Practice Read the following debate topics, then make up four or five of your own. Note
that the statements are written in the affirmative rather than the negative. For
instance, “Smoking should be banned in restaurants” rather than “People should
not be allowed to smoke in restaurants."
1. Smoking should be banned in restaurants.
2. Students who are tardy should stay after school.
3. Initiation rituals should be banned from fraternities.
4. All schools should go to a year-round plan.
5. Teachers should dismiss disruptive students from the la