Debate: Are Medical Websites Healthful?
Does the internet add to patients' knowledge, or dangerously misinform them?

Claim: Medical websites are healthful
Reason: Medical sites are useful in the middle of the night when offices are closed.
Warrant 0: people use them to make informed decisions to not freak out and call the ambulance
Warrant 1: people use them then decide to not wait until the next day and call the ambulance
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Medical websites are healthful
Reason: Medical websites help to keep doctors honest.
Warrant 0: doctors need to be honest at all times
Warrant 1: doctors need to be dishonest on occasion
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Medical websites are healthful
Reason: It is very nice to have the information easily available.
Warrant 0: abundance of information helps self-diagnosis
Warrant 1: abundance of information makes self-diagnosis harder
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Medical websites are healthful
Reason: It is good to be informed about your health.
Warrant 0: being informed doesn't mean to understand
Warrant 1: being informed means to understand
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Medical websites are healthful
Reason: Onsite medical articles are helpful and can allow patients to ask their doctors better questions.
Warrant 0: better questions undermine the doctor-patient relationship
Warrant 1: better questions improve the doctor-patient relationship
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Medical websites are healthful
Reason: Legitimate medical websites help distinguish between minor and serious conditions and tell when to seek a doctor.
Warrant 0: most medical websites aren't legitimate
Warrant 1: most medical websites are legitimate
Correct warrant: 0