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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>In particular, three things about the Holocaust, in my view, make it unique There was no strategic motivation. The European colonists in America, for example, killed the Natives because they were motivated by expansion, Stalin and Mao killed mostly political opponents etc whereas the Jews in Euro... | The Holocaust was the single most evil thing ever done by human beings.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I think that a belief in a god is illogical, as there is no evidence that shows one exists. It is ignorant to believe in something that has no evidence to support it. Belief in a god is also highly dependent upon confirmation bias and faith which makes for discussing religion and it's merits incr... | A belief in god is illogical and has no basis in reality.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Let me start of that I don't want this to be a discussion of affirmative action itself. I'm simply arguing that if AA makes sense based on race and gender for all of the reasons people argue it makes sense, it should be applied to other people who may face more disadvantages because of genetic is... | If race/gender based affirmative action is valid, so it should be for other uncontrollable traits that result in discrimination.
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<|TOPIC|>How should we decide whether a single-winner voting system is fair?<|ARGUMENT|>Ballot boxes can be closely monitored to make sure the integrity of the ballot box is not compromised.<|ASPECTS|>integrity, monitored<|CONCLUSION|>
| There are methods for verifying the legitimacy of ballots without exposing who cast them
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<|TOPIC|>Should hate speech be illegal?<|ARGUMENT|>Human dignity is protected by the very first law of the German Constitution "Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar. Sie zu achten und zu schützen ist Verpflichtung aller staatlichen Gewalt." "Human dignity is sacrosanct. It is the duty of all state authorities to re... | Human dignity is a more important value than free speech. Hate speech puts human dignity in danger. Therefore it should be banned.
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<|TOPIC|>Should Election Campaigns only be Funded by the Government?<|ARGUMENT|>The introduction of partial public funding systems in the United States has encouraged more new candidates to run for public office.<|ASPECTS|>partial public funding systems, new candidates<|CONCLUSION|>
| Having to privately fundraise makes it less likely that working class citizens will run for office in the first place.
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<|TOPIC|>The Existence of God<|ARGUMENT|>The Likelihood Principle states that if some observation O is likely under hypothesis A and less likely under hypothesis B, then O counts as evidence for A over B. The existence of a fundamentally beautiful universe O is likely assuming a perfect creator A, and less likely assum... | There isn't any reason a priori to expect the world to be fundamentally beautiful - however, if it was created by a perfect God, it would almost certainly be. As such, the fact that we exist in a fundamentally beautiful universe counts as evidence for a perfect Creator.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Everyone believes that the entertainment industry continues to rehash old ideas, that they refuse to make new stories and everything is just based of an existing property. We have heard it before , If you want a diverse cast of people you should make something new , Hollywood, stop with the remak... | The general audience is to blame for the Lack of originality in the entertainment industry not the makers.
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<|TOPIC|>Should Obligatory Community/Military Service Be Introduced?<|ARGUMENT|>The 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy, which stood until 2011, allowed LGB people to serve in the US military, only if they did not openly reveal their sexuality.<|ASPECTS|>people, sexuality<|CONCLUSION|>
| Many countries have a long history of banning people from the military based on their sexuality.
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<|TOPIC|>Do corporations benefit society?<|ARGUMENT|>A paper funded by by a group whose members included Coca-Cola, Hershey, Red Bull and Oreo cookie maker Mondelez published a study that downplayed the harms of excess sugar intake.<|ASPECTS|>excess sugar intake, harms<|CONCLUSION|>
| Having corporate interest in scientific funding can lead to biases in the results which are being produced.
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<|TOPIC|>The Ethics of Eating Animals: Is Eating Meat Wrong?<|ARGUMENT|>Nature is much more cruel in the way of animal on animal violence. When humans kill most animals for food it is done in a fast and humane way.<|ASPECTS|>nature, animal violence, fast and humane, cruel<|CONCLUSION|>
| That animals eat other animals is the natural order of the world; to replicate and continue this is not immoral.
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<|TOPIC|>Was the EU right to approve the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market?<|ARGUMENT|>Bots on social media are often used to reproduce or summarise news articles programmatically. This means people no longer have to visit the press publications themselves, robbing press publications of valuable incom... | Article 111 prohibits for-profit web services from reproducing or making public press publications.
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<|TOPIC|>All Humans Should Be Vegan.<|ARGUMENT|>Animals consume more plants to produce x amount of calories than if we got the calories directly from plants. Therefore even if eating plants is removing life, less plants are consumed by only eating plants.<|ASPECTS|>consumed, removing life, plants, amount, calories, con... | Whether or not plants feel pain, veganism results in fewer plant deaths as fewer plant calories are used as animal feed.
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<|TOPIC|>Should the BAR exam be eliminated as a requirement to practice law?<|ARGUMENT|>Since few lawyers pass the BAR exam, those who do charge extremely high fees which makes it such that very few people can afford legal assistance.<|ASPECTS|>legal assistance, fees, afford<|CONCLUSION|>
| The BAR exam is injurious to the supply-side of the legal market.
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<|TOPIC|>Should Youth Votes Count More Than Votes Cast by Elderly Citizens?<|ARGUMENT|>In 2014 only 16% of youth aged 18 to 20 came out to vote. This percentage increased to 43% in 2016.<|ASPECTS|>youth<|CONCLUSION|>
| The political participation of the youth is improving in recent years.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>So, the argument you always hear from people about speeding is that it's not worth it and doesn't pay off. Let's do some math. Assume these facts about a commute 25 miles each way to work, 5 days a week 25 mpg car 2 gal gas 25 hr equivalent pay rate Highway, speed limit 60 mph for easier math Sce... | People who claim speeding isn't worth it are bad at math.
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<|TOPIC|>Mike Pence Would Make a Better President than Donald Trump<|ARGUMENT|>Karen McDougal, who had an affair with Donald Trump broke off their relationship after hearing him make racist remarks<|ASPECTS|>racist remarks<|CONCLUSION|>
| Donald Trump has a long history of making racist remarks
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<|TOPIC|>Should we worship a god that sends people to hell?<|ARGUMENT|>Same as the argument with unicorns. It is possible unicorns exist and it is possible that the existence of unicorns disprove the existence of god. It is not reasonable to therefore conclude god does not exist.<|ASPECTS|>existence of god, god, dispro... | Grandparent argument makes two positive claims that must be proven in order to support the conclusion drawn by them. More than possibility is thus required.
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<|TOPIC|>The Existence of God<|ARGUMENT|>Euthyphro's dilemma is consistent with the fallacy of false dilemma in which something is falsely claimed to be an "either/or" situation, when in fact there is at least one additional option.<|ASPECTS|>false dilemma<|CONCLUSION|>
| Euthyphro's dilemma could be regarded as a false dilemma.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Okay so there aren't many topics more touchy than abortion, I mean we're literally debating about the beginning of the value of a human life here. Not too long ago if you would have asked me where I stood on abortion I wouldn't have been able to give you a firm answer, I used to say Well I don't ... | Abortion is immoral and should be illegal.
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<|TOPIC|>Castration of sex offenders<|ARGUMENT|>"Thoughts on Castration for Sex Offenders." The Curvature. March 12th, 2009: "the idea that it would stop the castrated rapists from raping again, as a general rule? I can believe that. But it won’t stop rape. Not even close. And in the process of stopping a few rapes whi... | Castrating sex offenders gives false sense of security on rape.
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<|TOPIC|>Should Israel Remain Democratic Even If that Would Ultimately Lead to it No Longer Being a Jewish State?<|ARGUMENT|>The Palestinian Declaration of Independence of 1988 plainly declares that the Palestinian state would be an Arab state. That did not impede negotiations for peace between Israel and the Palestini... | How Israel forms its own political system should not affect the Palestinian peace process since they are separate entities.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Today I read about a danish politician, who came forward, by telling how tired he was about all of this overreacting by feminists and how tired you become of all the shit storm. About how oldschool it had become, to act like you where offended by everything, and to make a big act, about something... | Politicians right to freely talk and highly educated teacher offended
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<|TOPIC|>Should Couples Sign A Prenuptial Agreement Before Marriage?<|ARGUMENT|>For a person who gives up a lucrative career for the sake of marriage, a premarital agreement can ensure that they will be compensated for that sacrifice if the marriage does not last.<|ASPECTS|>compensated, lucrative career<|CONCLUSION|>
| Prenuptial agreements can protect individuals from potential harms in case of a divorce.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Nothing Brings countries together like free trade. Both countries get richer by specializing in what the do best, and in turn, become more dependent on one another. Attacking a country whom you depend on, as a customer, or as a supplier is disadvantageous. Western Europe has enjoyed peace for 70 ... | Free trade is not just good, Free trade is the only thing that can Guarantee peace, and Americas love of trade Sanctions are usually self defeating.
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<|TOPIC|>Are Bitcoin and Anonymous Payments Beneficial for the World?<|ARGUMENT|>If you are not interested in buying a gun, you would not do so, even if you have the chance to anonymously purchase one.<|ASPECTS|>anonymously<|CONCLUSION|>
| An honest and law-abiding citizen won't suddenly turn criminal, just because he could be sure that he/she would not get caught.
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<|TOPIC|>Is deliberately not preventing someone's death ethically equivalent to killing them?<|ARGUMENT|>If a bystander fails to intervene when there is only a 5% chance that they will die, they are effectively saying that their life is worth 20 times as much as the life of the person in trouble. This is morally unreas... | If intervening creates a small probability that the bystander will die, but failing to intervene results in certain death for the person in trouble, the bystander still has an obligation to intervene.
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<|TOPIC|>Limitations on Foreign Investments<|ARGUMENT|>A cap would insulate the home economy from the extremities of the global economy. The cap would limit the amount of foreign competition. Therefore, in times of bitter rivalry between different economies and businesses, the domestic economy would receive some protec... | A cap would insulate the home economy from the extremities of the global economy. The cap would limi...
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|> People with personality disorders are capable of controlling themselves This is going to be long, sorry, I think it's pretty good though TLDR TLDR People with personalty disorder have the ability to become decent people if they are self aware and they choose to become passionate and altruistic .... | People With Personality Disorders are Capable of Controlling Themselves.
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<|TOPIC|>What is the worst world problem of the utmost concern?<|ARGUMENT|>What we decide to do, or not do, impacts the global environment in which the animal kingdom exist and the decision process starts with a philosophical position, consciously or not.<|ASPECTS|>impacts, philosophical position, global environment<|C... | Human ecological footprint has already impacted many species to the point of extinction. Our philosophical awareness could help reduce that impact.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Bernie Sanders' tax plan treats capital gains as ordinary income. This is not a new policy and has been discussed for many years by many different, usually democratic, politicians and lawmakers. The reason I hold this view is due to two primary reasons Investing requires risk. If I buy x shares o... | Capital Gains Should Receive Preferential Tax Treatment
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Reverse racism is just racism is clearly a viral meme hereafter, RR R . We see it repeated verbatim and in minor variations in response to the same triggers over and over and over. For those who think meme means funny cat picture, meme theory actually holds that ideas work very much like viruses,... | "Reverse racism is just racism" is a racist trojan virus
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<|TOPIC|>Should the UK Remain in the EU if the only Alternative is a Hard Brexit?<|ARGUMENT|>The EU launched a new “Diversity and Inclusion Charter in 2017 with promises of fresh action to reach at least 40 per cent women in its management by Nov 1, 2019.<|ASPECTS|>women, inclusion, fresh action<|CONCLUSION|>
| The EU commissions senior management is 35% female and 37% of middle management is female.
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<|TOPIC|>Should conscientious objection to abortion be banned?<|ARGUMENT|>The humans who are trying to teach the starlings in this test cannot directly communicate with them. Humans interacting with humans have a clearer method of communication and so may have more affective ways of teaching rather than learning throug... | The study which supports this claim is based on starlings and not humans. This learning technique may not be as relevant to humans and instead be a trait connected to birds.
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<|TOPIC|>Cap-and-trade versus carbon tax<|ARGUMENT|>Carbon emitting energy industries emerged long ago, before anyone thought about the environmental impact of this industry. Is is wrong to suddenly consider all energy production that involves carbon emissions a social "bad", after decades of thinking to the contrary. ... | It is wrong to tax all carbon emissions, and call them all "bad":
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<|TOPIC|>International Criminal Court<|ARGUMENT|>"U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court". Congressional Research Service. 29 Aug. 2006 - "ICC supporters may argue that all States Parties will have the opportunity to vote on a definition of aggression after the treaty has been in effect for seven years,... | All UN members can vote on ICC definition of "aggression"
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<|TOPIC|>Mark Twain used the N-word in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Should it be censored?<|ARGUMENT|>Lack of clear standards can lead to extreme conclusions as the decisions on what words are appropriate would be erratic and unreliable.<|ASPECTS|>extreme conclusions, clear standards, unreliable, erratic<|CONCLU... | There is no clear standard to determine the effect that a word will have on readers.
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<|TOPIC|>Is Android better than iOS?<|ARGUMENT|>This represents a security risk: less than one percent of devices are running the latest version of Android, and less than one quarter the second-latest one from two years ago. In contrast, three quarters of iOS devices are running the system's latest version.<|ASPECTS|>s... | Because companies customize Android in their own way there is a fragementation issue.
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<|TOPIC|>Which political party is best for America?<|ARGUMENT|>Discussions regarding sexual orientation, race, and religion are labeled 'hate speech', effectively shutting them down from public discourse.<|ASPECTS|>race, discourse, speech<|CONCLUSION|>
| According to one poll 71% of Americans say that political correctness has silenced important discussions.
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<|TOPIC|>Is Donald Trump a Good President?<|ARGUMENT|>Donald Trump consistently, whether with intent or not, creates a bad image of America and its citizens by creating “tweet storms” on Twitter on various topics while making statements that could only be described as unpresidential.<|ASPECTS|>storms, bad image, unpres... | Trump's behaviour and character is very polarising and he often contradicts himself or outright lies.
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<|TOPIC|>Monogamy vs Polygamy: Is the Norm of Monogamy Regrettable?<|ARGUMENT|>Monogamous marriage, compared to a polygamous culture, results in significant improvements in child welfare, including lower rates of child neglect, abuse, accidental death, homicide and intra-household conflict, a 2012 UBC study found.<|ASP... | Growing up in the context of a non-monogamous relationship disadvantages children.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Not the religious aspect, but the age of the universe as supported by these proofs I for a long time believed in a universe that is billions of years old, due to proofs like radio carbon dating and our understanding of the speed of light. I have only recently been convinced that the universe may ... | Young Earth Creationism is the most plausible model of the Universe
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<|TOPIC|>Should culturally diverse writers be mandatory in English curricula?<|ARGUMENT|>School climate and school culture directly impact student success. As a result, it is particularly important for the school culture and the classroom culture to reflect, acknowledge, and celebrate diversity.<|ASPECTS|>school cultur... | Schools are also agents of socialization and need to bear in mind factors that may assist the personal growth of its students.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I just can't seem to understand when, if someone is eating at a restaurant, and they are having bad service, what possible reason they wouldn't have to inform the waiter in a respectful, constructive manner. And this applies to all things, not just restaurant service. Without criticism how does o... | I believe it is ridiculous when people refuse to give constructive criticism.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>It seems like there has been a lot of news lately about the whole transgender debate passing laws on which bathrooms they should use. Accepting girls into boyscouts. There's been so much media attention for a topic which I imagine represents a very small number of the population. Not to mention t... | That being transgendered isn't just some new trend or cry for attention
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<|TOPIC|>Will Liquid Democracy be a better mechanism of governance than Representative Democracy?<|ARGUMENT|>It reduces the power of professional politicians who are targets for lobbying in most current systems, making the "key actors" you would have to control to influence the system a constantly changing group of peo... | Liquid democracy would reduce the influence of super pacs and lobby groups.
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<|TOPIC|>Who should provide healthcare: the government or the market?<|ARGUMENT|>US Medicaid drug price controls led to decreases in discounts from manufacturers and increases in prices for many consumers.<|ASPECTS|>price controls, prices, discounts<|CONCLUSION|>
| The United States of America healthcare system is hardly entirely market based.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Economic growth is the increase in the amount of goods over time. Goods, of course, have to be generated somehow, and they can all be traced back to natural resources. On Earth, natural resources are either finite or fixed. We will eventually run out of minerals. That's obvious. But about sustain... | Constant economic growth is not sustainable in the long term, at least in our planet's closed system.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Now, this post isn't going to be arguing about morality per se I'm talking from a viewpoint we can generally agree on, that murder is wrong, suffering is bad, etc. I'm not here to debate ethics. In almost every way, the Stormcloaks are hurting. not helping the situation. They are protesting the W... | In Skyrim, the Imperials are the "good guys"
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<|TOPIC|>Should Bullfighting be Banned?<|ARGUMENT|>A game or a sport is no longer a distraction when it involves suffering or death for an animal<|ASPECTS|>suffering or death, distraction<|CONCLUSION|>
| If the activity harms innocent creatures, people should no longer be able to do what they want.
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<|TOPIC|>Should genetic engineering be used on humans or animals?<|ARGUMENT|>Genetic modifications could prove to be expensive which could mean that people coming from poorer families will have a genetic disadvantage.<|ASPECTS|>genetic disadvantage, poorer families, expensive<|CONCLUSION|>
| Genetic engineering should not be used on humans or animals.
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<|TOPIC|>Should "women-only" spaces be open to anyone identifying as female?<|ARGUMENT|>Integrating women into the workforce was an economic and political necessity for some time, but gender inequality starts rising once a certain level of development is attained. For example, the female labour participation rate has b... | The gender division of labour is not fixed for all time; it changes in response to wider economic, political and social changes, e.g. migration.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Polarity is a term that refers to the number of independent power centers in the international system. Some scholars many of them are American believe that the world is unipolar with the United States being the world’s only “superpower” all other powers revolve around this one. I agree with these... | The international system is unipolar with the United States being the hegemon.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>You've gained a new level and now you're level 99, or you beat the game on hard difficulty. You feel like you've been rewarded. Game are dangerous, because they will make you feel like you're achieving something when you really aren't. To learn to draw, learn a new language, or succeed at a real ... | Videogames are a big waste of time -
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<|TOPIC|>The United States Needs a Strong Third Political Party For Moderates<|ARGUMENT|>Sure they both have the same ideals about the constitution and the three branches of government but they are radically different on other issues like gay rights.<|ASPECTS|>ideals, different, gay rights<|CONCLUSION|>
| The two parties have about as much in common as a chimpanzee has with a gorilla.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I know that some philosophers hold a compatiblist view of either free will and determinism or of free will and an omniscient God. I see no way that, if the universe is deterministic or if there is an infallible and omniscient God, we can have free will. But I would like to be convinced that there... | I hold an incompatibilist view of free will and determinism
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Everyone seems to be looking forward to Jurassic World and I'm over here like, Predators ? The Hobbit ? The Phantom Menace ? Robocop ? Total Recall ? and so on. First of all, it looks nothing like Jurassic Park, in either tone or setting. Second, these sorts of decades later reboots sequels cash ... | The new Jurassic Park looks terrible and nobody should see it simply for nostalgia's sake.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>What is there to love about humanity anyway? I see war and poverty and corruption. I see rapes, I see bullying, I see animal abuse, murders, and other terrible deeds. I recognize there are good people out there, but their numbers seem very few and they are impotent. Their voices are drowning in a... | Humanity is a virus, and the world will be better off with our civilization extinct.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>After awarding multiple deltas in this , I've decided to move my search for a UN member to the right of the USA northeast, to Estonia. Why do I consider Estonia to be more like the US? Violent crime. It has one of the highest violent crime rates in the semi developed or developed world, along wit... | Estonia is not Nordic because of its political climate. In fact, it is closer to the US than it is to developed Europe, much less the Nordic countries.
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<|TOPIC|>The Trolley Problem: What's the Right Solution?<|ARGUMENT|>If the morality is merely about the eventual death toll, it should be considered moral for a doctor to kill one patient if that means she can save more people with the organs she can take from the person who was killed. If you agree that that is immora... | If pulling the lever were the correct thing to do in a society, it would be a society less safe than others; that society would hold to a general rule that the innocent few could be sacrificed or killed, without their consent, for the perceived benefit of the majority.
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<|TOPIC|>Should scientists contribute to Wikipedia?<|ARGUMENT|>Even if scientists do share their knowledge, it's unlikely that people will understand it, so it's a waste of their time to do so.<|ASPECTS|>understand, waste, time, knowledge<|CONCLUSION|>
| Many scientists engage in research so specific that it does not fit onto Wikipedia pages.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>OK let me start off with my history with India and the people there. Back in the late 90s and early 00s I worked for an IT company that was contracted out to go to Delhi India and setup IT infrastructure in some call centers businesses and train the local admins. At this job I made 3 trips to Ind... | India is a despicable country and why should I not hate all Indians.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I believe that killing is wrong in any situation and that there is no difference between murdering and killing. This stems from my belief that we as people cannot possibly judge these acts accurately, only some sort of God figure could. Because we cannot judge who should and should not be put to ... | I'm a staunch pacifist.
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<|TOPIC|>ban the use of trans fats in food stuffs<|ARGUMENT|>Milton Friedman argued in the 1980s: "If we continue on this path, there is no doubt where it will end. If the government has the responsibility of protecting us from dangerous substances, the logic surely calls for prohibiting alcohol and tobacco. . . . Inso... | The government should provide information to consumers, not restrict choice
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<|TOPIC|>The Vollgeld/Monnaie Pleine/Sovereign Money initiative should be accepted by the Swiss People.<|ARGUMENT|>The limitations that Vollgeld would impose on funding may increase reliance on non-bank lending instead.<|ASPECTS|><|CONCLUSION|>
| This may instead make other types of financial crises worse.
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<|TOPIC|>Should the state grant benefits linked to marriage?<|ARGUMENT|>Today marriage is a choice, whereas in the past shame was associated with being a woman too old to get married "spinsters or with having a child out of wedlock.<|ASPECTS|>, choice<|CONCLUSION|>
| The historical context should not inform our understanding of modern marriage, which is considerably less oppressive than past forms.
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<|TOPIC|>Should all major political decisions be made via public referendum?<|ARGUMENT|>Close to half of the US population does not support anti-discrimination laws for LGBTQ+ people. Given such polices are human rights issues, a referendum is not suitable.<|ASPECTS|>referendum, anti-discrimination laws, human rights i... | Some major political decisions are in fact decisions about the rights of citizens, and should not be subject to a referendum.
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<|TOPIC|>Should the US Pay Reparations for Slavery?<|ARGUMENT|>Consider a robbed man seeking his money back in court: he's no thief, even though he seeks money by force. Only the first taking theft; the second is not. It's just a correction.<|ASPECTS|>correction, thief, theft, money, robbed man<|CONCLUSION|>
| Reparations are not a form of discrimination. Rather, they rectify past discrimination.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Specifically in US politics, I feel that the filibuster is often portrayed as one person who felt so strongly on a subject that they stood up against the tides and fought it. A David vs. Goliath story with the lone senator as the hero. However, I feel that the filibuster is a failure of democracy... | I don't believe filibustering should be allowed in any governmental body,
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<|TOPIC|>Should the BAR exam be eliminated as a requirement to practice law?<|ARGUMENT|>Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus argues that the bar exam adequately assesses competency in the basic analytical skills required for the practice of law. p. 36<|ASPECTS|>competency, analytical skills<|CONCLUSION|>
| Society has a compelling interest in ensuring lawyer competency. The BAR exam serves this purpose.
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<|TOPIC|>limit the right to trial by jury in some criminal cases.<|ARGUMENT|>There are three reasons why this is the case. First, terrorist groups may threaten jury members see Argument 2 for more detail. Second, terrorism may politicize the jury see Argument 3 for more detail. Third, the state may be limited in what i... | It may be necessary to limit trial by jury in terrorism cases, or other cases surrounding large national security issues.
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<|TOPIC|>George Orwell's 1984 is over-rated<|ARGUMENT|>People in the novel can be arrested for a thought or a facial expression leading to a fearful society.<|ASPECTS|>fearful society, expression<|CONCLUSION|>
| 1984 shows that not allowing people to do or express what they want leads to unhappiness.
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<|TOPIC|>Should homework be mandatory?<|ARGUMENT|>Children with less supporting/able parents will struggle even more to keep up in school compared to the more fortunate ones.<|ASPECTS|>supporting/able parents<|CONCLUSION|>
| The conditions and ability to do homework vary from family to family.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Let me preface by saying I am for legalizing marijuana recreationally and medically. Most kids my age that smoke only claim how there are far more benefits than cons of smoking, that it is completely harmless. Although it has not been fully studied it is known that any burning plant matter has ad... | Marajuana is the next "Big Tobacco"
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<|TOPIC|>Should There be a Universal Basic Income UBI?<|ARGUMENT|>Citizens who are concerned about the environment will be able to donate larger amounts with the help of a UBI.<|ASPECTS|>donate larger amounts, environment<|CONCLUSION|>
| A UBI would be beneficial for those who fight for the environment's protection.
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<|TOPIC|>Should humanity establish colonies on Mars?<|ARGUMENT|>There is no purpose, as the past people searched for unexplored lands such as the first explorers of the New World, such as Magellan However, the universe outside of Earth is currently known/mapped.<|ASPECTS|>purpose, unexplored lands<|CONCLUSION|>
| Humanity is not prepared for exploration in terms of space colonization at this moment.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>In heavy traffic it is just a lane. In medium traffic it is the fast er lane. In very light traffic, yes people should stay to the right and let people pass on the left, but exactly when this change happens is a blurry line at best, and people need to relax about this. Let's start with the worst ... | The left lane is only very rarely a "passing" lane.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>The recent post about the legitimacy of referendums made me think about this, and this is the conclusion I've come to. Representatives are supposedly capable of making decisions and deciding policy, that's why they're elected. Any delegate should know what their main voter demographic is or are ... | delegates should do what's best for their voters, not what they ask for
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<|TOPIC|>Is the Book of Mormon an authentic ancient scripture?<|ARGUMENT|>At the time the main assumption had been that individual hieroglyphs symbolized ideas some what like Chinese. It was later shown to be, like Arabic writing, a consonant only alphabet where the vowel sounds are inferred. As such multiple character... | Looking in Joseph Smit's book Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar it is clear that he is deriving whole phrases from single letters of the papyrus.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>OK so i was trying to argue with my SJW teacher proably my first mistake that places like little china or other communities arent being made by white men to keep the minorities down but are a natural occurrence when people come to another country. My argument hinges on the fact that people will n... | Places like little china or little italy are not a form a social segregation but a natural process of people moving to a new country.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Hey everyone, my SO and I are what you classify as DINKs. We have been in a relationship for 3 years now and planning to get married within the next 5 years. By then both of us would be in our early 30s. We discussed about having a kid in the future but quickly brushed it off as we are perfectly ... | My SO and I do not want any kids
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<|TOPIC|>Should all religions be banned on a global scale?<|ARGUMENT|>Using a utilitarian approach encourages people to think about the costs and benefits of their actions in a way that a rules-based framework provided by a religion does not.<|ASPECTS|>costs and benefits<|CONCLUSION|>
| There are other, superior, sources of philosophical frameworks and moral codes.
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<|TOPIC|>Is the minimum wage good for the economy overall?<|ARGUMENT|>The standard of living has been increasing in the US since 1820 over 100 years before the first minimum wage law was passed.<|ASPECTS|>standard of living<|CONCLUSION|>
| The minimum wage is unnecessary because the market will determine a fair, equilibrium wage on its own.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I've had arguments about this before, but they didn't really bring up any good points. Anyways, I was looking at the 7 graphs why america is overrated here and I think that america is doing it right. I don't think that maternity leave should be paid. One of the reasons that I hold this belief is ... | I think maternity leave should be unpaid, and that if she isn't able to do her job fully due to the pregnancy, the employer should have the ability to fire her.
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<|TOPIC|>Should all major political decisions be made via public referendum?<|ARGUMENT|>Politicians can decide to call referendums at politically convenient times and use them to justify decisions even when public will is no longer in their favor.<|ASPECTS|>, justify decisions, politically convenient<|CONCLUSION|>
| Deciding whether a political decision is 'major' or not may become a politicised process.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I've got family waiting for me in New York City, but I believe the Titanic has become an 'event' to the point where selling my ticket and taking a different ship that would attract less attention and be considerably cheaper at a later date would be to my advantage. My ticket is second class and a... | I should sell my ticket for the RMS Titanic.
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<|TOPIC|>Has Xi Jinping been good for China?<|ARGUMENT|>Hua Guofeng, who wished to uphold Mao's policies, was forced to step down by Deng Xiaoping in order to open China up.<|ASPECTS|>'s policies, open china<|CONCLUSION|>
| After Mao's death, a completely new "reform and opening up policy was adopted by Deng Xiaoping.
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<|TOPIC|>Should all religions be banned on a global scale?<|ARGUMENT|>A religious con most commonly goes like this: It starts off with a concept similar to conservation of energy, that we can't be destroyed. Once you've accepted that there may be heaven and/or hell then the con has created the carrot and/or stick and, ... | The mark uses the information presented to them and makes what appears to be a rational decision. It may even seem to be their own idea, but the information isn't what it appears to be or it isn't the whole picture.
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<|TOPIC|>Should governments make an effort to reduce the gender pay gap?<|ARGUMENT|>A study found that married mothers earned 73.3 percent of married fathers’ earnings $44,000, compared with $60,000, while single mothers earned 70.7 percent of what single fathers earned $31,100, compared with $44,000.<|ASPECTS|>earning... | Not all households have two adults. The gender pay gap exists when single parent households are compared.
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<|TOPIC|>Is the world of Harry Potter really the place to be?<|ARGUMENT|>Throughout history, Ministry of Magic policies regarding werewolves have been ineffective in curbing the spread of lycanthropy or challenging the stigma associated with being a werewolf.<|ASPECTS|>lycanthropy, spread, stigma, ineffective<|CONCLUSI... | Many creatures are actively discriminated against and treated as second-class citizens by the magical community despite having their own magic and/or near-human intelligence.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>So I found out about this whole thing swiping through Instagram and saw Forbes' posting on how Kylie Jenner is on route to be the world's youngest billionaire. The money game is always interesting to me so I decided to look into it and found a lot of people bashing her accomplishment. I don't thi... | Kylie Jenner is eligible to break Mark Zuckerberg's record of being the youngest Self-made Billionaire.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>First, clarity on terms Differential Reproduction the way in which genes are mixed as they are passed down from parent to child. This explains why people with dark hair usually have children with dark hair, etc. The theory of common descent this is the idea that we have a common ancestor with all... | People who say that "Evolution is settled science" conflate differential reproduction with common descent.
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<|TOPIC|>The Ethics of Eating Animals: Is Eating Meat Wrong?<|ARGUMENT|>Eating animals that have been raised in a responsible environment and killed humanely offers a better life than most ever obtain from living wild.<|ASPECTS|>better life, responsible environment<|CONCLUSION|>
| Keeping animals for slaughtering is a lot more humane then letting them die through natural ways such as predation, starvation or disease.
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<|TOPIC|>Should governments fund security for places of worship?<|ARGUMENT|>In California, the Unruh Act outlaws discrimination based on sex, religion, or sexual orientation in areas of public accommodation in order to provide protection to gays and lesbians from “arbitrary discrimination.” The Act applies to all busin... | The US and UK outlaw discrimination based on certain protected characteristics, which means that it is illegal in these countries to refuse a business or service provision to an individual as an expression of religious freedom in certain contexts.
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<|TOPIC|>Should sensitive social and political topics be discussed in school?<|ARGUMENT|>Critical thinking, forming arguments, and exploring new topics should be a central pillar to an education system. All of these things are rooted in discussions around sensitive and political topics.<|ASPECTS|>critical thinking, sen... | Politics should be discussed in schools because it is important for students to have a complex understanding of the world to properly navigate it as adults.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Throwaway here. A little bit about me I am a career journalist at a major daily newspaper in the United States and I have been in the industry for 10 years and have worked at six very different outlets. I love going on Reddit, but I have grown quite frustrated with how journalists and the news in... | The pervasive criticisms of modern journalism on Reddit and elsewhere are incredibly misguided, unfair and ill-informed.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Recently a trio of female japanese porn stars debuted as a Kpop group. Most people are fine with this however there is a huge portion of people that are against it simply due to the fact that for some reason just because they happen to do porn, these should not be in Kpop because it may influence... | There is nothing wrong with JAV stars forming a Korean pop group
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I heard few times, last time on DLD conference that Amazon Inc paid 1B dollars total in corporate taxes for last 8 years. On the other side, in 2016 it paid 11.3B dollars for lobbying in Washington DC. source Center for Responsive Politics Our corporate tax laws allow companies to keep profits ov... | Amazon Inc pays almost no taxes because it pays a fortune for lobbying
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Of course, anyone is free to believe in whatever they like and I would never argue against freedom of religion or the thought of God, gods, or god like figures being supported. Along with this, I am not an expert on any given religion and do not know every religion being followed, and there could... | Religious institutions are inherently anti-feminist and no feminist should support them
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>If you take any scenarios presented today by the experts in politics, economics, current events or science at face value you must realize that humans have really made a mess of things and really are unlikely to Fix what they've broken Agree that it is broken Admit that they broke it. Furthermore ... | We're fucked, Praise the Lord.
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