Debate: You Can Track Your Kids. But Should You?
When does monitoring your children through technology cross the line into invasion of privacy?

Claim: Tracking kids invades privacy
Reason: If you do not respect your child's choices while providing parental support then they will not be successful.
Warrant 0: respecting your child's choices is more difficult when you track them
Warrant 1: respecting your child's choices is easier when you can track them
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Tracking kids invades privacy
Reason: Children need to learn self control and parents need to respect their child's autonomy.
Warrant 0: children need to learn how to behave
Warrant 1: children already know how to behave
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Tracking kids does not invade privacy
Reason: Tracking kids keeps them safe.
Warrant 0: privacy trumps safety every time
Warrant 1: privacy never trumps safety
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Tracking kids invades privacy
Reason: It is important to respect autonomy between the years of 13 and 18.
Warrant 0: children are capable of independent thought
Warrant 1: children aren't capable of independent thought
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Tracking kids does not invade privacy
Reason: I would not be a good father if I allowed my child to use the internet without monitoring them.
Warrant 0: I always have been a very good father
Warrant 1: I never have been a very good father
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Tracking kids does not invade privacy
Reason: If you do not respect your child's choices while providing parental support then they will not be successful.
Warrant 0: respecting your child's choices is more difficult when you track them
Warrant 1: respecting your child's choices is easier when you can track them
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Tracking kids does not invade privacy
Reason: Children need to learn self control and parents need to respect their child's autonomy.
Warrant 0: children need to learn how to behave
Warrant 1: children already know how to behave
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Tracking kids invades privacy
Reason: Tracking kids keeps them safe.
Warrant 0: privacy trumps safety every time
Warrant 1: privacy never trumps safety
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Tracking kids does not invade privacy
Reason: It is important to respect autonomy between the years of 13 and 18.
Warrant 0: children are capable of independent thought
Warrant 1: children aren't capable of independent thought
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Tracking kids invades privacy
Reason: I would not be a good father if I allowed my child to use the internet without monitoring them.
Warrant 0: I always have been a very good father
Warrant 1: I never have been a very good father
Correct warrant: 1