niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America
 Argument: Puerto Ricans have earned statehood through support of US.
Output: in favor
Topic: Prostitution
 Argument: Question of choice, in prostitution, is different for each person.
Output: neutral
Topic: Child beauty pageants
 Argument: Beauty pageants are not good for a child's confidence.
Output: against
Topic: Graduated response antipiracy laws
 Argument: Graduated response is best compromise b/w stakeholders.
Output: in favor
Topic: Superdelegates
 Argument: Superdelegates often vote out of self-interest for likely winner.
Output: against
Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions
 Argument: Talking to your enemies is not a concession.
Output: in favor
Topic: International Criminal Court
 Argument: ICC has strong controls for politicization and abuse.
Output: in favor
Topic: Hydroelectric dams
 Argument: There are better ways to store water than dams.
Output: against
Topic: Ban on laser pointers
 Argument: Laser pointers are in popular demand.
Output: against
Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan
 Argument: Tax rebates encourage irresponsible consumer spending habits.
Output: against
Topic: NATO expansion
 Argument: Russians are feeling betrayed by the expansion of NATO.
Output: against
Topic: Assisted suicide
 Argument: Euthanasia would not cut health care costs by very much.
Output: against
Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?
 Argument: User identity is impossible to enforce on the Internet.
Output: neutral
Topic: Legalization of drugs
 Argument: Drugs can have a beneficial mind-expanding capacity.
Output: in favor
Topic: Algae biofuel
 Argument: Algae fuel ponds must be expensively covered.
Output: against
Topic: Three Gorges Dam
 Argument: The TGD taps China's underexploited hydroelectric potential.
Output: in favor
Topic: Airport security profiling
 Argument: Terrorists can easily beat profiling systems.
Output: against
Topic: Cellulosic ethanol
 Argument: Cellulosic ethanol land-use harms forests, environment, climate.
Output: against
Topic: Castration of sex offenders
 Argument: Castration is about helping, not hating/hurting offender.
Output: in favor
Topic: US and NATO intervention in Libya
 Argument: Libya war expands imperial presidency farther than ever.
Output: against
Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba
 Argument: Changing legally etched Cuban human rights violations requires sanctions.
Output: against
Topic: Geoengineering
 Argument: Geoengineering comes from human hubris; let mother nature work.
Output: against
Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods
 Argument: Insects are likely to become resistant to GM crops.
Output: against
Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?
 Argument: War has given Iraqis a young democracy to grow.
Output: in favor
Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans
 Argument: New Orleans should be rebuilt out of respect for tragedy.
Output: in favor
Topic: Needle exchanges
 Argument: Drug dealers sell drugs near needle exchanges.
Output: against
Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq
 Argument: That coalition troops are not the cause of violence is shown by the fact that most attacks are not against them.
Output: against
Topic: NATO expansion
 Argument: NATO expansion will improve the operational capacity of NATO.
Output: in favor
Topic: EU elected president
 Argument: An EU president cannot hold such a complicated system to account.
Output: against
Topic: MBA
 Argument: MBA teaches how to operate/lead organizations at scale.
Output: in favor
Topic: Carbon capture and storage
 Argument: Sequestered C02 can be injected into reservoirs to recover oil.
Output: in favor
Topic: 2010 US bank tax
 Argument: Bank tax recoups taxpayer bailout of banks.
Output: in favor
Topic: Gene patents
 Argument: Gene patents do not apply to natural genes.
Output: neutral
Topic: Legalization of drugs
 Argument: The state can tax the sale of legalized drugs and use the revenue for treatment programs.
Output: in favor
Topic: Wave power
 Argument: Wave power provides clean renewable power.
Output: in favor
Topic: Banning cell phones in cars
 Argument: Cell phone ban in cars would simply be ignored.
Output: against
Topic: Castration of sex offenders
 Argument: Innocent shouldn't face choice of more prison vs. castration.
Output: against
Topic: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts
 Argument: Trying and imprisoning terrorists can create US jobs.
Output: in favor
Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)
 Argument: Lisbon Treaty will increase taxes for many EU citizens.
Output: against
Topic: Free trade
 Argument: Free trade and markets harm the environment.
Output: against
Topic: Pickens US energy plan
 Argument: Pickens Plan requires infeasible electric grid upgrades.
Output: against
Topic: Free trade
 Argument: Free trade promotes peace and stability internationally.
Output: in favor
Topic: Crime cameras
 Argument: Crime cameras often have no one watching due to limited resources.
Output: against
Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers
 Argument: Random breath tests create slippery slope to expanding police powers.
Output: against
Topic: Corn ethanol
 Argument: Producing corn for ethanol requires too much water.
Output: against
Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming
 Argument: Reforestation creates financial interest in sustaining forests.
Output: in favor
Topic: Banning Muslim hijab
 Argument: Banning Muslim head scarves will not cause fundamentalist backlashes.
Output: in favor
Topic: Privatizing social security
 Argument: Privatized social security will cut tax revenues and social services.
Output: against
Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel
 Argument: Good chance Seattle tunnel will go over budget.
Output: against
Topic: Open primaries
 Argument: Open primaries would rarely lead to two nominees of same party.
Output: neutral
Topic: Big government
 Argument: Big government helps stimulate economic growth.
Output: in favor
Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods
 Argument: Labeling respects opinion of those not wanting to consume GM foods.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ban on laser pointers
 Argument: Laser pointers are a valuable tool for self-defense.
Output: against
Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution
 Argument: Spending limits creates certainty for job creation.
Output: in favor
Topic: European missile defense
 Argument: European missile defense is a necessary part of a layered defense.
Output: in favor
Topic: Tidal energy
 Argument: Tidal barages produce more energy than other forms of tidal.
Output: in favor
Topic: NATO expansion
 Argument: Expansion will make more resources available to NATO.
Output: in favor
Topic: Deporting illegal immigrants in the US
 Argument: General statements in favor of deporting illegals from the US.
Output: in favor
Topic: Health insurance cooperatives
 Argument: Co-ops are non-profits, not run by government nor companies.
Output: neutral
Topic: New START Treaty
 Argument: New START is not adequately verifiable.
Output: against
Topic: Law school
 Argument: Public interest legal work has moral dilemmas too.
Output: neutral
Topic: Electric vehicles
 Argument: Electric car power and speed can be precisely controlled.
Output: in favor
Topic: US offshore oil drilling
 Argument: US offshore drilling would hardly lower global oil prices.
Output: against
Topic: Crime cameras
 Argument: Police should not waste time watching crime cameras.
Output: against
Topic: MBA
 Argument: MBA provides business competencies more quickly than on-job training.
Output: in favor
Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy
 Argument: Church contraception policy is supported by natural law:.
Output: in favor
Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections
 Argument: Anonymity ensures that arguments rise above identity attacks.
Output: against
Topic: Network neutrality
 Argument: W/o Net Neutrality, price discrimination risks stifling start-ups.
Output: in favor
Topic: DREAM Act
 Argument: Illegals cannot use legalized children to gain citizenship.
Output: against
Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout
 Argument: $700b bailout saves Wallstreet by slamming taxpayers.
Output: against
Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard
 Argument: Renewable Electricity Standard is more consistent than tax credits.
Output: in favor
Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial
 Argument: Outlawing Holocaust denial risks revisionists being called deniers.
Output: against
Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus
 Argument: No restaurant will be disadvantaged if all are required to list calories.
Output: in favor
Topic: Mandatory military service
 Argument: Government better off running training schemes.
Output: against
Topic: Palestinian right of return
 Argument: Palestinians never citizens of Israel, no right to return.
Output: against
Topic: Hydroelectric dams
 Argument: Human-rights abuses do not inherently accompany dams.
Output: neutral
Topic: Full-body scanners at airports
 Argument: The price of a human life is incalculable.
Output: neutral
Topic: Three Gorges Dam
 Argument: The hydroelectric TGD should not be considered renewable due to social, environmental costs.
Output: against
Topic: Animal testing
 Argument: Bible says harming animals is equivalent to harming humans.
Output: against
Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Argument: Republika Srpska secession would incite Bosnian Croat secession.
Output: against
Topic: European missile defense
 Argument: Real threat of rogue states missile attacks.
Output: in favor
Topic: Waterboarding
 Argument: Torture is justified in saving lives.
Output: in favor
Topic: No Child Left Behind Act
 Argument: No Child Left Behind lacks non-English tests.
Output: against
Topic: US health care reform
 Argument: 2009 health bill rushed through for political reasons.
Output: against
Topic: High-speed rail
 Argument: High-speed rail is predominantly used by wealthy.
Output: neutral
Topic: Gene patents
 Argument: Gene patents and bio-engineering may harm environment/society.
Output: against
Topic: Merit pay for teachers
 Argument: Teacher merit is too hard to measure for merit-pay to be fair.
Output: against
Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution
 Argument: Amend would create Const. crisis, court battle w/ each budget.
Output: against
Topic: Hate crime laws
 Argument: Hate crimes terrorize communities and so deserve greater punishment.
Output: in favor
Topic: Carbon emissions trading
 Argument: US cap-and-trade in sulfur dioxidew was succesful.
Output: in favor
Topic: Driftnet ban
 Argument: Drifnet by-catch has a disastrous impact on ocean life.
Output: against
Topic: Gays in the US military
 Argument: Don't ask don't tell softened military policy on gays.
Output: neutral
Topic: Free public transportation
 Argument: Car sales would drop significantly.
Output: against
Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba
 Argument: Sanctions hurt Cuban-Americans with relatives in Cuba.
Output: in favor
Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza
 Argument: Israel strikes were intended to further dispirit Palestinians.
Output: against
Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries
 Argument: Marijuana smoke is highly damaging to the lungs.
Output: against
Topic: Natural gas
 Argument: Natural gas engines are as efficient as gasoline engines.
Output: in favor
Topic: International Criminal Court
 Argument: ICC adopts an unacceptably vague definition of aggression.
Output: against
Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries
 Argument: That marijuana is herbal does not mean it is safe.
Output: against
Topic: Hunting for sport
 Argument: Hunting is a good way of controlling widlife.
Output: in favor
Topic: Israeli settlements
 Argument: Israeli settlements do not impede creation of Palestine.
Output: in favor
Topic: Carbon capture and storage
 Argument: CCS passes C02-leakage problem to our children.
Output: against
Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections
 Argument: If you're going to attack a candidate, reveal your identity.
Output: in favor
Topic: Hybrid vehicles
 Argument: Hybrids are more complicated, which has has costs.
Output: against
Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup
 Argument: They are a source of headaches.
Output: in favor
Topic: EU elected president
 Argument: An elected president would make the EU more functional.
Output: in favor
Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy
 Argument: Evil (condoms) should not be used to fight evil (HIV/AIDS).
Output: in favor
Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?
 Argument: The increase in private sector in the economy causes instability.
Output: against
Topic: Hate crime laws
 Argument: Hate crime enhancements will not overwhelm reporting systems.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ecotourism
 Argument: Ecotourism is just green-washing for profit.
Output: against
Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming
 Argument: Reforestation can result in release of greenhouse gas Methane.
Output: against
Topic: Wind energy
 Argument: Litigation to clear land (scenery) for windmills can be costly.
Output: against
Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama
 Argument: Afghanistan security forces can hardly be trained.
Output: against
Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba
 Argument: Lifting sanctions against Cuba will hardly benefit US businesses.
Output: against
Topic: Corn ethanol
 Argument: Corn ethanol is less energy efficient than regular gasoline:.
Output: against
Topic: Libertarianism
 Argument: Free-market economics is the ideal form of (non)governance.
Output: in favor
Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia
 Argument: Kangaroos are the cause of costly car accidents.
Output: in favor
Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America
 Argument: Puerto Rico has waited for too long for full citizenship.
Output: in favor
Topic: Assassination of a Dictator
 Argument: To liberalize a regime, there are better ways than assassination.
Output: against
Topic: DREAM Act
 Argument: Young illegal immigrants are US asset needing development.
Output: in favor
Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard
 Argument: Renewable Energy Standard increases energy prices, kills jobs.
Output: against
Topic: Trans fat ban
 Argument: Banning trans fats means saving thousands of lives.
Output: in favor
Topic: DC handgun ban
 Argument: If the 2nd amendment was to protect an individual right it would have clearly expressed it.
Output: in favor
Topic: Primaries in US elections
 Argument: Primaries are largely the internal affairs of political parties.
Output: neutral
Topic: Prisoners right to vote
 Argument: Unhelpful to ban voting by prisoners serving for 6 months.
Output: in favor
Topic: Legalization of adult incest
 Argument: Sending law-abiding incestuous couples to prison looks bad.
Output: in favor
Topic: Bullfighting
 Argument: Bullfighting is too dangerous to humans to justify.
Output: against
Topic: Affirmative action
 Argument: Minority schools disprove perceived value of diversity.
Output: against
Topic: Ground zero mosque
 Argument: Name Cordoba House indicates nefarious intent of mosque.
Output: against
Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia
 Argument: Kangaroos are part of Australia's identity.
Output: against
Topic: Funding for space exploration
 Argument: Humans could benefit from natural resources of other planets.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ground zero mosque
 Argument: Banning ground zero mosque would violate sep of church/state.
Output: in favor
Topic: Fairness Doctrine
 Argument: Free speech requires boundaries, such as Fairness Doctrine.
Output: in favor
Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage
 Argument: Underground nuclear waste storage far superior than status quo.
Output: in favor
Topic: Pornography
 Argument: Porn watching may actually reduce rape rates.
Output: in favor
Topic: Assisted suicide
 Argument: Most people that believe euthanasia is wrong never sat by a bed side.
Output: in favor
Topic: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla
 Argument: Israeli use of force on flotilla was disproportionate.
Output: against
Topic: Libertarianism
 Argument: People have full rights to their property that governments can't deprive.
Output: in favor
Topic: Health insurance cooperatives
 Argument: Co-ops are a great alternative to the public option.
Output: in favor
Topic: Abortion
 Argument: The fetus causes physical pain; the woman has a right to self-defense.
Output: in favor
Topic: Corn ethanol
 Argument: Making ethanol from corn does not deprive the needy of food.
Output: in favor
Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading
 Argument: Geoengineering concepts dampen public will to cut emissions.
Output: against
Topic: Crime cameras
 Argument: Cameras help protect citizens' liberties against crime.
Output: in favor
Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel
 Argument: Deep-bore tunnel draws funds away from other infrastructure.
Output: against
Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
 Argument: Denying illegal immigrants driver's licenses does not address the problem of illegal immigration.
Output: neutral
Topic: Bailout of US automakers
 Argument: US has successfully aided autos before; can do it again.
Output: in favor
Topic: DC handgun ban
 Argument: A handgun ban deprives citizens of the most commonly used weapon for self defense.
Output: against
Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption
 Argument: Coca chewing is bad for human health.
Output: against
Topic: US health care reform
 Argument: US health care law ends pre-existing conditions discrimination.
Output: in favor
Topic: Funding for space exploration
 Argument: Humans should not bank on destroying the Earth and moving to another planet.
Output: against
Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard
 Argument: Renewable Electricity Standard equivalent to an energy tax.
Output: neutral
Topic: Kyoto Protocol
 Argument: Kyoto regulations on C02 emissions do not improve air-quality.
Output: against
Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms
 Argument: If natural iron fertilization occurs, it is OK for humans to do it.
Output: in favor
Topic: US health care reform
 Argument: 2009 US health care bill does not cut costs.
Output: against
Topic: Banning cell phones in cars
 Argument: Markets are better at regulating cell phone use in cars.
Output: against
Topic: Vehicle fuel economy standards
 Argument: Fuel economy standards increase car manufacturing costs and prices.
Output: against
Topic: Charter schools
 Argument: Charter schools cut through red tape, quickly opening after Katrina.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ban on human reproductive cloning
 Argument: Human clones will be seen and treated by some as inferior.
Output: against
Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?
 Argument: Many could be motivated to work by a wish to aid their fellow man.
Output: in favor
Topic: Geoengineering
 Argument: Many geoengineering solutions cut atmospheric greenhouse gases.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ban on laser pointers
 Argument: Illegal use of lasers (like knives) does not justify ban.
Output: against
Topic: Driftnet ban
 Argument: The reports of extinction through over-fishing are inconclusive and based on anecdotal evidence.
Output: against
Topic: Infant male circumcision
 Argument: Circumcision helps protect against chlamydia.
Output: in favor
Topic: Full-body scanners at airports
 Argument: There are better alternatives to body scanners at airports.
Output: against
Topic: International Criminal Court
 Argument: ICC causes tyrants to cling to power to avoid prosecution.
Output: against
Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 Argument: The bombing of Japan was illegal under the international law of the time.
Output: against
Topic: Instant replay in baseball
 Argument: Instant replay should not exist for sake of personal achievements.
Output: against
Topic: Hunting for sport
 Argument: Human life is of greater intrinsic value than animal life.
Output: in favor
Topic: Death penalty
 Argument: Capital punishment is compassionate to the victims.
Output: in favor
Topic: Needle exchanges
 Argument: HIV transmission has increased despite needle exchanges.
Output: against
Topic: Oil sands
 Argument: Oil sands threaten down-river communities.
Output: against
Topic: Oil sands
 Argument: Tar sands can't enhance energy security; too expensive, not enough.
Output: against
Topic: Crime cameras
 Argument: If a person has nothing to hide, then there is no issue.
Output: in favor
Topic: Education vouchers
 Argument: Education vouchers improve minority academic achievement.
Output: in favor
Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Argument: Republika Srpska is making serious moves toward independence.
Output: neutral
Topic: War on Drugs
 Argument: Legalizing drugs would improve quality control.
Output: against
Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading
 Argument: Solar shading can effectively and rapidly reverse global warming.
Output: in favor
Topic: College football playoffs
 Argument: College football can evolve to include a playoff.
Output: in favor
Topic: Libertarianism
 Argument: Free market economics fosters capitalist authoritarianism; undermines rights.
Output: against
Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Argument: Republika Srpska cannot break Dayton, which created RS.
Output: against
Topic: Assassination of a Dictator
 Argument: Moral absolutes exist; murder can never be justified.
Output: against
Topic: War on Drugs
 Argument: State justified in protecting individuals from own drug abuse.
Output: in favor
Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons
 Argument: Nuclear weapons can not just be simply destroyed or dismantled,.
Output: against
Topic: Vegetarianism
 Argument: Vegetarians are healthy due to their health-consciousness not vegetarianism.
Output: against
Topic: Fairness Doctrine
 Argument: Popularity of conservative talk radio confirms its legitimacy.
Output: in favor
Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America
 Argument: Puerto Rico statehood is not economical for US.
Output: against
Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence
 Argument: A border fence would not be as effective as other measures.
Output: against
Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18
 Argument: Many states allow under-age drinking with parents/spouses.
Output: in favor
Topic: Education vouchers
 Argument: Public schools are being improved without vouchers.
Output: against
Topic: Tidal energy
 Argument: Anchors of tidal energy systems can damage ecosystems.
Output: against
Topic: Needle exchanges
 Argument: Needle exchanges rightly place harm reduction over all else.
Output: in favor
Topic: Crime cameras
 Argument: Crime cameras lead to slippery slope of Big Brother surveillance.
Output: against
Topic: College football playoffs
 Argument: Playoffs would be unfair to some college football teams.
Output: against
Topic: Privatizing social security
 Argument: Private accounts prevent politicians taking from social security.
Output: in favor
Topic: Education vouchers
 Argument: Vouchers promote innovation and specialisation.
Output: in favor
Topic: European Union Expansion
 Argument: Admitting new members to the EU will increase transmission of diseases.
Output: against
Topic: Charter schools
 Argument: New Orleans should not be experimented on with charter schools.
Output: against
Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers
 Argument: Good use of police to cultivate awareness on drunk driving.
Output: in favor
Topic: Libertarianism
 Argument: Society must collectively own many form of property through government.
Output: against
Topic: European Union Expansion
 Argument: Drugs will flow more easily due to entry of new countries into the EU.
Output: against
Topic: Earmarks
 Argument: Earmarks are often unrelated to legislation; undemocratic.
Output: against
Topic: Animal testing
 Argument: Alternatives cannot replace animal testing for certain objectives.
Output: in favor
Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia
 Argument: Killing millions of kangaroos does not make it sustainable.
Output: against
Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans
 Argument: New Orleans can be rebuilt to address its social problems.
Output: in favor
Topic: Prisoners right to vote
 Argument: Prisoner voting cheapens votes of citizens.
Output: against
Topic: UN Security Council veto
 Argument: Abolishing veto would enable more global action in the UN.
Output: against
Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree
 Argument: Law schools offer classes in business; don't need joint degree.
Output: against
Topic: UN Security Council veto
 Argument: Veto power is frequently hijacked by national agendas.
Output: against
Topic: Compulsory voting
 Argument: There are many reasons for not participating in elections.
Output: against
Topic: Legalization of adult incest
 Argument: Offspring of first-cousins have a low chance of defects.
Output: in favor
Topic: Constitutionality of US health insurance mandates
 Argument: Congress can't regulate behavior indirectly impacting commerce.
Output: against
Topic: Cellulosic ethanol
 Argument: Energy security: cellulosic ethanol reduces dependence on foreign oil.
Output: in favor
Topic: Assassination of a Dictator
 Argument: Assassinations erode norms against assassination; jeopardizes leaders.
Output: against
Topic: Legalization of Marijuana
 Argument: There is no evidence that marijuana decreases cognitive functions.
Output: in favor
Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods
 Argument: Opinion is often divided or ambivalent on labeling GM foods.
Output: neutral
Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
 Argument: Financial reform will make derivatives market transparent.
Output: in favor
Topic: Pornography
 Argument: Pornography further victimizes sexual abuse victims.
Output: against
Topic: Ecotourism
 Argument: Ecotourism cultivates a conservation ethic.
Output: in favor
Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption
 Argument: Coca can be used as a local anesthetic.
Output: in favor
Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 Argument: No international law forbade the bombing of Japanese civilians.
Output: in favor
Topic: Kosovo independence
 Argument: The potential of violence should not deter a principled move to an independent Kosovo.
Output: in favor
Topic: DREAM Act
 Argument: DREAM Act is bad for American employment.
Output: against
Topic: Bullfighting
 Argument: Not a fair fight: gang of armed men against one bull.
Output: against
Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China
 Argument: Google should not politicize its commerce in China.
Output: against
Topic: Gays in the US military
 Argument: It would strenghten relations.
Output: in favor
Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree
 Argument: JD/MBA unlikely to get you higher salary than JD or MBA alone.
Output: against
Topic: Prostitution
 Argument: Individuals must cede some rights for safety, including right to prostitute.
Output: against
Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections
 Argument: The primary system and late Michigan and Florida primaries disenfranchises these states.
Output: against
Topic: Fish farming ban
 Argument: Fish farming is economically beneficial.
Output: against
Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms
 Argument: Sinking organic blooms can render the deep sea anoxic.
Output: against
Topic: Carbon capture and storage
 Argument: CCS makes continued dependence on hydrocarbons cleaner.
Output: in favor
Topic: Privatizing social security
 Argument: Private social security accounts are voluntary.
Output: neutral
Topic: Corporate personhood
 Argument: Corporations are property; should have few rights.
Output: against
Topic: Oil sands
 Argument: Better to import oil from Canadian sands than from corrupt regimes.
Output: in favor
Topic: Driftnet ban
 Argument: By-catch doesn’t need to be a reason to ban driftnets.
Output: against
Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques
 Argument: Majority of Americans believe harsh interrogations justified.
Output: in favor
Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 Argument: Bombing Japan was justified in the post-Okinawa context.
Output: in favor
Topic: Direct democracy
 Argument: Direct democracy creates risk of corrupt recall efforts.
Output: against
Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?
 Argument: Victory better than letting terrorists win in Iraq.
Output: in favor
Topic: Corporate personhood
 Argument: Corps. not full community-members, ineligible for personhood.
Output: against
Topic: Hunting for sport
 Argument: Animals should be treated as we would want to be treated.
Output: against
Topic: Ban on laser pointers
 Argument: Laser pointers have the capability to bring down aircraft and cause major accidents.
Output: in favor
Topic: Election of judges
 Argument: Impossible to avoid big-money influence in judicial elections.
Output: against
Topic: Direct democracy
 Argument: Direct democracy dulls politicians' sense of responsibility.
Output: against
Topic: US offshore oil drilling
 Argument: Offshore oil still valuable, even if years away.
Output: in favor
Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus
 Argument: Majority of economists believe government can stimulate economy.
Output: in favor
Topic: Cellulosic ethanol
 Argument: Cellulosic ethanol start-ups are mostly failing.
Output: against
Topic: Open primaries
 Argument: Open primaries disincentivize engagement by core party activists.
Output: against
Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading
 Argument: Volcanoes perform solar shading; why is it wrong for humans to do so?.
Output: in favor
Topic: Algae biofuel
 Argument: Industrial algae biofuel requires too many nutrients.
Output: against
Topic: Filibuster
 Argument: The filibuster helps protect the will of the minority.
Output: in favor
Topic: Needle exchanges
 Argument: Needle exchanges protect public, not just drug addicts.
Output: in favor
Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
 Argument: 2010 financial regs won't end too big to fail and bailouts.
Output: against
Topic: Assassination of a Dictator
 Argument: Assassinations breed destabilizing counter-assassination attempts.
Output: against
Topic: Veal
 Argument: Loose housing for calves often subjects them to bullying and apprehension.
Output: against
Topic: Palestinian right of return
 Argument: Denationalization of Palestinians illegal; have right of return.
Output: in favor
Topic: Manned mission to Mars
 Argument: Cumulative challenges and risks of Mars mission are too great.
Output: against
Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons
 Argument: It's not possible to abolish nuclear weapons now that the are at large.
Output: against
Topic: AIG bonuses
 Argument: AIG did not file for bankruptcy; bonus contracts still valid.
Output: in favor
Topic: Health insurance mandates
 Argument: Mandatory insurance violates right to engage in contracts.
Output: against
Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques
 Argument: Sleep deprivation is a form of torture.
Output: against
Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques
 Argument: US prosecuted foreign governments for waterboarding.
Output: against
Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial
 Argument: Sea burial elegant solution to burying Bin Laden's corpse.
Output: in favor
Topic: Employee Free Choice Act
 Argument: Secret voting systems allow for employer abuses.
Output: against
Topic: Driftnet ban
 Argument: Driftnet fishing is a form of subsistence living for many.
Output: against
Topic: Prisoners right to vote
 Argument: Prisoners must be able to influence world they will re-enter.
Output: in favor
Topic: Assassination of a Dictator
 Argument: Assassinations protect publics from terrorism; even while it's hard to measure.
Output: in favor
Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Argument: Bosnian Serbs fought legitimately in Bosnian civil war.
Output: in favor
Topic: Animal testing
 Argument: Animals are good research subjects because they are similar to humans.
Output: in favor
Topic: Driftnet ban
 Argument: There is a ban on the use of driftnets in international waters already.
Output: neutral
Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans
 Argument: Rebuilding New Orleans is key to improving US race relations.
Output: in favor
Topic: Single-payer universal health care
 Argument: Universal health care is not free; people pay with their taxes.
Output: against
Topic: Full-body scanners at airports
 Argument: Full-body scanners will slow airport security check-points.
Output: against
Topic: Algae biofuel
 Argument: Algae biofuel is a renewable resource.
Output: in favor
Topic: Tibet independence
 Argument: Protecting Tibetan culture by opposing modernization is wrongheaded.
Output: against
Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup
 Argument: Vuvuzelas can disrupt national anthems and award ceremonies.
Output: in favor
Topic: Deporting illegal immigrants in the US
 Argument: Mass deportation has been successful in the past.
Output: in favor
Topic: DREAM Act
 Argument: DREAM Act offers citizenship to youth already Americans.
Output: in favor
Topic: Airport security profiling
 Argument: Profiling works well for Israel, can work well elsewhere.
Output: in favor
Topic: Assisted suicide
 Argument: Third party euthanasia regulators can ensure against abuse (family, doctor...).
Output: in favor
Topic: Employee Free Choice Act
 Argument: EFCA is biased toward punishing employers and not unions.
Output: against
Topic: Solar energy
 Argument: Solar energy does not damage air quality.
Output: in favor
Topic: Abortion
 Argument: If a fetus was defined as a person, the legal shifts would be too dramatic.
Output: in favor
Topic: UN Security Council veto
 Argument: The UN veto fosters a system of checks and balances.
Output: in favor
Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States
 Argument: Assault weapons are used by drug cartels, kill thousands.
Output: in favor
Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections
 Argument: Seating Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 gives a voice to voters there.
Output: in favor