Popular Debates
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Winning Position: Abortion should be legal
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Abortion should be legal
Your thoughts on this pressing issue? Is there a constitutional line being crossed by forcing women to give birth to what that woman doesn't want? Or is it murder of another human being without consent or thought?
Is being a 400lbs nudist with pics gone public on the Internet affect my future employment opportunities? Can I undue the damage?
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Winning Position: No,the world is a better place
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No,the world is a better place
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Yes, it is more prejudice.
Do you think that the world today is more or less prejudice than the world 50 years ago. Using what you have learned about history, was the world better off then or now? Give a rationale, or explanation, for your choice.
Winning Position: Yes, I prefer nonfiction
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Yes, I prefer nonfiction
In your opinion, which type of writing is more exciting, nonfiction (based on real-life stories) or fiction (created in the author's head). Why do you like one type of writing over the over? Please give an example of a piece of writing that you have enjoyed and identify it as nonfiction or fiction. Give specific examples from the text, these do not need to be quotes!, that express why you enjoyed the reading or could connect to it.
Winning Position: Unresolved
I want to know what people would rather use a dirbike or a four wheeler?
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