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: Comment sections add value to an editorial or commentary; the lack of comments earns the item less respect from the reader.
Warrant 0: journalists in todays media deserve no respect
Warrant 1: journalists in todays media deserve respect
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: They expose important points often left out by the author.
Warrant 0: authors don't write sloppily
Warrant 1: authors sometimes write sloppily
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Comments section enable the democratic discussion of ideas.
Warrant 0: this discussion often degrades into name calling
Warrant 1: this discussion often ascends into respectful name dropping
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Many editorials are wrong or distorted and their claims are corrected in the comments.
Warrant 0: the corrections in the comments are usually true
Warrant 1: the corrections in the comments are usually false
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comment sections devolve into insults and demagoguery.
Warrant 0: insults and demagoguery is the best way of communication
Warrant 1: insults and demagoguery is the worst way of communication
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comment sections are just a propaganda device.
Warrant 0: propaganda is the grease of the democratic wheels
Warrant 1: propaganda is not the grease of the democratic wheels
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: The comment sections help me get an idea of how others feel about the articles.
Warrant 0: most of what I read in comment sections and abusive and profane
Warrant 1: most of what I read in comment sections are not abusive and profane
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Comments sections are useful, they provide a way for people to speak their minds.
Warrant 0: speaking your mind always leads to healthy discussions
Warrant 1: speaking your mind always leads to trouble
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Often times, I gain important insight and knowledge from the comment section.
Warrant 0: I can do that somewhere else
Warrant 1: I can't gain knowledge somewhere else
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comment sections devolve into insults and demagoguery.
Warrant 0: these insults attract readers and make money for the papers
Warrant 1: these insults detract readers and lose money for the papers
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: Comment sections reveal important insights into people's thoughts and abuse can be countered by other comments.
Warrant 0: it's the job of other commenters to correct the comments of the abusive people
Warrant 1: it's not the job of other commenters to correct the comments of the abusive people
Correct warrant: 1