Resolved: Affirmative action should be practiced in college admissions.

Good luck to my opponent in this round, and for the remainder of this tournament. Now, let's get to this debate! I Affirm, Resolved: Affirmative action should be practiced in college admissions. -Affirmative Action Defined: ""Affirmative action" means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and business from which they have been historically excluded" ---(From: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) -Throughout this debate, I will prove that these positive steps are a good thing, and thus, should be practiced for college admissions. Furthermore, it must be noted that Affirmative Action simply breaks ties. In other words, affirmative action will not accept a worse student because of this it will simply take two similarly qualified students and take one over the other because of affirmative action. Furthermore, it must be noted that these establishments may choose to do this. In other words, no one is being forced into anything, it is simply allowing them to choose a way to break ties or not. Onto my case: CONTENTION ONE: There is a built in Disadvantage. ---No matter how you look at it, people will treat women and people of other races differently. This is true whether it is subconsciously or not. Therefore, when two people of equal opportunity presents itself, it only makes sense that we rely on this ratio given to us by affirmative action. For example, if there are 2 whites for every 1 black in a community, and there are 99 blacks and 200 whites, it would make sense to give this limited college entry to the man with this built in disadvantage. Especially when, it was only made to break the tie. CONTENTION TWO: There has to be a tie breaker anyway. ---It's not like affirmative action allows people at a disadvantage to get half the GPA of another individual. Rather, these people are identically ranked on paper when they apply to this college in question. This therefore forces the institution to make a decision. Either way, these decisions will leave someone out. It is therefore acceptable for either decision to be made (I.E. equal opportunity employer or affirmative action employer). This therefore proves the resolution true. We SHOULD allow these institutions to live under these guidelines. Rather than rely on them to make the decision on something else (as proven before, could be racist/sexist against someone with a built in disadvantage). CONTENTION THREE: It is the choice of the institution from the beginning. ---Finally, I would like to clarify that there are two options. 1) Affirmative action, 2) Equal opportunity. And what you must see is that BOTH of these should be used for college admissions. It is not our duty to force people to believe one way or the other. If you want to break the tie on your own, go for it (equal opportunity). But if you are going to do that, you must recognize that people will eventually be unfair, and thus, you must also recognize that affirmative action SHOULD ALSO be used. -It is for these reasons, that I urge you to vote pro! -I reserve the right to add and clarify any and all arguments within this debate. Thank You and good luck to my opponent!