Debate: Do Colleges Need French Departments?
With humanities programs being cut at many universities, what do students stand to lose?

Claim: Colleges do not need humanities programs
Reason: Humanities help students to process information and communicate with other people more effectively, sometimes in other languages.
Warrant 0: these are things that should be learned in the formative years or in one's spare time outside of school
Warrant 1: these are things that shouldn't be learned in the formative years or in one's spare time outside of school
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Colleges do not need humanities programs
Reason: Americans need to learn about other cultures.
Warrant 0: some Americans can't travel to learn about other cultures
Warrant 1: Americans can travel to learn about other cultures
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Colleges do not need humanities programs
Reason: Humanities help students to think about human dilemmas in a personal way.
Warrant 0: people should think about dilemmas in a general way
Warrant 1: people should think about dilemmas in a personal way
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Colleges need humanities programs
Reason: Humanities programs teach non-essential information.
Warrant 0: People are not better equipped in life when they can speak another language.
Warrant 1: People are better equipped in life when they can speak another language.
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Colleges do not need humanities programs
Reason: French language study helps with understanding culture.
Warrant 0: culture is not a bourgeois concept
Warrant 1: culture is a bourgeois concept
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Colleges do not need humanities programs
Reason: Humanities help students to process information and communicate with other people more effectively, sometimes in other languages.
Warrant 0: we need more than one language to function even if we can use apps if we have to translate
Warrant 1: we only need one language to function and can use apps if we have to translate
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Colleges do not need humanities programs
Reason: Spanish classes were very useful when travelling.
Warrant 0: most people do travel internationally
Warrant 1: most people don't travel internationally
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Colleges do not need humanities programs
Reason: Language programs assist in communication between international companies.
Warrant 0: many people are going work internationally
Warrant 1: most people aren't going work internationally
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Colleges need humanities programs
Reason: Humanities programs teach non-essential information.
Warrant 0: student need to complete electives
Warrant 1: student do not need to complete electives
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Colleges do not need humanities programs
Reason: Humanities courses ensure students are exposed to other cultures.
Warrant 0: students might not be exposed to cultures in a variety of other ways
Warrant 1: students are exposed to cultures in a variety of other ways
Correct warrant: 1