Is the question
“Should abortion be legal?” an issue or a topic?
Selected: a. IssueThis answer is correct.
b. Topic
Correct. Students commonly, but inappropriately, state an issue as a topic rather than as a question.
Abortion and taxation are not issues in and of themselves, for example. However, the questions “Should abortion be legal?” and “Is an increase in the income tax a good thing?” are issues because they are in the form of questions.