker hostels in India are modern, clean, and welcoming!
3. Indian Hospitality : There's a saying in India, "Athithi Devo Bhava", which
means "the guest is God". Indians consider it a huge honor to have guests in
their home, and go out of their way to please them. There's nothing like Indian
hospitality. And, as a result of the growing popualarity of homestays in India,
there are plenty of opportunities to experience it. Many homestays are far from
the humble abodes you may expect too!
4. Your Perspective Will Be Broadened : India is place that everyone should
visit once in their lives to get out of their comfort zones and get a different
perspective on life. The culture shock in India can be hard to deal with. However,
you'll quickly come to appreciate what you have back home and how fortunate
you really are.
5. Not All Places in India are "Unsafe" : Unfortunately, India has receive a
lot of negative publicity recently in regards to women's safety. Admittedly, India
can be an uncomfortable country for foreign female tourists. However, the good
news is that some parts of India are much more tourist friendly than others. In
that regard, south India is often said to be better than north India, and based on
my experience it is true. I'm hassled much less there than in north India.
6. You'll Be Helping the Economy
People in the tourism industry depend on revenue generated from the peak
season to sustain themselves throughout the rest of the year. By traveling to
India, you'll be helping people keep their businesses alive and families properly
fed. Indians are generally friendly and curious people, so you'll be welcome!
7. Explore Spirituality
India can be very inspiring and refreshing for the soul. Many people come to
India to learn yoga, meditate, or spend time at an ashram. Another moving
experience is to take part in an evening aarti (fire worship) along the Ganges
river at either Rishikesh, Haridwar, or Varanasi.
8. History and Architecture
One of the things I always marvel at in India is the magnificent architecture
found all over the country, and it varies so much where ever you go. Where to
see it? Check out these historical and architectural sites in India and 10 top
monuments in India.
9. The Food
Indian food can take a bit of getting used to for some people, but it really is
worth it. You may be surprised to find that Indian cuisine is vastly different to the
standard fare served up in most Indian restaurants, which is in fact
predominantly north Indian cuisine.
10. Be of Service
India is a very popular destination for voluntourism, and there's no shortage of
organizations that need your help! Many agencies charge volunteers large sums
for placement, but quite a few organizations directly take volunteers.