Literature is not important and should not be taken as an obligatory class.

Medical ethics: The morals learnt in books are much deeper than this. Medical ethics are basic rules like doctor patient confidentiality. There is not that much thought into medical ethics as much as the morals in literature. Sometimes the morals in literature are hidden whereas medical ethics are direct. "You have to establish it would be BETTER or at least EQUALLY taught without literature. You have not done so" There are so many ways to teach vocabulary without fictional literature. The main argument you said or suggested is that literature puts the word in context. So does many vocabulary books such as worldly wise. They do not just define the word, they put it in a sentence, there are exercises and questions on the word, there are synonyms provided etc. A lot of the factors I mentioned literature does not provide. To summarize, other means of vocabulary can teach vocabulary in so many other ways besides for just putting a sophisticated word in a sentence and not defining it like literature. Established enough? And for my factors I mentioned you can look at wordlywise3000.com "Your point was a non-sequitur. The relative "Randomness" of the question had no bearing on the point that a question only tests that which is within the question. I "disregarded" the part that had no bearing on the legitimacy of your point." That was a rhetorical question by the way. And I said you disregarded it because I already answered that. You wrote "But in my example of a math question, the student is just as much tested just on that problem" (as much as literature). I was saying that I already said how that doesn't matter because the math problem has no meaning. The names and the conflict is picked randomly. This is not the case for literature because readers are suppose to examine the book carefully and say why the author wrote the things he wrote in the book. "Nice dodge of the fact that you claimed a point was unestablished that was, in fact, established." Okay you can make an argument that I might have dodged the fact (I don't know how that is possible), but it is a fact that you dodged the question. "I made the mistake of using sarcasm. I'll refrain from that, since you are unable to understand it." I understood that but it was bugging me. What if some voters wouldn't understand that. Your sarcasm is a little annoying in this debate and I feel con should lose conduct. "I do not have to prove literature is great, only that you have not shown sufficient cause to prevent its being a required unit." Your position is Con. Therefore you have to prove that you are against the topic that I am arguing. "I gave you a plausible (but not necessarily true) reason why that might not be the case." You still did not answer why you did that. For a while you later say how I have not established my points on vocabulary, I think I answered them this round already. Your analogy: It is still saying that you are working on a car without learning about the car. You have to learn about the car. Just like you have to learn vocabulary. I do not think your analogy is relevant. "Ahem. To quote you: "The academic benefit in literature is used in other classes therefore it is a waste of time." That is the same argument." You provide the exact opposite argument "Math is not used in English class. Therefore it is a waste of time." How is this the same? "And I pointed out that that was a fallacious argument, as it could be made about ANY job. The only jobs that use Biology are ones that "just continue the chain of Biology", etc." Laboratory technician (medical, microbiological, biotechnological, etc.) Food, dairy, brewery production, quality control Animal technician (looking after animals in zoo, pet store, vivarium, veterinary hospital) Greenhouse/garden curator(botanical technician) Agricultural or wildlife fields Environmental technician, consultant How do all of these examples directly relate to it and just continue the chain of biology? "However, as a single example, of a single book witha significant impact" That has nothing to do with fictional literature in general that is just one book. Also, can you provide just one job that literature comes into play but does not directly relate and just continue the chain of literature?