text stringlengths 35 243 | label stringclasses 71 values |
|---|---|
whaling is part of the heritage of some countries and that heritage should not be dismissed for cultural identity purposes | whaling |
fast food contributes to obesity, heart problems, diabetes as well as other issues and should be banned. | fast food |
subsidizing wikipedia would allow it to increase its relialibilty as a source of information because it could afford to pay editors | wikipedia |
we should ban targeted killing because innocent people can get aught in the crossfire. | targeted killing |
people should be free to do as they chose without the government dictating everything they can and can't do and putting guidelines on our lives. | libertarianism |
we have the right to freedom of religion and we should be able to practice that religion at any time and place we choose. | school prayer |
the right to keep and bear arms has been abused and led to thousands of shooting deaths and as such, should be abolished | the right to keep and bear arms |
social media can help people fighting loneliness and even help some to find a job, therefore they are very useful. | social media |
Telemarketing is no longer needed when people use the internet for online shopping. | telemarketing |
algorithmic trading is unfair the normal people who do not have access to the technology | algorithmic trading |
guns are a constitutional right and should not be taken away | the right to keep and bear arms |
space exploration is important for the development and growth of human society and knowledge and should be invested in by the government. | space exploration |
Child acting is causing a lot of children to be exposed to grown up situations resulting in earlier sexual activity and drug use. They don't do things a normal child does and it usually causes depression. | the use of child actors |
people that have been discriminated against should be helped to escape from those situations and affirmative action helps them to do that, so it should continue. | affirmative action |
Affirmative action diminishes the credit that women and minorities receive for their accomplishments, as people will claim their success is due to systems of affirmative action rather than their own hard work. | affirmative action |
subsidizing student loans would allow those who previously could not afford to go to university, the opportunity to better themselves with good qualifications. | student loans |
by ending mandatory retirement we can drastically reduce the state burden on welfare for retirees | retirement |
we need to ban whaling to protect whales from going extinct | whaling |
people should be allowed to make any decision they want to with their own bodies | surrogacy |
parents should have the right to choose how to educate their children | homeschooling |
it’s expensive to keep prisoners in jail for an unspecified time if they’re sentenced for life, so executing them would save the government a lot of money. | capital punishment |
space exploration needs our support to help us understand the universe and our place in it. | space exploration |
zoos bring animal education to the common people who would never see them anywhere else. | zoos |
legalization would allow for regulations that can help protect the safety of the workers as well as allowing for financial recognition and regulation. | prostitution |
private companies are able to be better funded than government militaries and therefore are better equiped for dangerous situations | private military companies |
Naturopaths are fake doctors and are a threat to public health. | naturopathy |
social media provides support for emotional issues. | social media |
urbanization leads to the creation of urban centers, and with that, an increase in the use of mass transit, which helps with traffic and the reduction of pollution. | fight urbanization |
intelligence test measure someone's ability to memorize, retain and recite lessons learned without being able to measure how capable someone's ability to perform tasks related to job performance. | intelligence tests |
Student loans should be the responsibility of the person who makes the loan since they're the ones that benefit from the education | student loans |
subsidized student loans allow students to obtain an education that they might otherwise not have been able to | student loans |
cosmetic surgeons promote hedonism, hyper sexuality and give an erroneous message to young girls | cosmetic surgery |
Some people can be effective self-advocates and should not be forced to use a public defender. | the use of public defenders |
affirmative action should continue because people are still discriminated against today and this needs to stop. | affirmative action |
the foster care system is underfunded and cannot provide the individual care that each child needs, and in many cases children would be better off staying with their families | foster care |
intelligence tests help teachers to learn how best to teach certain students and are essential in this environment. | intelligence tests |
urbanization destroys the enviroment, and mankind should be finding ways of utilising the space already occupied more efficiently instead. | fight urbanization |
surrogacy is the only way some couples can have a child of their own. | surrogacy |
some religions are against modern medicine and homeopathy is their only option for healing. | homeopathy |
home-schooled children aren't socialized properly and may have difficulty adapting to the general populace | homeschooling |
we should not subsidize journalism because it acts to protect poorly run and inefficent media companies from normal market forces | journalism |
no matter how good the technology gets, one minor bug could cause a lot of accidents | the development of autonomous cars |
gender-neutral language is taking 'equality' to a ridiculous extreme - it is not necessary to dismantle language in order to advance a cause, and actually trivialises important society issues. | gender-neutral language |
urbanization causes crowding and overuse of services. | fight urbanization |
we should adopt gender-neutral language because it will make communication easier between genders | gender-neutral language |
if a child has no one, having a foster family opens the door for a possibly life-changing benefit to them. if someone has enough love to take them in, they should be applauded. | foster care |
marriage is an important bond between people that offers financial and social benefits for those who choose to participate. | marriage |
human cloning can be used to clone organs that could potentially save their lives, as well as others. | human cloning |
some crimes are so heinous that the only just punishment is the death penalty. | capital punishment |
subsiding student loans not only helps students but helps the future of our country | student loans |
people using homeopathy are denying themselves access to scientifically proven effective treatments. | homeopathy |
space exploration should be subsidized as it will benefit us in the future with technology advancements. | space exploration |
there is too much controversy surrouding the olympics such as doping, causing conflict among countries and thus, should be banned | the olympic games |
exploiting child actors is no different than exploiting child labor in other fields. kids should be attending schools. | the use of child actors |
pride parades are a good source of civic pride and further proof that a city is inclusive of all types of people. | cancel pride parades |
scientology is an exploitative practice and we must protect vulnerable people from being taken advantage of. | the church of scientology |
human cloning should not be banned as it the next step in medicine and will allow for transplantation to be simpler and easier to perform | human cloning |
israel is threatened by terrorists operating in the gaza strip, the blockade is necessary to starve these forces of funds. | blockade of the gaza strip |
we should not adopt gender-neutral language because they way we speak has been around for hundred of years it shouldn't be changed | gender-neutral language |
the people are already over taxed and programs are struggling to meet goals under current budget restrictions | austerity regime |
the olympic games are a huge financial drain on the host cities. the buildings built for it then go into disrepair afterwards and serve no purpose. therefore the games should be abolished. | the olympic games |
homeschooling is a great way for parents to take control of their child's education and allow each child to progress at their own speed. | homeschooling |
the three strikes law unfairly punishes petty criminals with no violent behavior | the three-strikes laws |
mandatory retirement is an archaic practice based from when a persons life span was tens of years less than today. people are vibrant and can be contributing members of society well into their senior years. | retirement |
vows of celibacy are an archaic remnant of an older way of thinking and for the sake of bringing religious leaders closer to understanding the lives of normal people, should be left behind | the vow of celibacy |
cannabis use is dangerous and is often the gateway to harder drugs. being legal makes it available to people who would not have used if it were illegal | cannabis |
telemarketing is not an effective marketing tool as all it accomplishes is annoying the potential customer. | telemarketing |
we should ban private military companies as any thing that requires the support of the military should be organized and aligned together for success. | private military companies |
although elderly people may want to continue working to make more money it could be dangerous for their bodies to continue at a fast paced work environment. we have to look out for their safety. | retirement |
Intelligence tests bring more harm than good because they are culturally biased, so that minority groups and foreigners score lower than they should, which makes them seem inferior. | intelligence tests |
allowing nations to have nuclear weapons contributes to peace as nobody wants to start a war that will result in mutual destruction. | the abolition of nuclear weapons |
it often leads to the exploitation of women | surrogacy |
television has become a cesspool for trash reality shows and fake news - it is time to let it phase out since it is not doing us much good as a culture. | television |
Libertarianism would lead to economic fluctuations because there would be no monetary or fiscal policy to regulate the market. | libertarianism |
telemarketing is annoying and ineffective | telemarketing |
flag burning is just another form of first ammendment speech and should be protected. | flag burning |
subsidizing vocational education would help many low income people learn new trade and better themselves which would eventually help the economy. | vocational education |
the ban only increases cruelty due to the unregulated black market that has replaced the controlled hunting of whales | whaling |
women should be prohibited from combat roles because they lack the physical size and strength to perform many of the tasks required of them | women in combat |
Polygamy is a part of certain religions and should be respected under the first amendment. | polygamy |
bearing and keeping arms is a constitutional right that should not be taken away. every person should have the ability to defend themselves and their property and arms are a useful tool in that quest. | the right to keep and bear arms |
there is little evidence or research to say that naturotherapy is effective | naturopathy |
compulsory voting will force citizens to vote even if they do not understand the system and therefore give a false election result. | compulsory voting |
gender-neutral language makes everyone feel included and safe so it's a good idea to adopt this. | gender-neutral language |
television provides millions of jobs and is an effective medium for advertising products and driving the economy. | television |
social media definitely brings more harm than good. it can lead to cyberbullying, lowered self esteem, an increase in suicides, and less physical interaction which reduces a person's communication skills. | social media |
economic sanctions punish innocent civilians who have no control over the actions of their government so should be abolished. | the use of economic sanctions |
with modern equipment there is no difference between the abilities of males and females in combat roles therefore we should allow women in combat | women in combat |
autonomous cars are potentially far safer than cars driven by humans. humans can be distracted, for example looking out the window, in a way a machine never would be. | the development of autonomous cars |
subsidising would ensure faster results in research bringing about much needed cures for diseases that are difficult to treat. | embryonic stem cell research |
assisted suicide can sometimes be the only way to end the unbearable suffering of some people with incurable debilitating illnesses such as motor neurone disease | assisted suicide |
mandatory retirement results in the loss of institutional knowledge, which can have devastating consequences. | retirement |
fast food should be banned because it is nutritionally lacking in many essential nutrients, plus it provides substances that are totally unhealthy to the human diet, such as excess fat and sugar. | fast food |
we should not be sending our people into other cultures and trying to convert them. | missionary work |
prayer has no place in public school because not everyone practices the same religion | school prayer |
none of the products have been tested and some actually have very harmful effects. | homeopathy |
social media allows people to stay connected to each other despite physical distance | social media |
telemarketing is an invasion on peoples' privacy, and such unsolicited calls cause distress to the elderly and vulnerable in society. | telemarketing |
journalism acts as a check on public institutions and should be subsidized, as private funds are no longer enough to sustain their mission. | journalism |
human cloning could lead to a lot of advancements in the medical field | human cloning |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.