Debate: Have Comment Sections Failed?
In recent years, many media companies have disabled them because of widespread abuse and obscenity.

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Comments, when moderated, provide value to readers.
Warrant 0: most comment sections are not well-moderated
Warrant 1: a few comment sections are not well-moderated
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comments sections become illegitimized by inappropriate commenters.
Warrant 0: inappropriate comments make them excruciating
Warrant 1: inappropriate comments make them exciting
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Comment sections are an important place for discussion even if some posters abuse them.
Warrant 0: those abuses are rarely vile and do not bully other users or spread false information
Warrant 1: those abuses are often vile and bully other users as well as spread false information
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comment sections have devolved into anonymous school yard bullying, offering no debate or discussion.
Warrant 0: people only go to the comment section to troll
Warrant 1: not all people go to the comment section to troll
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Moderated comment sections, such as those in the New York Times, are free of the typical abuse and invective often found elsewhere.
Warrant 0: that moderation has proven to establish itself elsewhere
Warrant 1: that moderation has failed to establish itself elsewhere
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Comments allow those with other knowledge to act as a balance and fact check the article.
Warrant 0: everyone is contributing  knowledge
Warrant 1: no one is contributing  knowledge and are just being hateful
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comments often show mindless vitriol and verbal violence.
Warrant 0: mindless vitriol and verbal violence are a joy to read
Warrant 1: mindless vitriol and verbal violence are hard to read
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Comments add interest and spark discussion.
Warrant 0: the discussion quickly degrades
Warrant 1: the discussion quickly gets better
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Comment sections with good comments help me see different views.
Warrant 0: most comments sections have good views from sane people
Warrant 1: most comments sections have bad views from lunatics
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: They provide other peoples perspectives on topics.
Warrant 0: these perspectives often include obscene, hateful comments directed at individual people
Warrant 1: these perspectives often include pure, loving comments directed at individual people
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Comment sections provide divergent opinions and different world views.
Warrant 0: we all know how terrible divergent opinions can be
Warrant 1: we all know how useful divergent opinions can be
Correct warrant: 0