Stop drinking soda

There is no doubt in my mind that my opponent holds the best of intentions. However, I hold that as in all things, moderation is key. thus I offer the following contentions to negate the resolution. Contention one: Soda is not malignant if coupled with proper oral hygiene. according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information: Dental erosion (erosive tooth wear) is the situation of a chronic loss of dental hard tissue that is chemically etched away from the tooth surface by acid and/or chelation without bacterial involvement. Acids of intrinsic (gastrointestinal) and extrinsic (dietary and environmental) origins are the main etiologic factors (ten Cate and Imfeld, 1996; Hefferren, 2004). Rampant caries is defined as quickly spreading caries that affecting at least two of the upper incisors (Winter et al., 1966). In epidemiologic studies, rampant caries is defined as a decayed, missed and filled teeth (DMFT) value of 5 or more, and labial caries is regarded as a specific entity (Cleaton-Jones et al., 1978). To clear up the scientific jargon in this card I will put this into layman terms. Basically, tooth decay is the loss of enamel caused by acids. the acids in soda simply aren't powerful enough to cause tooth decay unless it's left on your teeth for an extended period of time. Say, overnight. Simple oral hygiene techniques along with the moderate consumption of soft drinks can lead to perfectly healthy teeth. Contention two. Soda, in moderation isn't a bad thing. The American Heart Association recommends that an individual not consume more than three cans of soda per week. So if you simply limit yourself to one can of soda on Friday or Saturday will place yourself well within the expert recommended limit. There's really not a lot to say on this point so I'm going to move on to attack my opponents points. Contention three. Stopping soda consumption completely would drastically harm the economy. Simple economic principles state that when big businesses leave a country for one reason or another, the economy suffers. The soft drink industry is as you can imagine, very large and very wealthy. with bottling plants and office jobs all over the country the soft drink industry not only stimulates the economy through commerce, but the industry also produces many jobs throughout the country. And as we all know, unemployment is not good for an economy. If everyone in America, or even the world were to stop consuming soda the companies that make it would do one of two things. If it's simply everyone in America, they would leave the country and stop wasting money keeping operations here which would cause unemployment to rise and would cause the economy to take a hit. If it's everyone in the world, the companies would undoubtedly go under and be forced to file for bankruptcy which would also harm the global economy. 1. My opponent cites a "fact" that he himself admits is not factual. It is a mere possibility. not a fact. therefore, minimal consideration should be granted to this argument. 2. My opponent argues that soda has more sugar than hot chocolate and then states that the average american consumes 44.7 gallons of soda annually and only 28.3 gallons of water. While I agree that Americans probably drink to much soda for their own good, it would be overcompensation to stop the consumption of soda entirely. If you refer back to my case, I argued and provided sources to support the fact that moderation is key. 3. He states that soda rots your teeth. I would ask you to simply look back on my case for further information on that point.