Arguable Topics for College Students

Are the topics listed below worth arguing to college students?
Hurricanes are increasing in number and ferocity: No, because it is related to natural disasters which are interesting to watch on television, but when arguing a topic that is supported by evidence that is widely known, a college student is not going to want to sit a listen to someone argue a fact that cannot be changed.

Many people die annually of cancer: Yes, because it would appeal to the Biology and Chemistry majors who are looking into medical and medicinal research. This topic is one that can also be driven with an ending discussing what can be done about it.

Japan might have come to terms more readily in 1945 if the Allies hadn’t demanded unconditional surrender: No, because I don't think this would interest any college students; most of them see the past as the past and nothing can be done about it, so why dwell on it?

Boys would do better in school if there were more men teaching in elementary and secondary classrooms: Yes, because this is a pretty arguable statement and can attract men studying to be a teacher as well as women who are interested to hear the speaker’s angle.

The ever-increasing number of minorities in higher education is evidence that racial problems have just about ended in the United States: Yes, because this is also a good arguable topic because it can be counter-argued easily by a school that contains minorities or doesn’t.

There aren’t enough high-paying jobs for college graduates these days: Yes, because it is talking about the audience in the very near future.

Hydrogen may never be a viable alternative to fossil fuels because it takes too much energy to change hydrogen into a useable form: Yes, because it is a controversial topic in the news these days and most college students are interested in what’s going on in the world today.

Only one of the first forty-three presidents of the United States was Catholic: No, because college students would definitely not find this topic interesting.

Political activists have grossly exaggerated the effects of the USA Patriot Act on free expression: Yes, because this is also a very controversial topic in the news these days.