Debate: Can Companies Be Trusted?
Volkswagen's vast cheating on emissions tests has been called proof that stronger regulation is needed.

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: Companies will use any means necessary to be competitive.
Warrant 0: companies still have to abide by certain regulations
Warrant 1: companies still don't always abide by certain regulations
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: VolksWagen scammed us and created more carbon by cheating with software.
Warrant 0: the people disagreed with the choices of Volkswagen
Warrant 1: the people agreed with the choices of Volkswagen
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: If companies are not watched then bad things will happen.
Warrant 0: we have a government that watches over them
Warrant 1: we have a government that doesn't watch over them
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: They ignored the ramifications some of the mortgages they offered.
Warrant 0: It is the company's responsibility to know everything about their own products
Warrant 1: It isn't the company's responsibility to know everything about their own products
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: Businesses find loopholes in laws.
Warrant 0: these are all legal ways to do things, it is not breaking any laws
Warrant 1: these are usually illegal ways to do things, it is breaking many laws
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: Unless death rates rise to a certain level and potential law suits are attention-grabbing enough, law firms won't file class action suits against companies.
Warrant 0: companies create products that kill people
Warrant 1: companies try to create products that don't kill people
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: Companies will lie in order to turn a profit, even at a cost to society, a fact proven by oil companies consistently causing environmental damage.
Warrant 0: that is the norm and most companies aren't fair or honest
Warrant 1: that is not the norm and most companies are fair and honest
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: Credible testing and policing need to be in effect.
Warrant 0: testing is done by third parties
Warrant 1: testing is not done by third parties
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: Businesses are not best equipped to regulate themselves.
Warrant 0: their customers can complain if they are unhappy with the companies actions
Warrant 1: their customers can complain if they are unhappy with the companies actions but no one forces a solution
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: We need effective ways to hold companies accountable for harm caused by faulty products.
Warrant 0: companies are not held accountable
Warrant 1: companies area held accountable
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies can be trusted
Reason: Businesses have proven they cannot self regulate over time.
Warrant 0: they have clearly learned their lesson and will do better
Warrant 1: they have clearly haven't learned their lesson and will keep taking advantage
Correct warrant: 0