How to pick a persuasive essay topic

Not every essay can count as a persuasive essay, even when they all are, some way or another, trying to capture the reader’s attention. But when it comes to writing persuasive essays (A.K.A. argumentative essay papers), the student should focus on applying a series of techniques. These papers use reason and logical arguments to prove that a specific idea (the writer’s point of view on a certain topic) is more valid than another, typically opposite to the first. And how can we choose good persuasive essay topics? Can we write a persuasive essay just about anything?