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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>The Declaration of Independce sates that everyone has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. While I know the Declaration does not hold the same powers as the Constitution it is a indication of the way the US was designed. Now, it seems reasonable to me that we are not forced to... | Not only should docotor assisted suicide be legal but it should be expanded to people who may not be terminally ill.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I think it is clear that the online threats directed at feminist public figures benefit their causes. These threats have enabled mainstream media coverage to create a straw man of any opposition to them and has poisoned the well for anyone who finds their views problematic that wants to have a pu... | It is in the best interest of internet feminists to make fake accounts to threaten people like Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>There is this notion in our society that confidence is a thing. Phrases like Just be confident Learn how to be confident are fairly common. However, confidence in and of itself does not exist. Confident people are only confident because they have something that makes them high value as determined... | Confidence does not exist
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<|TOPIC|>Should fracking be banned?<|ARGUMENT|>Methane leaks are as high as 6-12% Given that any leakages over 3.2% indicate that gas is worse for the climate than coal, fracking is not a viable alternative to other fossil fuels.<|ASPECTS|>, viable, fossil fuels, climate, leakages, methane leaks<|CONCLUSION|>
| Methane, the most harmful greenhouse gas, is released into the atmosphere in large quantities by fracking.
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<|TOPIC|>the development of a missile defence system<|ARGUMENT|>The nation-state is the fundamental building block of the international system, and is recognized as such in all international treaties and organizations Mearsheimer, 1993. States are recognized as having the right to defend themselves, and this right must... | As a matter of principle, every country, including the United States, has the right to defend itself to the best of its technological and economic ability
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<|TOPIC|>Should churches pay tax?<|ARGUMENT|>A lot of people make regular payments to these organizations, and they would not do that unless they perceived some benefit conferred from the exchange. It can't be mere altruism or people would pay even if they didn't attend.<|ASPECTS|>altruism, benefit conferred, people, p... | They occasionally sell goods, as during a rummage or bake sale, and they even call a scheduled gathering a "service".
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<|TOPIC|>Mike Pence Would Make a Better President than Donald Trump<|ARGUMENT|>Pence on the other hand, tried to defend Trump and repeatedly said he and Trump denounced specific hate groups involved in the violence in Charlottesville, including neo-Nazis, the KKK and white nationalists, and said there was "no moral equ... | After neo-Nazis, anti-semites and white supremacists murdered a woman in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, Donald Trump praised them as "very fine people" saying violence had taken place on "many sides
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<|TOPIC|>Free Will or Determinism: Do We Have Free Will?<|ARGUMENT|>"This criminal deserves jail time" can be rightfully interchangeable with "we need the criminal to have jail time" in a perfect justice system, since the morality of a society should never be considered as useless<|ASPECTS|>morality, system, jail time,... | The question of a non-punishing justice system may simply rephrase our wording whereas the same concepts will still be essential for this justice to be functional.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>This might be a really moronic idea but I'll pose it anyways because that's what is for. Please be gentle. I was thinking about the last US presidential election and how awful the two candidates were. Pretty much everybody I knew, left and right, said something along the lines of the real traged... | Elections should have a mulligan do-over option where brand-new elections with new candidates are held.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I believe that communism fails in practice because it does not incentivize people on the individual level. The government wants people to choose to put society ahead of the individual. However, there is not enough motivation for the citizen to sacrifice his her own well being for that of the nati... | I believe communism often fails in practice because of a reliance on outdated "group selection" ideas.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Aside from celebrating achievements or specific, one time occasions e.g. weddings, funerals, etc. , I think that other celebrations do not matter. Christmas, birthdays, Halloween, Easter, and other such occasions have no real connection to our lives, and I think that the effort put into such cele... | I believe that periodic celebrations i.e. not achievements are a waste of time and resources.
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<|TOPIC|>Should We Sing Problematic Christmas Songs?<|ARGUMENT|>Foreign aid risks making Third World countries dependent on Western countries with no long-term policies to encourage economic development.<|ASPECTS|>economic development, dependent, third world countries<|CONCLUSION|>
| Foreign aid efforts are frequently criticised for being white-washed and benefiting developed countries.
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<|TOPIC|>arm the Syrian rebels<|ARGUMENT|>Democracies should support moderate groups seeking to oust dictators because the result will hopefully be a moderate, democratic state. This would then be a reliable partner for the future that would be more willing to help engage and resolve the region's problems. But this is ... | It is in the national interest for democracies to support those seeking to oust dictators
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I know this is kind of a controversial opinion, not that I’m trying to martyr myself here but I’ve been reading some interesting books, namely The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Lethem, and I’ve been caught on an idea I can’t seem to shake, though I would like to. Sometimes I hear a lot of weighty, angu... | Morally, there’s no difference between Nazi soldiers killing Jews in Auchwitz and an American pilots firebombing German civilians in Dresden. And even more, there’s no fundamental difference in the psychology or justification.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>In the U.S. you learn the pledge in Kindergarten if not earlier . Every morning we pretty much pledged our lives to a government before we were old enough to understand what we were saying. This may be extreme to say but many leaders controlled their subjects by indoctrinating children. I get thi... | I believe the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance should not be recited every morning by children in school.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>The biggest argument against religion is lack of proof, though this is only against a very small part of religion. Worship for 5 or so minutes is for the divine entity then the rest of the time is always for improving yourself as a person based on the teachings of the religion. It is nothing more... | Religion is thought too much to be all about the divine entity, it is much more about the core commandments and beliefs.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>From personal experience and anecdotal evidence from others I know of no instances where a home schooled child has greatly benefitted from their method of schooling. They have come out unsuited to their peer groups and with a whole lot of behavioral quirks that inhibit their ability to interact w... | Homeschooling is a practice that almost always damages the child, leaving them less equipped to cope with real world interaction and social behavior
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>My view is based on a few observations The actual amount of smoke must be tiny compared to the amount inhaled by first hand smokers. Even if someone's smoking a cigarette in a small enclosed room we're talking about a dilution of a couple of orders of magnitude between a smoker and a passive smok... | Second hand smoke can't possibly be dangerous enough to care about in the real world
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<|TOPIC|>Does science justify atheism?<|ARGUMENT|>Men are valued above women in most traditional cultures, so it is also a predisposition. In Victorian England, it made scientists believe that female animals play minor to no role in the natural selection by secondary sex-related attributes. Later biologists were able t... | A biological predisposition to some kind of belief does not prove the validity of this belief.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I have a close friend that is very into the paleo diet and thinks grain is super bad for you. My friend states that 'humans aren't meant to eat grain' because it isn't part of our 'natural' diet and that it can't be digested well. She thinks that we should only eat like hunter gathers. I don't th... | I don't believe grains are bad for you
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Many people say that the ice bucket challenge is a waste of water while third world countries suffer and kids die of thirst. I don't see anything wrong with using that water to raise awareness and collect donations. There is no difference in playing with water in your garden or use it to cool off... | Many people say that the ice bucket challenge is a waste of water while third world countries suffer and kids die of thirst. I don't see anything wrong with using that water to raise awareness and collect donations.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>This post was inspired by another recent one When a political ideology advocates solving social problems through government intervention, it reflects a worldview that shifts the problem to someone else. Instead of showing care and sympathy for people with an actual problem, it allows people to cl... | Politically liberal ideologies are less sympathetic and caring than conservative ones
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<|TOPIC|>The Trolley Problem: What's the Right Solution?<|ARGUMENT|>Cooperativas, the basic form of Fair Trade products, are more bureaucratic and centralized than market based systems. It allows for more entry points of corruption.<|ASPECTS|>entry points, bureaucratic and centralized, cooperativas, corruption<|CONCLUS... | Fair Trade marketing system provides more opportunities for corruption than the normal marketing system.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>AGI 46,671 Fed. Tax 5,098 State Tax 1,920 Property Tax home car 3,287 Sales tax approximation based on Mint data 1,000 Total tax 11,305 Total tax is 24 of my AGI. I feel this amount of tax is oppressive, especially considering how tight my budget is. I understand the need for taxes, but I feel th... | In 2014 I earned $47k and paid over 20% of that income in taxes. I'm overtaxed,
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<|TOPIC|>Time for a Maximum Wage? Should the US Limit CEO Pay?<|ARGUMENT|>Only 0.1% of the population are employed as high paid CEOs. There simply are not enough of them to significantly affect the prices of goods bought by everyone else. This means that the amount that they are paid has no effect on the benefit that o... | The existence of a disparity of wages between owners/CEOs and the lowest paid employee is not sufficient to indicate exploitation.
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<|TOPIC|>Anarchy is the only ethical system of society.<|ARGUMENT|>Companies with enough power can deny necessary goods to locals, if for some reason the good can be sold more profitably elsewhere, e. g. Nestlé Water Scandal<|ASPECTS|>profitably, deny necessary goods<|CONCLUSION|>
| Problems with free market economies that result from self interest cannot be solved with an appeal to competition.
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<|TOPIC|>Humans should act to fight climate change<|ARGUMENT|>There is a well-established mathematical/scientific field dedicated to the study of complex systems Here's a simple example: though you can't predict how many connections any given member of a social network may have, it has been observed that the distributi... | Meaningful and true claims and understandings can still be made about complex systems.
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<|TOPIC|>Should the UK Remain in the EU if the only Alternative is a Hard Brexit?<|ARGUMENT|>Outside the EU, the UK cannot be subjected to forced immigration like the "2015 European Agenda on Migration which obliges member countries to fulfil quotas for asylum seekers.<|ASPECTS|>asylum seekers, forced immigration, quot... | The UK should be able to control and limit its immigration policy as it sees fit.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>My view is that if a mother wants to give her newborn child up for adoption and there is a family willing and able to adopt the child, then the mother should not be liable for mandatory child support in the case that the father does not agree to give the child up for adoption. While I do believe ... | If there is a family willing and able to adopt a child, then the mother should not be liable for child support if the father does not agree to give the child up for adoption.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I'm no professional when it comes to logic or argumentation but I have been pondering this thought lately. I am not a believer of any after life or supernatural. If after death we experience what we experienced before birth which is nothingness, then isnt life meaningless? Why should we continue ... | Life is meaningless and we should all commit suicide
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<|TOPIC|>Has Religion Been a Good Thing for Humanity?<|ARGUMENT|>The First Communion is normally received around the ages of 7 to 10 after a period or cathequesis education. And Confirmation the time when the believer really gives consent, also happens when children are young or in their mid-teens.<|ASPECTS|>consent<|C... | Religions are routinely introduced to children who are too young to make an informed choice.
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<|TOPIC|>Is Morality Objective?<|ARGUMENT|>Freedom to defy one's nature is logically impossible, because an agent's decisions are necessarily the result of its nature. An agent couldn't decide to defy their nature, because that decision would itself be following its nature.<|ASPECTS|>nature, decisions, freedom to defy,... | An inability to contradict His own nature does not count against God's omnipotence.
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<|TOPIC|>Is it okay to physically torture prisoners?<|ARGUMENT|>The tortured person can confess a crime he never committed, just to avoid suffering. Historical proof was people confessing to be actual witches/wizards during the XVII century European Inquisition.<|ASPECTS|>avoid, suffering, confess, tortured person, wit... | People being tortured are focused on stopping the pain, and thus would be willing to say anything, leading them to say false information
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<|TOPIC|>The parties participating in elections for the European Parliament should hold primary elections<|ARGUMENT|>This could cause people to not vote because the voting system is too complicated for them to understand what/who they are voting for.<|ASPECTS|>complicated, vote, voting system<|CONCLUSION|>
| This would add more complexity to a system which is in itself already complex.
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<|TOPIC|>The international community should work towards recognizing an independent Kurdish state<|ARGUMENT|>Creating a one world government allows people to conceive of the world as a single system. This allows for problems that require cooperative rather than competitive action to take place, such as climate change a... | More centralization would solve collective action problems that create climate change and pollution.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>More specifically, if I come to the conclusion as an individual that I am not compatable with the status quo or direction of the government of my birth country and have lost all faith that it could change I shouldn't be expected to reside in a different country to live how I choose nor be prosecu... | I believe I should be able to withdraw my consent to be governed and not be forcibly governed; while still residing on my land without fear of persecution.
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<|TOPIC|>Who Will Win the Game of Thrones?<|ARGUMENT|>As the show goes on Littlefinger is slowly losing grasp on people as he throws away their trust. In the first season he had many people either with him or just working alongside him, but now as he continues to backstab people he is slowly losing their trust like the... | He knows how to play the game of thrones unlike the other three powers: Cersei, Daenerys, and Jon Snow.
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<|TOPIC|>limit the right to trial by jury in some criminal cases.<|ARGUMENT|>It is very difficult to carry out trial by jury if people involved in the case continuously attempt to tamper with the jury, or unduly influence its decision. For example, the UK home office has stated that trying to protect jurors from tamper... | It may be necessary to limit trial by jury in cases where there is a real danger of jury tampering or intimidation.
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<|TOPIC|>Should Bitcoin Be Adopted As Legal Tender Worldwide?<|ARGUMENT|>As Bitcoin's hash rate has been consistently increasing, reaching an all-time-high in August 2019 a 51% attack is virtually impossible in the foreseeable future.<|ASPECTS|>hash rate, attack<|CONCLUSION|>
| A 51% attack has never successfully been executed on the Bitcoin network.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>There are generally two reasons as to why living beings will cause harm to others of their kind Desperation. Feeling the instinctual need for food, water, resources, social acceptance, etc. Revenge. Violence that is met with punishment will typically grow into more violence, even if the punishmen... | I believe that World Peace is within our grasp. I challenge You to
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<|TOPIC|>Google decision to stop censoring results in China<|ARGUMENT|>Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in January of 2010 that Google had made an "irrational business decision" because "the U.S. is the most extreme when it comes to free speech,” and because Google does business in many other countries with censorship ... | Censorship is common globally; China was in-bounds with Google
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<|TOPIC|>China Human Rights Abuses, U.S. Trade Barriers<|ARGUMENT|>It is wrong to place economics over human rights when weighing up the right foreign policy choices. Ultimately, World Trade Organisation membership should not restrict the United States’ freedom of action. WTO membership already carries a high price in ... | It is wrong to place economics over human rights when weighing up the right foreign policy choices. ...
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