Debate: Should Legislation Protect the Obese?
Should it be illegal for businesses to discriminate against unhealthy and heavily overweight applicants?

Claim: Legislation should protect obese
Reason: Companies have a right to align themselves with healthier individuals if they so choose, which doesn't penalize obese people but instead might motivate them.
Warrant 0: companies might start letting healthy employees shoot the obese ones
Warrant 1: companies will not start letting healthy employees shoot the obese ones
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Legislation should protect obese
Reason: It is unfair that employers must pay a penalty for hiring obese people.
Warrant 0: employers won't hire the obese
Warrant 1: employers will still hire the obese
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Legislation should not protect obese
Reason: Rates should not be increased on a sliding scale based on weight, as even a small weight gain could cost you.
Warrant 0: even small weight gain can cost you money
Warrant 1: any weight gain could cost you money
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Legislation should protect obese
Reason: I get annoyed hearing people say that their weight is natural.
Warrant 0: personal annoyance is not a valid reason to deny a person their rights because of their physical condition
Warrant 1: personal annoyance is a valid reason to deny a person their rights because of their personal condition
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Legislation should protect obese
Reason: Companies have a right to align themselves with healthier individuals if they so choose, which doesn't penalize obese people but instead might motivate them.
Warrant 0: the obese are now motivated legislation should help them like equal opportunity does for minorities
Warrant 1: the obese are not motivated legislation should not help them like equal opportunity does for minorities
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Legislation should protect obese
Reason: Overweight people can lose weight.
Warrant 0: being obese isn't always a matter of simply needing to lose weight
Warrant 1: being obese is a matter of simply needing to lose weight
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Legislation should protect obese
Reason: These people have self induced problems that over rule any of their intellect.
Warrant 0: the obese are not smart enough to find other jobs
Warrant 1: the obese are smart enough to find other jobs
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Legislation should protect obese
Reason: Obesity is a choice, not something forced on someone.
Warrant 0: they choose to be discriminated against
Warrant 1: they don't choose to be discriminated against
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Legislation should protect obese
Reason: Obese individuals should care for themselves both for their own health and the economic burden on society as a whole.
Warrant 0: the burden is on society as a whole
Warrant 1: the burden isn't on society as a whole
Correct warrant: 0