Debate: Should Voting Be Mandatory?
Or are there already too many people casting ballots?

Claim: Voting should be mandatory
Reason: People have the freedom to be left alone.
Warrant 0: people want to be left alone
Warrant 1: people can be left alone and still mail in a ballot
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Voting should be mandatory
Reason: I don't think people should be voting if they are voting for superficial reasons.
Warrant 0: a legal mandate is not a superficial reason
Warrant 1: a legal mandate is a superficial reason
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Voting should be mandatory
Reason: Mandatory voting in not democratic.
Warrant 0: not all countries are democratic
Warrant 1: many countries are democratic
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Voting should not be mandatory
Reason: It works for Australia.
Warrant 0: the US runs on a similar system and foundation that provides the same amount of freedom as Australia
Warrant 1: the US runs on a different system and foundation that provides more freedom, this would not be freedom
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Voting should be mandatory
Reason: Politicians are criticized for pandering to unintelligent voters, so it makes no sense to demand that a larger number of such people be forced to vote.
Warrant 0: a lack of education should exclude a person from being a citizen and remove their right to decide how they want this country to look
Warrant 1: a lack of education doesn't exclude a person from being a citizen or their right to decide how they want this country to look
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Voting should be mandatory
Reason: Mandatory voting in not democratic.
Warrant 0: undemocratic policies destablize the government
Warrant 1: democracy is not a stable form of government
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Voting should be mandatory
Reason: If we force people to vote political commercials would influence elections a lot more.
Warrant 0: these commercials air both on the TV and on the internet it would ensure that everyone is properly informed
Warrant 1: these commercials air only on the TV and on the internet it wouldn't ensure that everyone is properly informed
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Voting should not be mandatory
Reason: It works for Australia.
Warrant 0: Australians are nothing like Americans
Warrant 1: Australians are like Americans
Correct warrant: 0