niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
Topic: Electric vehicles
 Argument: Electric vehicles are more resilient to price pressures.
Output: in favor
Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan
 Argument: Tax Rate Cuts, Not Tax Rebates, Stimulate the Economy.
Output: against
Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial
 Argument: Holocaust denial psychologically harms Holocaust survivors.
Output: in favor
Topic: Hydroelectric dams
 Argument: The world's rivers are covered with dams; room for expansion is limited.
Output: against
Topic: Superdelegates
 Argument: Candidate solicitations of superdelegates damage the political process.
Output: against
Topic: Legalization of drugs
 Argument: Individuals have the right to control their bodies and consume drugs.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ecotourism
 Argument: Ecotourism builds cultural awareness and respect.
Output: in favor
Topic: Electric vehicles
 Argument: It takes too long to recharge electric vehicles.
Output: against
Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan
 Argument: A poorly timed economic stimulus can do harm.
Output: against
Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 Argument: Bombing Japan was ethical in context of the horrors of WWII.
Output: in favor
Topic: Infant male circumcision
 Argument: Parents have a right to circumcise their children.
Output: in favor
Topic: Infant male circumcision
 Argument: Neonatal circumcision violates right to avoid inflicted pain.
Output: against
Topic: Superdelegates
 Argument: Congressmen shouldn't compete against citizens for delegate spots.
Output: against
Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup
 Argument: Vuvuzela sales are economically beneficial in S. Africa.
Output: against
Topic: Corporate personhood
 Argument: Corps focus on profits, not eligible for rights.
Output: against
Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 Argument: Conventional bombs would not kill so many people.
Output: against
Topic: Graduated response antipiracy laws
 Argument: Graduated response helps maintain user privacy.
Output: in favor
Topic: Compulsory voting
 Argument: Mandatory voting compels voters to better educate themselves.
Output: in favor
Topic: Palestinian right of return
 Argument: No formal international legal right of return for Palestinians.
Output: against
Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus
 Argument: Mandatory calorie counts infringe restaurants' freedom of speech.
Output: against
Topic: European Union Expansion
 Argument: New entrants into EU suffer from increased tax burdens.
Output: against
Topic: Palestinian right of return
 Argument: A right of return wrongly makes Israel responsible for refugees.
Output: against
Topic: Corn ethanol
 Argument: Corn ethanol is inferior to sugar ethanol.
Output: against
Topic: Falkland Islands, return of
 Argument: Spain did not recognise Argentina until 1859,.
Output: neutral
Topic: Three Gorges Dam
 Argument: Three Gorges Dam damages water quality.
Output: against
Topic: Manned mission to Mars
 Argument: A manned mission to Mars would unify humankind.
Output: in favor
Topic: Turkey EU membership
 Argument: A growing EU reduces the significance of Turkey's size and population:.
Output: against
Topic: No Child Left Behind Act
 Argument: No Child Left Behind does not inspire a love of learning.
Output: against
Topic: Geoengineering
 Argument: Geoengineering solutions often mimic natural mechanisms.
Output: in favor
Topic: Network neutrality
 Argument: Existing laws check unfair practices by broadband owners.
Output: against
Topic: Compulsory voting
 Argument: Compulsory voting won't necessarily make sure the better and capable government comes into power.
Output: against
Topic: Merit pay for teachers
 Argument: Past examples of merit pay for teachers have failed.
Output: against
Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza
 Argument: Israeli precision strikes sought to minimize civilian deaths.
Output: in favor
Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 Argument: US flexibility on Japanese emperor could have produced surrender.
Output: against
Topic: Fish farming ban
 Argument: Farmed fish is not healthy.
Output: in favor
Topic: US debt ceiling deal
 Argument: Debt deal avoids a disastrous default.
Output: in favor
Topic: Libertarianism
 Argument: People need government to prevent them from making mistakes.
Output: against
Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?
 Argument: Top online encyclopedias have disclaimers and provide no warranty as to their accuracy.
Output: neutral
Topic: Health insurance cooperatives
 Argument: Co-ops compete with insurers like public option could.
Output: in favor
Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
 Argument: 2010 reform expands shock-absorbers for nex financial crisis.
Output: in favor
Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
 Argument: Two-state solution offers peace, the most important factor.
Output: in favor
Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?
 Argument: Wikipedia is not for individual prose, but superior collective knowledge.
Output: in favor
Topic: War on Drugs
 Argument: War on Drugs worsens cartel violence.
Output: against
Topic: Hydrogen vehicles
 Argument: It's OK to use more energy to make hydrogen than is obtained out.
Output: in favor
Topic: European Monetary Fund
 Argument: EMF would allow orderly sovereign default.
Output: in favor
Topic: Israeli settlements
 Argument: Settlements create separate/unequal laws for Israelis/Palestinians.
Output: against
Topic: Law school
 Argument: J.D. is not all purpose degree; it's for lawyers.
Output: neutral
Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders
 Argument: 1967 Arab aggression doesn't justify Israeli annexation.
Output: against
Topic: US and NATO intervention in Libya
 Argument: US action in Libya is morally legitimate.
Output: in favor
Topic: Hydrogen vehicles
 Argument: Hydrogen can't be compressed to give sufficient driving range.
Output: against
Topic: Israeli settlements
 Argument: Jews have historical right to return to West Bank.
Output: in favor
Topic: Privatizing social security
 Argument: Privatizing social security helps the poor.
Output: in favor
Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections
 Argument: Foreign funding in US election sis prohibited under current law.
Output: neutral
Topic: Health insurance mandates
 Argument: Health insurance mandates need not be perfectly enforced to be effective.
Output: in favor
Topic: Cellulosic ethanol
 Argument: Cellulosic biofuel production emits significant greenhouse gases.
Output: against
Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
 Argument: Offering illegal immigrants driver's licenses would violate the rule of law.
Output: against
Topic: Algae biofuel
 Argument: Algae biofuel is biodegradable.
Output: in favor
Topic: Gene patents
 Argument: Gene patents help drive major economic breakthroughs.
Output: in favor
Topic: Kyoto Protocol
 Argument: Opponents of Kyoto are pandering to the energy industry.
Output: neutral
Topic: Hate crime laws
 Argument: Hate crime laws tie the hands of judges.
Output: against
Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections
 Argument: Howard Dean, DNC Chairman, said on a re-vote.
Output: neutral
Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18
 Argument: Introducing children to alcohol teaches responsible use.
Output: in favor
Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel
 Argument: Clean electric cars will use Seattle's tunnel.
Output: in favor
Topic: Breastfeeding in public
 Argument: That breastfeeding is natural does not make it decent in public.
Output: against
Topic: Full-body scanners at airports
 Argument: Scanners help reveal hidden weapons and bombs.
Output: in favor
Topic: Nuclear energy
 Argument: Entire nuclear cycle may emit substantial greenhouse gases.
Output: against
Topic: Affirmative action
 Argument: Affirmative action wrongly takes from one group to give to another.
Output: against
Topic: Gay adoption
 Argument: Children do not need distinct male and female parental role-models.
Output: in favor
Topic: Right to bear arms in the US
 Argument: America's modern military makes the militia unnecessary for national security.
Output: against
Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions
 Argument: Obama's position on meeting hostile leaders is naive; poor judgement.
Output: against
Topic: Compulsory voting
 Argument: Voting is more of a duty than a right.
Output: in favor
Topic: Pornography
 Argument: Pornography encourages promiscuity and shallow relationships.
Output: against
Topic: Gay marriage
 Argument: Acceptance of gay marriage should not be imposed on citizens.
Output: against
Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods
 Argument: Labeling GM foods applies precautionary principle to unknown risks.
Output: in favor
Topic: Affirmative action
 Argument: Affirmative action is only way to level playing field.
Output: in favor
Topic: Animal testing
 Argument: Animal testing has significantly improved human welfare.
Output: in favor
Topic: War on Drugs
 Argument: War on Drugs has been effective in many places.
Output: in favor
Topic: Turkey EU membership
 Argument: EU membership would help strengthen democracy in Turkey.
Output: in favor
Topic: Three Gorges Dam
 Argument: Three Gorges Dam gives China added respect in the world.
Output: in favor
Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup
 Argument: Fans can be trusted to use vuvuzelas safely.
Output: against
Topic: Muhammad cartoons controversy
 Argument: Images of Muhammad are forbidden because they lead to idolatry.
Output: against
Topic: 2010 US bank tax
 Argument: 2010 US bank tax will kill jobs created/fostered by banks.
Output: against
Topic: Child beauty pageants
 Argument: Beauty contests can boost a child's self-esteem.
Output: in favor
Topic: Bullfighting
 Argument: Unfair fight; bull is severely injured before matador.
Output: against
Topic: Libertarianism
 Argument: Libertarianism does not allow for essential public services (i.e. roads).
Output: against
Topic: High-speed rail
 Argument: High-speed rail allows people to see/visit new places.
Output: in favor
Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China
 Argument: Google out of China reduces access to free/fair info.
Output: against
Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq
 Argument: There is no military solution in Iraq.
Output: in favor
Topic: Legalization of adult incest
 Argument: Banning adult incest is analogous to banning homosexuality.
Output: in favor
Topic: Oil sands
 Argument: Oil sands take more energy to extract, so emit more.
Output: against
Topic: Health insurance cooperatives
 Argument: Non-profit co-ops are driven by health interests of members, not profits.
Output: in favor
Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?
 Argument: Wikipedia is losing good editors at an alarming rate.
Output: neutral
Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18
 Argument: 18-and-over law enables teaching of responsible drinking.
Output: in favor
Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel
 Argument: Tunnel will increase traffic in pioneer square.
Output: against
Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections
 Argument: Republican control of Michigan legislature makes Democratic primary re-vote unlikely.
Output: neutral
Topic: Democratic peace theory
 Argument: Peace by force is actually what allows peace between democracies.
Output: in favor
Topic: Filibuster
 Argument: Filibuster helps flag controversial issues for the public.
Output: in favor
Topic: Breastfeeding in public
 Argument: Breastfeeding is best for the health and development of babies.
Output: in favor
Topic: South Ossetia independence
 Argument: Georgia has a right to maintain its internal sovereign integrity.
Output: in favor
Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?
 Argument: War in Iraq has helped terrorist recruitment.
Output: against
Topic: Death penalty
 Argument: Capital punishment wastes time and energy and burdens courts.
Output: against
Topic: International Criminal Court
 Argument: ICC puts national servicemen abroad at risk of prosecution.
Output: against
Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)
 Argument: The Lisbon Treaty simply repackages the failed EU Constitution.
Output: against
Topic: South Ossetia independence
 Argument: Russia supports S. Ossetia's 2006 referendum and right to independence.
Output: in favor
Topic: Pornography
 Argument: Pornography is an expression falling under freedom of speech.
Output: in favor
Topic: Constitutionality of US health insurance mandates
 Argument: Mandates create cartel of govt-supported insurance companies.
Output: against
Topic: Year-round school
 Argument: Areas that depend heavily on summer tourism will suffer economically.
Output: against
Topic: Hydrogen vehicles
 Argument: Too much energy is required in producing hydrogen fuel.
Output: against
Topic: Wind energy
 Argument: Wind fuel does not require transporting to the generator.
Output: in favor
Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus
 Argument: Stimulus increases debt, inflation, interest rates, harms economy.
Output: against
Topic: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts
 Argument: Terrorist trial in NY gives appearance of US weakness.
Output: against
Topic: Wave power
 Argument: Under-water wave power systems avoid aesthetic concerns.
Output: in favor
Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States
 Argument: The 1994 US assault weapons ban significantly decreased use.
Output: in favor
Topic: European Monetary Fund
 Argument: The EMF was specially designed for the Euro Bloc.
Output: neutral
Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus
 Argument: Calorie counts on menus will turn-off customers.
Output: against
Topic: Natural gas
 Argument: NGV's may reduce emissions, but still contribute to global warming.
Output: against
Topic: European Monetary Fund
 Argument: Strictly enforcing budgets is better than creating EMF.
Output: against
Topic: Fish farming ban
 Argument: Dominion makes humans stewards; no right to harm/exploit animals.
Output: against
Topic: Castration of sex offenders
 Argument: Castrating sex offenders violates right to deny treatment.
Output: against
Topic: Muhammad cartoons controversy
 Argument: Because the cartoons were legal, they did not require a government response.
Output: in favor
Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard
 Argument: Renewable electricity standard increases energy prices - unpopular.
Output: against
Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons
 Argument: Nuclear weapons tests are a global hazard.
Output: in favor
Topic: Geoengineering
 Argument: Many geoengineering approaches are harmless like painting roofs.
Output: in favor
Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup
 Argument: Ear plugs can effectively limit any damage from vuvuzela.
Output: against
Topic: Gay marriage
 Argument: Gay marriage threatens cultural tradition of marriage.
Output: against
Topic: Three Gorges Dam
 Argument: The TGD helps to alleviate drought.
Output: in favor
Topic: Greece bailout
 Argument: Bailout of Greece will help prevent contagion.
Output: in favor
Topic: Dollarization
 Argument: Dollarization can reduce the risk of inflation:.
Output: in favor
Topic: 2010 US bank tax
 Argument: 2010 bank tax will raise less revenue due to evasion.
Output: against
Topic: Pornography
 Argument: Pornography lets women articulate femininity.
Output: in favor
Topic: Three Gorges Dam
 Argument: Floating garbage is piling up behind the TGD.
Output: against
Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons
 Argument: A nuclear abolition treaty is feasible with worldwide unanimity.
Output: in favor
Topic: Natural gas
 Argument: Natural gas vehicles reduce emissions, fight global warming.
Output: in favor
Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)
 Argument: Lisbon better reinforces EU sustainable development.
Output: in favor
Topic: Solar energy
 Argument: Decentralized solar power does not take up much land.
Output: in favor
Topic: Natural gas
 Argument: Natural gas can be harmful and even poisonous to ingest.
Output: against
Topic: Ground zero mosque
 Argument: First amendment protects right to build ground zero mosque.
Output: in favor
Topic: Single-payer universal health care
 Argument: Universal health care systems incentivize improving patient health.
Output: in favor
Topic: No Child Left Behind Act
 Argument: NCLB sets overly restrictive qualifications for teaching.
Output: against
Topic: Electric vehicles
 Argument: Electric vehicles would place great strain on electric grids.
Output: against
Topic: Health insurance mandates
 Argument: The struggling can be exempted from insurance mandate.
Output: in favor
Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial
 Argument: Holocaust denial is inherently descriminatory and damaging.
Output: in favor
Topic: Tidal energy
 Argument: Tidal energy disrupts marine ecosystems like a dam.
Output: against
Topic: Oil sands
 Argument: Oil sands will be used by some states no matter what.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba
 Argument: Sanctioning Cuba is appropriate punishment for its flouting the UN.
Output: against
Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?
 Argument: Standards are always improving on Wikipedia.
Output: in favor
Topic: College football playoffs
 Argument: The Bowl Championship Series is anti-competitive.
Output: against
Topic: Charter schools
 Argument: Charter schools, free from regulation, are innovative.
Output: in favor
Topic: Child beauty pageants
 Argument: Plenty of other activities are exclusive to boys/girls.
Output: in favor
Topic: Greece bailout
 Argument: Public opinion does not support the Greece bailout.
Output: against
Topic: DC handgun ban
 Argument: A strong majority of DC residence support the DC handgun ban.
Output: in favor
Topic: Instant replay in baseball
 Argument: Instant replay ends umpire shame of making decisive, bad calls.
Output: in favor
Topic: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
 Argument: Oil subsidies better spent on education, health care, etc.
Output: in favor
Topic: Carbon emissions trading
 Argument: Carbon trading wrongly turns atmosphere into tradeable property.
Output: against
Topic: Natural gas vehicles
 Argument: Natural gas will decrease price of oil and coal and increase consumption.
Output: in favor
Topic: Banning Muslim hijab
 Argument: The idea that women must wear headscarves to be dignified is offensive.
Output: in favor
Topic: Year-round school
 Argument: Studies find year-round schools improve student performance.
Output: in favor
Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?
 Argument: War in Iraq was not mainly against terrorists.
Output: against
Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming
 Argument: Aerial reforestation cuts costs of reforestation.
Output: in favor
Topic: Colonization of the Moon
 Argument: Moon's gravity is too low for human health.
Output: against
Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel
 Argument: Seattle doesn't need a tunnel highway.
Output: against
Topic: Cluster bomb ban
 Argument: Cluster bombs kill soldiers of militaries deploying them.
Output: against
Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
 Argument: Two-state solution and peace is critical to regional stability.
Output: in favor
Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama
 Argument: Counter-terrorism w/o troops did not work in 1990s.
Output: in favor
Topic: Charter schools
 Argument: Charter schools can destroy valuable neighborhood schools.
Output: against
Topic: Legalization of Marijuana
 Argument: Increased legal marijuana consumption will decrease economic productivity.
Output: against
Topic: Infant male circumcision
 Argument: Circumcision helps prevent phimosis.
Output: in favor
Topic: Year-round school
 Argument: Year-round schools, with equal vacation time, is no better for learning.
Output: against
Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China
 Argument: Bad idea for Google to leave biggest search market.
Output: against
Topic: Carbon capture and storage
 Argument: CCS can dramatically slash emissions from fossil fuels.
Output: in favor
Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama
 Argument: More troops in Afghanistan perpetuates corrupt Afghan government.
Output: against
Topic: Home plate collision rule in baseball
 Argument: Pro baseball players are paid to take risks, entertain.
Output: against
Topic: Network neutrality
 Argument: Network neutrality damages competition and niche suppliers.
Output: against
Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans
 Argument: Government should fund residents, not rebuilding New Orleans.
Output: against
Topic: Vegetarianism
 Argument: Human and animal differences do not justify speciism/discrimination.
Output: in favor
Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence
 Argument: A border fence would create an incentive for illegal immigrants to remain inside a country.
Output: in favor
Topic: European Union Expansion
 Argument: EU expansion will improve flow of knowledge and technology.
Output: in favor
Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption
 Argument: Coca is culturally popular due to broad cocaine production.
Output: neutral
Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques
 Argument: Enhanced techniques hamper work with allies against terrorism.
Output: against
Topic: Carbon capture and storage
 Argument: Algae CCS produces valuable bi-products.
Output: in favor
Topic: Kyoto Protocol
 Argument: US cities are adopting Kyoto, the federal government should too.
Output: in favor
Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18
 Argument: Increase driving age to 18; reduce drinking age to 18.
Output: in favor
Topic: Employee Free Choice Act
 Argument: Employee Free Choice Act would not solve alleged employer abuses.
Output: against
Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers
 Argument: RBT has been successfully implemented in many modern democracies.
Output: in favor
Topic: Fairness Doctrine
 Argument: Balanced left/right broadcasting exist w/o Fairness Doctrine.
Output: against
Topic: Hunting for sport
 Argument: Proceeds of hunting industry go to wildlife sustainability.
Output: in favor
Topic: Banning cell phones in cars
 Argument: State has authority to regulate actions of drivers (by cell phone ban).
Output: in favor
Topic: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
 Argument: Nuclear test ban reduces risks of nuclear fallout.
Output: in favor
Topic: Hybrid vehicles
 Argument: Power of hybrids is senseless in the face of global warming.
Output: against
Topic: Natural gas
 Argument: Natural gas vehicle fuel tanks are very strong and safe.
Output: in favor
Topic: Legalization of drugs
 Argument: An immoral drug-trade should be confined to criminal-agents rather than governments.
Output: against
Topic: Direct democracy
 Argument: Direct democracy lacks accountability of decision-making.
Output: against
Topic: Ecotourism
 Argument: Ecotourism economically benefits local people.
Output: in favor
Topic: Manned mission to Mars
 Argument: Weight of supplies for long Mars trip is impractical.
Output: against
Topic: Airport security profiling
 Argument: Terrorists could dress and behave differently to avoid profiling.
Output: against
Topic: Free public transportation
 Argument: There are many people who would also lose their jobs.
Output: against
Topic: Tibet independence
 Argument: China's militarization of Tibet is a regional risk.
Output: in favor
Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods
 Argument: It is good for labeling to turn consumers off to GM foods.
Output: in favor
Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center
 Argument: Conditions at Guantanamo Bay are harmful to detainee mental health.
Output: against
Topic: Graduated response antipiracy laws
 Argument: Enforcing graduated response will be very expensive.
Output: against
Topic: Falkland Islands, return of
 Argument: A few notable dates&nbsp;:.
Output: neutral
Topic: Public health insurance option
 Argument: Public and private insurers can learn from each other.
Output: in favor
Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus
 Argument: 2009 US stimulus accommodates Republican tax-cutting views.
Output: neutral
Topic: Kosovo independence
 Argument: Serbian abuses invalidate their sovereignty over Kosovo.
Output: in favor
Topic: Manned mission to Mars
 Argument: We can commit to Mars mission before knowing how.
Output: in favor
Topic: Animal testing
 Argument: Adopting the philosophy of animal rights is individual fulfilling.
Output: against
Topic: Ground zero mosque
 Argument: Opposing ground zero mosque alienates/radicalizes American Muslims.
Output: in favor
Topic: US debt ceiling deal
 Argument: Debt deal makes needed cuts to military budgets.
Output: in favor
Topic: Natural gas vehicles
 Argument: Natural gas is less flammable and explosive than other fuels.
Output: in favor
Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China
 Argument: Google's departure from China sends message for free speech.
Output: in favor
Topic: Full-body scanners at airports
 Argument: Scanners do not reveal things in body cavities.
Output: against
Topic: European Union Expansion
 Argument: Cheaper labour is good for the economies of richer European nations.
Output: in favor
Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center
 Argument: Guantanamo bay's existence fuels terrorist causes.
Output: against
Topic: Network neutrality
 Argument: ISPs have right to free speech, including right to limit access.
Output: against
Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans
 Argument: City location need not be logical to justify existence.
Output: in favor
Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?
 Argument: Private farming will make the food problem even worse.
Output: against
Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States
 Argument: Statistics gathered during the last federal weapons ban do not include copy-cat weapons.
Output: neutral
Topic: Nuclear energy
 Argument: Nuclear energy can reduce materials available for weapons-use.
Output: in favor
Topic: Waterboarding
 Argument: Waterboarding is a mild interrogation technique.
Output: in favor
Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption
 Argument: Coca has spiritual value to indigenous Andeans.
Output: in favor
Topic: No-fly zone over Libya
 Argument: No fly zone in Libya prevents a massacre.
Output: in favor
Topic: Electric vehicles
 Argument: Domestic electricity is required for electric cars to replace gasoline.
Output: neutral
Topic: Right to bear arms in the US
 Argument: The 2nd amendment protects the ability to form a militia not the ongoing existence of one.
Output: against
Topic: Is a nuclear Iran intolerable?
 Argument: A nuclear Iran may supply the weapon to terrorists.
Output: against
Topic: Colonization of the Moon
 Argument: Moonbase will help answer remaining scientific questions.
Output: in favor
Topic: International Criminal Court
 Argument: ICC lacks separation of powers and checks and balances.
Output: against
Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries
 Argument: Due to low addiction rates, marijuana is good for medical use.
Output: in favor
Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel
 Argument: Environmental groups prefer surface route over tunnel.
Output: against
Topic: Election of judges
 Argument: Elections make judges more democratically accountable.
Output: in favor
Topic: Oil sands
 Argument: Oil sands are too economically important to abandon.
Output: in favor
Topic: Israeli settlements
 Argument: Israelis have equal claim as Palestinians to settle in West Bank.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ban on laser pointers
 Argument: The Government is working to stop black market laser sales.
Output: neutral
Topic: Filibuster
 Argument: Filibuster wrongly burdens majority party.
Output: against
Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms
 Argument: Global warming kills algae, worsens warming; iron fertilization helps.
Output: in favor
Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus
 Argument: Funding government projects will stimulate jobs/economy.
Output: in favor
Topic: Big government
 Argument: Government avoids pitfalls of focus on profits.
Output: in favor
Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?
 Argument: Iraq's democratic government is working reasonably well.
Output: in favor
Topic: Health insurance cooperatives
 Argument: Government may never let health insurance co-ops fail.
Output: in favor
Topic: Open primaries
 Argument: Open primaries allow tactical manipulation.
Output: against
Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms
 Argument: Algae bloom solutions require fertilizing too much ocean area.
Output: against
Topic: Year-round school
 Argument: Not-using schools in the summer is generally inefficient.
Output: in favor
Topic: Polygamy
 Argument: Polygamy provides wives with a sisterhood of life-long friends.
Output: in favor
Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?
 Argument: Private farming is more effective to deal with food problem.
Output: in favor
Topic: Waterboarding
 Argument: Information obtained through waterboarding is unreliable.
Output: against
Topic: Dollarization
 Argument: Dollarization undermines the sovereign symbolism of a national currency.
Output: against
Topic: Algae biofuel
 Argument: Algae can be produced locally for food and fuel.
Output: in favor
Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China
 Argument: A boycott of the 2008 Olympics would antagonize the Chinese people.
Output: against
Topic: Death penalty
 Argument: The death penalty helps protect inmates and prison guards.
Output: in favor
Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections
 Argument: Attack ads are a part of politics, but sources must be known.
Output: in favor
Topic: Fairness Doctrine
 Argument: Fairness Doctrine would counter conservative domination of radio.
Output: in favor
Topic: South Ossetia independence
 Argument: Name Ossetia has history independent of Georgia.
Output: in favor
Topic: Hydroelectric dams
 Argument: Dams are economically viable and often highly profitable.
Output: in favor
Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques
 Argument: Many countries perform enhanced interrogations.
Output: neutral
Topic: Wind energy
 Argument: Wind energy surges can strain electricity grids.
Output: against
Topic: Palestinian right of return
 Argument: Right of return jeopardizes Israeli welfare, so invalid.
Output: against
Topic: Full-body scanners at airports
 Argument: Full-body scanners are very expensive.
Output: against
Topic: US debt ceiling deal
 Argument: Deal far less damaging than default.
Output: in favor
Topic: Affirmative action
 Argument: Affirmative action promotes mediocrity by undermining meritocracy.
Output: against
Topic: Cluster bomb ban
 Argument: Signing cluster bomb ban enhances international trust.
Output: in favor
Topic: College football playoffs
 Argument: Football players miss fewest classes; playoffs OK.
Output: in favor
Topic: War on Drugs
 Argument: War on Drugs is a good idea even if not winnable.
Output: in favor
Topic: Gays in the US military
 Argument: Privacy issues with gays in the military can be resolved.
Output: in favor
Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout
 Argument: Government should buy stock in banks, not just bail them out.
Output: against
Topic: Ban on laser pointers
 Argument: There are enough alternatives to lasers for self defense.
Output: in favor
Topic: Direct democracy
 Argument: Direct democracy generally reduces the risks of corruption.
Output: in favor
Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?
 Argument: Number of US troops lost in Iraq is relatively small.
Output: in favor
Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China
 Argument: Boycott Beijing Olympics.
Output: in favor
Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama
 Argument: The military industrial complex profits from escalation in Afg.
Output: against
Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders
 Argument: Arabs seek pre-1967 borders to weaken and dissolve Israel.
Output: against
Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
 Argument: Driver's licenses for illegal immigrants undermines legal immigration.
Output: against
Topic: Affirmative action
 Argument: Affirm action fills key jobs with less productive individuals.
Output: against
Topic: Carbon capture and storage
 Argument: Carbon capture and storage requires significant water.
Output: neutral
Topic: Health insurance mandates
 Argument: Mandate deters uninsured from going to hospital, receiving penalty.
Output: against
Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections
 Argument: Anonymous funding of TV ads runs against principles of free speech.
Output: in favor
Topic: Natural gas vehicles
 Argument: Natural gas burns more cleanly than gasoline in general.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ban on human reproductive cloning
 Argument: Cloning is safe enough to perform on humans.
Output: against
Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
 Argument: Illegal immigrants in America should be integrated into society.
Output: in favor
Topic: Manned mission to Mars
 Argument: There is little public support for a mission to Mars.
Output: against
Topic: Needle exchanges
 Argument: Needle exchanges help protect families of drug-abusers.
Output: in favor
Topic: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
 Argument: Test ban would help combat growing nuclear threats.
Output: in favor
Topic: Hydroelectric dams
 Argument: Human displacement does not inherently accompany dams.
Output: in favor
Topic: Is a nuclear Iran intolerable?
 Argument: Military strikes on Iran would invite painful retaliation.
Output: against
Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama
 Argument: More troops in Afg will inflame broader Muslim anger, terrorism.
Output: against
Topic: Constitutionality of US health insurance mandates
 Argument: Insurance mandates set dangerous precedent for federal power.
Output: against
Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama
 Argument: Afg is backward, cannot be salvaged by US.
Output: against
Topic: Cellulosic ethanol
 Argument: Cellulosic ethanol can be 0 emissions.
Output: in favor
Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans
 Argument: New Orleans civilization should be maintained despite hurricane threat.
Output: in favor
Topic: Affirmative action
 Argument: Affirm action justly asks whites to sacrifice for common good.
Output: in favor
Topic: European missile defense
 Argument: European missile defense would foster stability, not instability.
Output: in favor
Topic: Geoengineering
 Argument: Geoengineering may whiten skies, harm human psychology.
Output: against
Topic: Manned mission to Mars
 Argument: Artificial gravity can overcome zero-gravity on Mars mission.
Output: in favor
Topic: Death penalty
 Argument: Life in prison is a sufficient punishment; execution is excessive.
Output: against
Topic: Oil sands
 Argument: Tar sands unnecessary if focus is placed on clean energy.
Output: against
Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?
 Argument: War not worth roughly 100,000 Iraqi civilians killed.
Output: against
Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage
 Argument: Underground storage will never overcome societal fears.
Output: against
Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard
 Argument: US Renewable Electricity Standard is popular.
Output: neutral
Topic: Child beauty pageants
 Argument: Parental ambitions can make kid queens mentally unwell.
Output: against
Topic: Compulsory voting
 Argument: Money spent on mandatory voting is better spent elsewhere.
Output: against
Topic: NATO expansion
 Argument: NATO expansion can only lead to the overstretching of the organisation and thus the undermining of stability for the entirety of Europe.
Output: against
Topic: Greece bailout
 Argument: Greek debt is too large for bailout to solve.
Output: against
Topic: Kyoto Protocol
 Argument: It is unimportant for the US to join Kyoto now.
Output: against
Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq
 Argument: An early withdrawal from Iraq would embolden terrorists.
Output: against
Topic: Dollarization
 Argument: Dollarization can benefit nations suffering from hyperinflation.
Output: in favor
Topic: Banning Muslim hijab
 Argument: Veil-wearing can make it very hard to identify individuals.
Output: in favor
Topic: Legalization of adult incest
 Argument: Incest taboo is due to evolutionary inclination for variation.
Output: neutral
Topic: European Union Expansion
 Argument: EU enlargement will improve foreign direct investment into eastern Europe.
Output: in favor
Topic: Legalization of Marijuana
 Argument: Marijuana use impairs hormone production.
Output: against
Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States
 Argument: Semi-automatic weapons do not serve a sporting purpose.
Output: in favor
Topic: NATO expansion
 Argument: NATO expansion helps deter Russian expansionism.
Output: in favor
Topic: Education vouchers
 Argument: Profit motive of private schools is costly, undermining vouchers.
Output: against
Topic: Full-body scanners at airports
 Argument: Scanners can be modified to accommodate children.
Output: in favor
Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers
 Argument: Random sobriety tests are a just public safety intervention.
Output: in favor
Topic: Fairness Doctrine
 Argument: The Fairness Doctrine improves the public discourse.
Output: in favor
Topic: Employee Free Choice Act
 Argument: Employee Free Choice Act eliminates workers' right to secret ballots.
Output: against
Topic: Gay marriage
 Argument: Marriage is about much more than kids; gays qualify.
Output: in favor
Topic: European missile defense
 Argument: The majority of poles oppose missile defense on their territory.
Output: against
Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming
 Argument: Reforestation can immediately reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases.
Output: in favor
Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?
 Argument: Wikipedia lacks the important process of peer-review.
Output: against
Topic: Pornography
 Argument: Porn improves self-control with distance from sex.
Output: in favor
Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq
 Argument: Mending relations with countries that opposed the war would make it easier to fight the war on terror.
Output: in favor
Topic: Dollarization
 Argument: Overnight dollarization is not feasible.
Output: against
Topic: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla
 Argument: Gaza blockade causes economic and humanitarian suffering.
Output: against
Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout
 Argument: $700b plan would bail-out greedy capitalists that created crisis.
Output: against
Topic: Turkey EU membership
 Argument: Turkish membership may cause a backlash among EU publics.
Output: against
Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama
 Argument: Defeat in Afghanistan would embolden terrorists globally.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ban on laser pointers
 Argument: The crime is very dangerous.
Output: in favor
Topic: Gene patents
 Argument: Gene patents and research could do harm to the environment.
Output: against
Topic: Free trade
 Argument: Trade liberalization damages the growth of poor countries.
Output: against
Topic: Is a nuclear Iran intolerable?
 Argument: A nuclear Iran would use oil as a weapon.
Output: against
Topic: DREAM Act
 Argument: DREAM Act is very expensive.
Output: against
Topic: MBA
 Argument: Total cost of MBA (including opportunity costs) is high.
Output: against
Topic: Carbon emissions trading
 Argument: Cap-and-trade schemes cause job loss.
Output: against
Topic: Needle exchanges
 Argument: Needle exchanges generally degrade community cleanliness.
Output: against
Topic: Legalization of adult incest
 Argument: Sex is for reproduction; incest cannot be only about sex.
Output: against
Topic: Single-payer universal health care
 Argument: Universal health care decreases the likelihood of health related problems.
Output: in favor
Topic: No Child Left Behind Act
 Argument: No Child Left Behind encourages parents to engage more actively.
Output: in favor
Topic: Wave power
 Argument: Wave energy more about profits than environment.
Output: against
Topic: Greece bailout
 Argument: Greek bailout avoids a second global economic crisis.
Output: in favor
Topic: Colonization of the Moon
 Argument: Growing crops on the moon faces many difficult challenges.
Output: against
Topic: Health insurance cooperatives
 Argument: Some government involvement in co-ops is justified.
Output: in favor
Topic: Military recruiting in public schools
 Argument: Recruiters raise general awareness about military.
Output: in favor
Topic: Vegetarianism
 Argument: Animals have rights and it is wrong to kill them needlessly.
Output: in favor
Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
 Argument: The costs of providing driver's licenses to millions of illegal immigrants would be very high.
Output: against
Topic: Veal
 Argument: Veal is to cattle as lamb is to sheep.
Output: neutral
Topic: Polygamy
 Argument: Polygamous women can choose the right husband, even if he is married.
Output: in favor
Topic: Vegetarianism
 Argument: Eating meat is bad for both animals and for humans; simple ethics.
Output: in favor
Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial
 Argument: Various claims regarding the facts of the Holocaust.
Output: neutral
Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia
 Argument: Translocating Kangaroos is not too difficult or impractical.
Output: against
Topic: Big government
 Argument: Big govt is individuals working to meet collective needs.
Output: in favor
Topic: Colonization of the Moon
 Argument: A manned presence on the Moon is superior to a robotic one.
Output: in favor
Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Argument: Republika Srpska has right to secede to protect right to exist.
Output: in favor
Topic: Polygamy
 Argument: Polygamy is traumatizing and depressing for wives.
Output: against
Topic: Gays in the US military
 Argument: Minority of troop discomfort with gays is enough to damage cohesion.
Output: against
Topic: Corporate free speech
 Argument: Free speech does not apply equally to companies.
Output: against
Topic: Hate crime laws
 Argument: Hate crime laws provide special protections like other laws do.
Output: in favor
Topic: Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty)
 Argument: Efforts to clear landmines should be improved, instead banning them.
Output: against
Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)
 Argument: Lisbon Treaty limits national economic sovereignty.
Output: against
Topic: Gay marriage
 Argument: Gay marriage should not be banned for tradition.
Output: in favor
Topic: Ground zero mosque
 Argument: Islam is a religion of peace.
Output: in favor
Topic: Single-payer universal health care
 Argument: Most uninsured simply can't afford it; it's not a choice.
Output: against
Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center
 Argument: Guantanamo detainees are not being tortured.
Output: in favor
Topic: DREAM Act
 Argument: University leaders almost universally support DREAM Act.
Output: in favor
Topic: US health care reform
 Argument: Killing 2009 health bill would delay reform for years.
Output: against
Topic: Abortion
 Argument: The right to choice/privacy (abortion) does not override the right to life.
Output: against
Topic: Prisoners right to vote
 Argument: Prisoners deserve voting privileges only when they act responsibly.
Output: in favor
Topic: Wind energy
 Argument: Wind energy comes naturally from the environment.
Output: in favor
Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout
 Argument: $700b plan has been corruptly influenced by Wallstreet.
Output: against
Topic: Hybrid vehicles
 Argument: Hybrids significantly reduce emissions, fight global warming.
Output: in favor
Topic: Employee Free Choice Act
 Argument: There is significant public support for EFCA.
Output: in favor
Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus
 Argument: Calorie counts will be ignored by some, but help others.
Output: in favor
Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers
 Argument: Random sobriety stops set-up unjust detection of other crimes.
Output: against
Topic: AIG bonuses
 Argument: AIG bonuses are an insult to suffering taxpayers.
Output: against
Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?
 Argument: Congress would have voted against Iraq War knowing costs now.
Output: against
Topic: Algae biofuel
 Argument: Algae biofuel is commercially viable on an industrial scale.
Output: in favor
Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan
 Argument: A tax rebate is not a sustained, long-term stimulus.
Output: against
Topic: Instant replay in baseball
 Argument: Instant replays can be exciting for fans.
Output: in favor
Topic: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
 Argument: Oil subsidies shield poor from high oil prices.
Output: in favor
Topic: Network neutrality
 Argument: Net Neutrality is a solution in search of a problem.
Output: against
Topic: Tibet independence
 Argument: Tibet can follow the East Timor model to achieving independence.
Output: in favor
Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions
 Argument: Talking with all Muslim leaders shows Muslims US is listening.
Output: in favor
Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza
 Argument: Israeli attacks embolden extremists on both sides in cycle of violence.
Output: against
Topic: UN Security Council veto
 Argument: UN SC veto need not be abolished, but extended to more countries.
Output: in favor
Topic: Law school
 Argument: Public interest legal jobs are underpaid.
Output: against
Topic: Needle exchanges
 Argument: Needle exchanges decrease infections and therefore costs.
Output: in favor
Topic: Open primaries
 Argument: Open primaries can be modified to limit costs.
Output: in favor
Topic: Law school
 Argument: Law school aids in personal and professional decision-making.
Output: in favor
Topic: Wind energy
 Argument: Carbon emission greater threat to birds than wind energy.
Output: in favor
Topic: Big government
 Argument: Big government fosters harmful entitlement culture.
Output: against
Topic: Corn ethanol
 Argument: Most engines are compatible only with ethanol mixed with gasoline.
Output: neutral
Topic: Big government
 Argument: Small government encourages self-reliance.
Output: against
Topic: South Ossetia independence
 Argument: The world needs fewer borders; A S. Ossetian nation adds more.
Output: against
Topic: Legalization of drugs
 Argument: In the short term it might eliminate drug dealers on our streets but do any of us really think that whatever multinational corporation ends of cornering the drug market will have a problem trading with the existing cartels.
Output: against
Topic: Free public transportation
 Argument: A lot of people would already be using it if it didn't cost so much.
Output: in favor
Topic: US offshore oil drilling
 Argument: Offshore oil exploration could result in a major find.
Output: in favor
Topic: Kyoto Protocol
 Argument: Humans are not causing global warming so Kyoto can't solve it.
Output: against
Topic: Legalization of Marijuana
 Argument: Legalizing marijuana will reduce profits of traffickers and gangs.
Output: in favor
Topic: Infant male circumcision
 Argument: Circumcision reduces risk of urinary tract infections.
Output: in favor
Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage
 Argument: Nuclear waste storage requires huge state subsidies.
Output: against
Topic: Banning Muslim hijab
 Argument: Allowing head scarves would foster a greater clash of civilizations.
Output: in favor
Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Argument: Russian backing of Republika Srpska ind. could spark global conflict.
Output: against
Topic: Banning Muslim hijab
 Argument: Many Muslim women view the veil as a means to protect their modesty and privacy.
Output: against
Topic: Gene patents
 Argument: Gene patents do not incentivize innovation.
Output: against
Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy
 Argument: Catholic Church's natural family planning is ineffective.
Output: against
Topic: Tidal energy
 Argument: Tidal energy can lead to prolonged and undesirable winter icing.
Output: against
Topic: Affirmative action
 Argument: Affirm action mismatches bad students with difficult classes.
Output: against
Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18
 Argument: 21 drinking-age general lowers under-age drinking.
Output: against
Topic: Solar energy
 Argument: Producing solar cells need not use fossil fuel energy.
Output: in favor
Topic: Big government
 Argument: European-style big governments foster more stable societies.
Output: in favor
Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?
 Argument: Great social spendings allow people of Venezuela to use many services free.
Output: in favor
Topic: Merit pay for teachers
 Argument: Merit pay works in markets, can work for teachers.
Output: in favor
Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree
 Argument: Deeper knowledge of JD/MBA is always valuable.
Output: in favor
Topic: Democratic peace theory
 Argument: Spreading democracy and peace is used as a pretext for war.
Output: against
Topic: Hunting for sport
 Argument: Exploiting animals is more dignified than their living in the wild.
Output: in favor
Topic: Hybrid vehicles
 Argument: Hybrid vehicles reduce noise pollution.
Output: in favor