These controversial statements/topics can make a good foundation for an entire lesson or be used as a daily warm up exercise.

1. A woman's place is in the home.
2. A foreign language cannot be taught. It must be learned.
3. A country gets the government it deserves.
4. All property should be owned by the state.
5. Murderers should be executed.
6. Soft drugs like marijuana should be legalized.
7. Beauty is only a matter of taste.
8. Corporal punishment should be allowed in schools.
9. Those who can do, those who can't teach.
10. You will be happier if you stay unmarried.
11. People work better if they are paid more.
12. Committing suicide should be made legal.