Debate: Are Research Papers a Waste of Time?
Has the Internet made research papers a useless exercise for college students? Is there a better way to assess knowledge?

Claim: Research papers are not a useful exercise for college students
Reason: Students must thoroughly process information to apply it towards their paper.
Warrant 0: research is not used in very many fields of work so it is not an important skill for the majority of the populace
Warrant 1: research is used in many fields of work so it is an important skill for the majority of the populace
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Research papers are not a useful exercise for college students
Reason: A well written paper takes critical thinking skills.
Warrant 0: it takes critical thinking to write a paper
Warrant 1: it takes too much thinking to write a paper
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Research papers are not a useful exercise for college students
Reason: Teaching students in the use of digital tools would be helpful.
Warrant 0: research papers do not require the use of digital tools
Warrant 1: research papers require the use of digital tools
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Research papers are not a useful exercise for college students
Reason: A well written paper takes critical thinking skills.
Warrant 0: critical thinking skills are not developed well before the college years
Warrant 1: critical thinking skills are mostly developed well before the college years
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Research papers are not a useful exercise for college students
Reason: Research papers encourage students to properly support their arguments.
Warrant 0: the most powerful people in this country have to support their arguments
Warrant 1: the most powerful people in this country don't have to support their arguments
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Research papers are not a useful exercise for college students
Reason: The students will need to learn how to perform college work and write a serious paper.
Warrant 0: students can learn to write papers without the chore of research papers
Warrant 1: students cannot learn to write papers without the chore of research papers
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Research papers are not a useful exercise for college students
Reason: Good research papers will require students to access real books and information.
Warrant 0: students already know how to read books and access information
Warrant 1: students don't know how to read books and access information
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Research papers are not a useful exercise for college students
Reason: Students must thoroughly process information to apply it towards their paper.
Warrant 0: they often do not process information in thorough fashion, but parrot documents
Warrant 1: they alwayst process information in thorough fashion, rather than parrot documents
Correct warrant: 0