Debate: Is It Fair to Rate Professors Online?
As students finish their finals and plan for next semester, should they turn to RateMyProfessor.com to offer advice and seek guidance?

Claim: It is not fair to rate professors online
Reason: A bad rating is still there years later, even if it no longer has relevance.
Warrant 0: this discourages making mistakes
Warrant 1: this won't discourage making mistakes
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It is not fair to rate professors online
Reason: Students are able to make false claims against professors. Some people make these claims and may not even be real students.
Warrant 0: everyone pays attention to ratings anyway
Warrant 1: no one pays attention to ratings anyway
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It is not fair to rate professors online
Reason: The online ratings effect teacher's careers and are uncontrolled.
Warrant 0: professors tenure will protect them
Warrant 1: professors tenure will not protect them
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It is not fair to rate professors online
Reason: A bad rating is still there years later, even if it no longer has relevance.
Warrant 0: this is important to know that even in years passed teachers did a bad job and should be held accountable
Warrant 1: this is important to know that even in years passed teachers did a bad job but shouldn't be held accountable
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It is not fair to rate professors online
Reason: Online evaluations are inconsistent and conflicting.
Warrant 0: conflicting evaluations don't effect things one way or the other
Warrant 1: conflicting evaluations effect things one way or the other
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It is fair to rate professors online
Reason: Forums allow professors to be called out on bad methods.
Warrant 0: one should always question their professor
Warrant 1: one should never question their professor
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It is fair to rate professors online
Reason: Anonymous on-line evaluations have been shown to be spurious.
Warrant 0: professors need a little humility now and then
Warrant 1: professors don't need any humility
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It is fair to rate professors online
Reason: A bad rating is still there years later, even if it no longer has relevance.
Warrant 0: rating tells about the professor's history
Warrant 1: rating doesn't tell about the professor's history
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It is not fair to rate professors online
Reason: Forums allow professors to be called out on bad methods.
Warrant 0: students would comment on the bad and good methods
Warrant 1: students would comment on the bad methods
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: It is fair to rate professors online
Reason: Rating professors online reveals no contextual information on the person doing the rating.
Warrant 0: Rating professors helps students make careful and wise decisions.
Warrant 1: Rating professors doesn't help students make careful and wise decisions.
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: It is not fair to rate professors online
Reason: Students have a good perspective on their professors.
Warrant 0: a students perspective is not biased
Warrant 1: a students perspective is biased
Correct warrant: 1