Debate: Is Organic Food Worth the Expense?
A recent study questions the nutritional value of organic food, but are there other benefits? Is it smart to go organic in a time of global food shortages?

Claim: Organic food is worth the expense
Reason: The human body can only handle so many pesticides before the immune system is overtaxed.
Warrant 0: we know that regular food doesn't go over that limit
Warrant 1: we know that regular food goes over that limit
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Organic food is worth the expense
Reason: Organic food doesn't taste any better, but costs more.
Warrant 0: people consume organic foods for the taste rather than the health benefits
Warrant 1: people consume organic foods for the health benefits rather than the taste
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Organic food is worth the expense
Reason: Organic food doesn't taste any better, but costs more.
Warrant 0: it's not good to spend money for no reason
Warrant 1: it's good to spend money for no reason
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Organic food is not worth the expense
Reason: Organic food is worth the expense since cows that produce regular milk are given steroids that can inhibit the natural nutrients that are available in organic milk.
Warrant 0: organic milk prevents those poisonous nutrients from entering our body
Warrant 1: regular milk prevents those poisonous nutrients from entering our body
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Organic food is not worth the expense
Reason: Organic food is worth the expense since cows that produce regular milk are given steroids that can inhibit the natural nutrients that are available in organic milk.
Warrant 0: this milk isn't perfectly safe and healthy for people to drink
Warrant 1: this milk is perfectly safe and still healthy for people to drink
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Organic food is worth the expense
Reason: All foods come from the same farms.
Warrant 0: those farms don't treat their organic foods better
Warrant 1: those farms treat their organic foods better
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Organic food is not worth the expense
Reason: Continuing to eat chemically manipulated foods is bad for the human body, which struggles to eliminate these foreign substances.
Warrant 0: people with these chemicals still live to a pretty good age anyway
Warrant 1: people with these chemicals do not live to a pretty good age
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Organic food is not worth the expense
Reason: Eating organic foods is healthier and expensive but i live longer.
Warrant 0: living longer is not a real drag
Warrant 1: living longer is a real drag
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Organic food is not worth the expense
Reason: Pesticides are just naturally bad for you.
Warrant 0: organic food rarely contains pesticides
Warrant 1: organic food often contains pesticides
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Organic food is not worth the expense
Reason: Continuing to eat chemically manipulated foods is bad for the human body, which struggles to eliminate these foreign substances.
Warrant 0: organic foods rarely contain deadlier bacteria
Warrant 1: organic foods often contain even deadlier bacteria
Correct warrant: 1