Debate: Can the Human Blueprint Have Owners?
Should companies be allowed to patent genes?

Claim: Companies shouldn't be allowed to patent genes
Reason: Companies should not be able to patent DNA sequences that already exist.
Warrant 0: genes are like DNA sequences that already exist
Warrant 1: genes are not DNA sequences that already exist
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Companies shouldn't be allowed to patent genes
Reason: Companies did not create the gene.
Warrant 0: they did discover it and things about it
Warrant 1: they did not discover it and only learned things about it
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies shouldn't be allowed to patent genes
Reason: Genes belong to the people they are inside of.
Warrant 0: people usually don't patent their own genes
Warrant 1: people usually have defacto patents of their own genes
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies shouldn't be allowed to patent genes
Reason: It is morally and ethically wrong to patent genes.
Warrant 0: many other morally and ethically wrong things are allowed
Warrant 1: few other morally and ethically wrong things are allowed
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies shouldn't be allowed to patent genes
Reason: Patenting genes inhibits innovations and blocks medical care.
Warrant 0: this practice is acceptable in a capitalist society
Warrant 1: this practice is not acceptable in a capitalist society
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies should be allowed to patent genes
Reason: Companies should not be able to patent DNA sequences that already exist.
Warrant 0: genes are like DNA sequences that already exist
Warrant 1: genes are not DNA sequences that already exist
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Companies should be allowed to patent genes
Reason: Companies did not create the gene.
Warrant 0: they did discover it and things about it
Warrant 1: they did not discover it and only learned things about it
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Companies should be allowed to patent genes
Reason: Genes belong to the people they are inside of.
Warrant 0: people usually don't patent their own genes
Warrant 1: people usually have defacto patents of their own genes
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Companies should be allowed to patent genes
Reason: It is morally and ethically wrong to patent genes.
Warrant 0: many other morally and ethically wrong things are allowed
Warrant 1: few other morally and ethically wrong things are allowed
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Companies should be allowed to patent genes
Reason: Patenting genes inhibits innovations and blocks medical care.
Warrant 0: this practice is acceptable in a capitalist society
Warrant 1: this practice is not acceptable in a capitalist society
Correct warrant: 0