Arguments do the fighting and not the people. Debate topics are of justifiable interest to young people. Respect is maintained for the 1st Amendment rights for all to have a voice, and that therefore, in order to encourage this deeply-held American principle, no known voices with a stake in the debate will be intentionally omitted.
Every effort is made to balance the weight of arguments on both sides of the debate.
Students who formally read a debate comic topic are surveyed before and after they read the entire comic for their opinion regarding the proposition. If the post-reading survey shows the majority of readers are persuaded to believe one side of the debate, every effort will be made to make the other side even more persuasive. Project staff members are assigned to work both sides of all debates with equal enthusiasm and focus. Parents and administr. It is made clear when facts are available and when they are not.