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

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Finding one gem in the comments section is worth all of the other problems.
Warrant 0: it's so hard to find a comment that is worth reading
Warrant 1: it's so easy to find a comment that is worth reading
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: The reading public can use comments sections to voice their opinion on media.
Warrant 0: the public does not know what is talking about
Warrant 1: the public knows what is talking about
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comments give new perspectives and context to stories.
Warrant 0: stories need not be able to stand alone without comment
Warrant 1: stories should be able to stand alone without comment
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Often times, I gain important insight and knowledge from the comment section.
Warrant 0: This important insight and knowledge usually turn out to be lies
Warrant 1: This important insight and knowledge usually turn out to be true
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comment sections give value by showing the feelings of the community.
Warrant 0: usually those feelings are malicious and intolerable
Warrant 1: usually those feelings are not malicious and intolerable
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not 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: the comment sections actually need to be moderated
Warrant 1: the comment sections actually seldomly need to be moderated
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comment sections can bring in more readers if the author addressed different reactions to columns.
Warrant 0: these readers are often knowledgeable and cause the article to be healthily debated
Warrant 1: these readers are often fringe and cause the article to be a circus
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Comment sections have failed
Reason: People cannot have educated debates, rather they name call and insult in comment sections.
Warrant 0: these sections provide the best entertainment
Warrant 1: these sections do not provide the best entertainment
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: The NY Times comments remind of the good and decent people in the world who speak out where there is a lot of bleak news elsewhere.
Warrant 0: this speaking out has done nothing constructive
Warrant 1: this speaking out has done many things that are constructive
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Comment sections have not failed
Reason: Comment sections provide different views on opinion pieces.
Warrant 0: everyone wants a different view
Warrant 1: no one wants a different view
Correct warrant: 0