Debate: Is Google a Harmful Monopoly?
European regulators say the company's Android phone blocks rival services.

Claim: Google is not a harmful monopoly
Reason: People can choose not to use Google.
Warrant 0: all other search engines re-direct to google
Warrant 1: other search engines do not re-direct to google
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Google is not a harmful monopoly
Reason: Google is simply a wildly successful American company.
Warrant 0: they are partnering with other companies and not completely taking over the market
Warrant 1: they are partnering with other companies and becoming bigger and bigger
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Google is a harmful monopoly
Reason: The creators of google apple and facebook deserve money for their creations, but they are raising the bar too high for competition.
Warrant 0: that is the very nature of capitalism
Warrant 1: that is not the very nature of capitalism
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Google is not a harmful monopoly
Reason: People can choose not to use Google.
Warrant 0: they can opt-out from being indexed by their search engine
Warrant 1: they cannot opt-out from being indexed by their search engine
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Google is not a harmful monopoly
Reason: Google is simply a wildly successful American company.
Warrant 0: not all American companies aspire to monopolies
Warrant 1: all American companies aspire to monopolies
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Google is a harmful monopoly
Reason: Monopolies are not good for the market.
Warrant 0: Google hasn't done so much to help the economy, its workers, and users.
Warrant 1: Google has done so much to help the economy, its workers, and users.
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Google is not a harmful monopoly
Reason: Google is simply a wildly successful American company.
Warrant 0: Google is playing nice with all their competition in their bid for success
Warrant 1: Google is squaring all competition in their bid for success
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Google is a harmful monopoly
Reason: The creators of google apple and facebook deserve money for their creations, but they are raising the bar too high for competition.
Warrant 0: rising the bar too high stimulates competition
Warrant 1: rising the bar too high harms competition
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Google is a harmful monopoly
Reason: People can choose not to use Google.
Warrant 0: all other search engines re-direct to google
Warrant 1: other search engines do not re-direct to google
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Google is a harmful monopoly
Reason: Google is simply a wildly successful American company.
Warrant 0: they are partnering with other companies and not completely taking over the market
Warrant 1: they are partnering with other companies and becoming bigger and bigger
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Google is not a harmful monopoly
Reason: The creators of google apple and facebook deserve money for their creations, but they are raising the bar too high for competition.
Warrant 0: that is the very nature of capitalism
Warrant 1: that is not the very nature of capitalism
Correct warrant: 0