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If we ban whaling, all the workers in the whaling industry will become unemployed and have no other job opportunities.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Banning whaling will hurt the workforce.
By banning whaling, people will not be able to use this as a career path.
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Those who support banning whaling are ignorant and have no understanding of the economic impact on the workforce.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Banning whaling will hurt the workforce.
By banning whaling, people will not be able to use this as a career path.
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The majority of people in whaling communities rely on the industry for their livelihoods, so banning whaling would harm the workforce.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Banning whaling will hurt the workforce.
By banning whaling, people will not be able to use this as a career path.
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I know a whaler who lost his job. Therefore, banning whaling will cause unemployment for all whalers.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Banning whaling will hurt the workforce.
By banning whaling, people will not be able to use this as a career path.
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We should ban surrogacy because the idea of a woman being separated from her biological child is heart-wrenching.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Surrogacy causes emotional distress.
The attachment that a surrogate mother experiences is not easily broken, when they give up their offspring.
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Surrogacy causes emotional distress because it leads to negative emotions and distress.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Surrogacy causes emotional distress.
The attachment that a surrogate mother experiences is not easily broken, when they give up their offspring.
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Some people who have been involved in surrogacy have reported emotional distress. Therefore, all people who engage in surrogacy will experience emotional distress.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Surrogacy causes emotional distress.
The attachment that a surrogate mother experiences is not easily broken, when they give up their offspring.
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Claiming all surrogacy cases cause emotional distress oversimplifies the complex range of emotions involved.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Surrogacy causes emotional distress.
The attachment that a surrogate mother experiences is not easily broken, when they give up their offspring.
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People who abstain from sexual relations and marriage are more likely to live longer and healthier lives.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: There are still people who practice the act of abstaining from sexual relation and marriage
Celibacy should not be put aside as it is an act which people put as important aspect of their life.
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You can either practice abstinence and remain single, or engage in sexual relations and get married.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: There are still people who practice the act of abstaining from sexual relation and marriage
Celibacy should not be put aside as it is an act which people put as important aspect of their life.
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Many people believe in natural remedies, so they must be effective in curing diseases.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It is bad to believe your body can naturally cure diseases.
Your body cannot naturally cure many diseases, which is why we have prescription medicines.
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I know someone who believed in natural remedies and died from a curable disease. Therefore, all natural remedies are ineffective.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It is bad to believe your body can naturally cure diseases.
Your body cannot naturally cure many diseases, which is why we have prescription medicines.
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It is bad to believe your body can naturally cure diseases because it can lead to neglecting medical treatment.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It is bad to believe your body can naturally cure diseases.
Your body cannot naturally cure many diseases, which is why we have prescription medicines.
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If you believe your body can naturally cure diseases, you will never seek medical treatment and will suffer the consequences.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It is bad to believe your body can naturally cure diseases.
Your body cannot naturally cure many diseases, which is why we have prescription medicines.
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The majority of people believe that the right to bear arms is essential for self-defense, so it should be protected.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: People have the right to bear arm in other to protect themselves from danger
Arm bearing should not be abolished because everyone has the right to bear them for protection.
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We should support the right to bear arms because many police officers and military personnel are in favor of it.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: People have the right to bear arm in other to protect themselves from danger
Arm bearing should not be abolished because everyone has the right to bear them for protection.
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If people are allowed to bear arms, then crime rates will decrease and everyone will be safer.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: People have the right to bear arm in other to protect themselves from danger
Arm bearing should not be abolished because everyone has the right to bear them for protection.
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I know a person who used a gun to protect themselves. Therefore, everyone should have the right to bear arms.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: People have the right to bear arm in other to protect themselves from danger
Arm bearing should not be abolished because everyone has the right to bear them for protection.
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If companies share advancements with the public, they will lose all their profits and go bankrupt.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Companies don't let the public know about advancements, so they can keep the money for themselves.
If information got out, other companies could use it, and the profits and money would be shared.
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I heard that one company didn't share their advancements, so all companies must be hiding advancements for themselves.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Companies don't let the public know about advancements, so they can keep the money for themselves.
If information got out, other companies could use it, and the profits and money would be shared.
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Companies keep advancements secret because they want to keep the money for themselves.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Companies don't let the public know about advancements, so they can keep the money for themselves.
If information got out, other companies could use it, and the profits and money would be shared.
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Companies don't let the public know about advancements because they want to maintain their financial profits.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Companies don't let the public know about advancements, so they can keep the money for themselves.
If information got out, other companies could use it, and the profits and money would be shared.
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Those who disagree with property rights are lazy and entitled.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: People sweat and effort must be protected by property right
Property right should protect people who have created new products that benefits others.
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We must protect people's sweat and effort because it is unfair for them to work so hard and not be rewarded for it.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: People sweat and effort must be protected by property right
Property right should protect people who have created new products that benefits others.
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If people's sweat and effort are protected by property rights, then they will automatically achieve success and prosperity in life.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: People sweat and effort must be protected by property right
Property right should protect people who have created new products that benefits others.
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Opposing property rights is equivalent to advocating for the theft of people's hard-earned money and labor.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: People sweat and effort must be protected by property right
Property right should protect people who have created new products that benefits others.
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The death penalty is justified because it is the appropriate punishment for certain crimes.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: The death penalty is warranted for certain crimes.
A loved one being murdered is devastating, and the punishment should fit the crime.
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I read a news article about a murderer. Therefore, all murderers deserve the death penalty.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: The death penalty is warranted for certain crimes.
A loved one being murdered is devastating, and the punishment should fit the crime.
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Implementing the death penalty will deter crime and make society safer.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: The death penalty is warranted for certain crimes.
A loved one being murdered is devastating, and the punishment should fit the crime.
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We should keep the death penalty. Many respected judges and legal experts have publicly supported it.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: The death penalty is warranted for certain crimes.
A loved one being murdered is devastating, and the punishment should fit the crime.
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The death penalty is justified because it is the appropriate punishment for certain crimes.
Generate a counter argument for the topic: The death penalty is warranted for certain crimes.
Many people are wrongly convicted of a crime, and supporting evidence can be falsified.
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I read a news article about a murderer. Therefore, all murderers deserve the death penalty.
Generate a counter argument for the topic: The death penalty is warranted for certain crimes.
Many people are wrongly convicted of a crime, and supporting evidence can be falsified.
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Implementing the death penalty will deter crime and make society safer.
Generate a counter argument for the topic: The death penalty is warranted for certain crimes.
Many people are wrongly convicted of a crime, and supporting evidence can be falsified.
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We should keep the death penalty. Many respected judges and legal experts have publicly supported it.
Generate a counter argument for the topic: The death penalty is warranted for certain crimes.
Many people are wrongly convicted of a crime, and supporting evidence can be falsified.
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I heard that one company pays their executives millions of dollars. Therefore, all companies should be able to decide how much they pay their executives.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It should be up to a company to decide how much they pay their executives.
Companies have the right to decide how much to pay their executives because they are the ones earning the money.
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If a company has high executive salaries, it will automatically lead to increased company profits.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It should be up to a company to decide how much they pay their executives.
Companies have the right to decide how much to pay their executives because they are the ones earning the money.
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If companies are allowed to set their own executive pay, they will always make fair and ethical decisions.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It should be up to a company to decide how much they pay their executives.
Companies have the right to decide how much to pay their executives because they are the ones earning the money.
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Companies should focus on increasing profits, not worrying about executive pay.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It should be up to a company to decide how much they pay their executives.
Companies have the right to decide how much to pay their executives because they are the ones earning the money.
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I heard that one company pays their executives millions of dollars. Therefore, all companies should be able to decide how much they pay their executives.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It should be up to a company to decide how much they pay their executives.
Companies determine how much to compensate their executives.
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If a company has high executive salaries, it will automatically lead to increased company profits.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It should be up to a company to decide how much they pay their executives.
Companies determine how much to compensate their executives.
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If companies are allowed to set their own executive pay, they will always make fair and ethical decisions.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It should be up to a company to decide how much they pay their executives.
Companies determine how much to compensate their executives.
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Companies should focus on increasing profits, not worrying about executive pay.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: It should be up to a company to decide how much they pay their executives.
Companies determine how much to compensate their executives.
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Claiming that compulsory voting would lead to a dictatorship ignores the potential benefits of increased civic engagement and representation.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Compulsory voting is not a good societal implementation.
Compulsory voting would allow too many uninformed people the ability to vote.
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If everyone is forced to vote, then everyone will be politically informed and make informed decisions.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Compulsory voting is not a good societal implementation.
Compulsory voting would allow too many uninformed people the ability to vote.
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The majority of people believe that compulsory voting infringes on personal freedom, so it should not be implemented.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Compulsory voting is not a good societal implementation.
Compulsory voting would allow too many uninformed people the ability to vote.
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I know a few people who don't vote and they are all irresponsible. Therefore, all people who don't vote are irresponsible.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Compulsory voting is not a good societal implementation.
Compulsory voting would allow too many uninformed people the ability to vote.
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If journalism is subsidized, then it will lead to unbiased and accurate reporting.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Subsidizing journalism allows for efficient information.
When journalism is subsidized journalist tend to provide fact because they are well encouraged.
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Subsidizing journalism is unnecessary. We should focus on improving education instead.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Subsidizing journalism allows for efficient information.
When journalism is subsidized journalist tend to provide fact because they are well encouraged.
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I read one article that was biased. Therefore, all subsidized journalism is biased.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Subsidizing journalism allows for efficient information.
When journalism is subsidized journalist tend to provide fact because they are well encouraged.
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If we don't subsidize journalism, then we won't have any reliable information sources.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Subsidizing journalism allows for efficient information.
When journalism is subsidized journalist tend to provide fact because they are well encouraged.
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I read a news article about one child who was affected by their parent's execution. Therefore, all children of executed parents suffer mental harm.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Capital punishment causes mental harm to children.
Children who lose a parent to capital punishment are harmed by the death of their parent.
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Capital punishment should be abolished. It is a waste of taxpayer money that could be used for education and healthcare.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Capital punishment causes mental harm to children.
Children who lose a parent to capital punishment are harmed by the death of their parent.
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Those who oppose capital punishment are soft-hearted and lack understanding of justice.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Capital punishment causes mental harm to children.
Children who lose a parent to capital punishment are harmed by the death of their parent.
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Claiming that capital punishment causes mental harm to all children misrepresents the potential impact on a small subset of children.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Capital punishment causes mental harm to children.
Children who lose a parent to capital punishment are harmed by the death of their parent.
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We must consider the feelings of the victims' families and not abolish capital punishment.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Abolishing capital punishment is cruel for the victims of crime.
Forcing victims to pay for the criminals' life imprisonment via taxes is cruel.
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Claiming that abolishing capital punishment means no justice for victims ignores alternative forms of punishment and rehabilitation.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Abolishing capital punishment is cruel for the victims of crime.
Forcing victims to pay for the criminals' life imprisonment via taxes is cruel.
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Abolishing capital punishment is cruel for the victims of crime because it denies them justice and closure.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Abolishing capital punishment is cruel for the victims of crime.
Forcing victims to pay for the criminals' life imprisonment via taxes is cruel.
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I heard one victim's family say they wanted the criminal to be executed. Therefore, all victims' families want capital punishment.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Abolishing capital punishment is cruel for the victims of crime.
Forcing victims to pay for the criminals' life imprisonment via taxes is cruel.
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Everyone believes people should not be responsible for their own education, so it must be the right decision.
Generate a counter argument for the topic: People need to be responsible for their own education.
No 18 year old can afford to go to college.
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It's not fair to expect people to be responsible for their own education when the education system is so flawed.
Generate a counter argument for the topic: People need to be responsible for their own education.
No 18 year old can afford to go to college.
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Those who believe people should be responsible for their own education are lazy and ignorant.
Generate a counter argument for the topic: People need to be responsible for their own education.
No 18 year old can afford to go to college.
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I know someone who dropped out of school and became successful. Therefore, everyone can succeed without education.
Generate a counter argument for the topic: People need to be responsible for their own education.
No 18 year old can afford to go to college.
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Just because some doctors support homeopathy doesn't mean it's effective. Many doctors also believe in pseudoscience.
Generate a counter argument for the topic: homeopathy has many benefits
Homeopathy can be very dangerous.
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Just because some doctors support homeopathy doesn't mean it's effective. Many doctors also believe in pseudoscience.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: homeopathy has many benefits
Homeopathy can help cure diseases naturally.
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Legalizing organ trade would only benefit the wealthy, while the poor continue to suffer from lack of access to healthcare.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Organ trade should not be legalized.
It would cause people to make risky choices with their bodies that may be detrimental.
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The majority of people believe that legalizing organ trade would lead to exploitation and unethical practices. Therefore, it should not be legalized.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Organ trade should not be legalized.
It would cause people to make risky choices with their bodies that may be detrimental.
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Either legalize organ trade or let people die on waiting lists for organs.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Organ trade should not be legalized.
It would cause people to make risky choices with their bodies that may be detrimental.
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Opposing organ trade does not mean opposing organ transplantation, which is a life-saving procedure.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Organ trade should not be legalized.
It would cause people to make risky choices with their bodies that may be detrimental.
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I know someone who grew up in an abusive household and turned out fine. Therefore, all children in abusive households will turn out fine.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Even in abusive households, biological children should stay with their biological parents.
Children in the foster care system end up with issues from the lack of stability in their lives.
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We should keep biological children with their abusive biological parents. Many psychologists, like Dr. Trustworthy, believe it is best for the child's development.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Even in abusive households, biological children should stay with their biological parents.
Children in the foster care system end up with issues from the lack of stability in their lives.
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The majority of people believe that children should stay with their biological parents, regardless of the circumstances. Therefore, it is the right thing to do.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Even in abusive households, biological children should stay with their biological parents.
Children in the foster care system end up with issues from the lack of stability in their lives.
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Arguing that removing children from abusive households means all biological parents are unfit.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Even in abusive households, biological children should stay with their biological parents.
Children in the foster care system end up with issues from the lack of stability in their lives.
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Bad foster care parents have a negative effect on a kid because they are bad foster care parents.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Bad foster care parents has negative effect on a kid
When parent of foster homes are not good it tends to have a traumatizing effect on a child.
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Having bad foster care parents actually improves a kid's resilience and ability to overcome challenges.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Bad foster care parents has negative effect on a kid
When parent of foster homes are not good it tends to have a traumatizing effect on a child.
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Think about how heartbroken a child would be if they were taken away from their foster parents.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Bad foster care parents has negative effect on a kid
When parent of foster homes are not good it tends to have a traumatizing effect on a child.
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Either have bad foster care parents or have no parents at all.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Bad foster care parents has negative effect on a kid
When parent of foster homes are not good it tends to have a traumatizing effect on a child.
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Those who defend bad foster care parents are heartless and have no empathy for children.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Bad foster care parents has negative effect on a kid
When parent of foster homes are not good it tends to have a traumatizing effect on a child.
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Bad foster care parents should not be a concern because there are other kids who have no parents at all.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Bad foster care parents has negative effect on a kid
When parent of foster homes are not good it tends to have a traumatizing effect on a child.
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The majority of people believe that bad foster care parents have a negative effect on a child, so it must be true.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Bad foster care parents has negative effect on a kid
When parent of foster homes are not good it tends to have a traumatizing effect on a child.
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Claiming all foster care parents are bad based on a few negative examples is unfair and misrepresents the majority who provide loving care.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Bad foster care parents has negative effect on a kid
When parent of foster homes are not good it tends to have a traumatizing effect on a child.
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We should support unlimited judicial activism because many famous lawyers and judges endorse it.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Since every situation is different, there shouldn't be a limit on judicial activism.
Some situations are worse than others.
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Claiming no limit on judicial activism implies complete disregard for checks and balances in the legal system.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Since every situation is different, there shouldn't be a limit on judicial activism.
Some situations are worse than others.
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We must subsidize journalists because their honesty is crucial for the well-being of society.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Journalist will be more honest about facts when they are subsidized.
Subsidy for journalist will allow for honest fact since they do not need to be contributed for again.
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Claiming that subsidies will automatically make journalists more honest oversimplifies the complex factors that influence journalistic integrity.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Journalist will be more honest about facts when they are subsidized.
Subsidy for journalist will allow for honest fact since they do not need to be contributed for again.
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Those who disagree with this are clearly irresponsible and unfit parents themselves.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Children benefit from having an active father figure in their life.
If a child has a good influence from a father figure, it will benefit them in their life.
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We should believe that children benefit from having an active father figure because famous psychologist Dr. Expert has endorsed this idea.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Children benefit from having an active father figure in their life.
If a child has a good influence from a father figure, it will benefit them in their life.
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Having an active father figure in a child's life is important because it teaches them how to ride a bike.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Children benefit from having an active father figure in their life.
If a child has a good influence from a father figure, it will benefit them in their life.
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I know a child who has an absent father and they turned out just fine. Therefore, all children do not need an active father figure.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Children benefit from having an active father figure in their life.
If a child has a good influence from a father figure, it will benefit them in their life.
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Homeopathy is a natural remedy, just like herbal medicine, and has been used for centuries.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Homeopathy is a medication mostly not prescribed by doctors and can be misused
Alternative medicine sometime has negative effect on people.
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Those who support homeopathy are gullible and easily swayed by pseudoscience.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Homeopathy is a medication mostly not prescribed by doctors and can be misused
Alternative medicine sometime has negative effect on people.
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Either doctors prescribe homeopathy or it is misused, there is no other option.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Homeopathy is a medication mostly not prescribed by doctors and can be misused
Alternative medicine sometime has negative effect on people.
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I know three doctors who don't prescribe homeopathy. Therefore, no doctors prescribe homeopathy.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Homeopathy is a medication mostly not prescribed by doctors and can be misused
Alternative medicine sometime has negative effect on people.
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News is essential because everyone wants to know what's happening in the world.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: News serve as a major needs of the public
Everyone should have access to news so they can know what is happening around them.
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The majority of people rely on news as their primary source of information, so it must be a major need of the public.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: News serve as a major needs of the public
Everyone should have access to news so they can know what is happening around them.
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Those who criticize news are ignorant and uninformed about the importance of staying informed.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: News serve as a major needs of the public
Everyone should have access to news so they can know what is happening around them.
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News is important because it fulfills the major needs of the public.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: News serve as a major needs of the public
Everyone should have access to news so they can know what is happening around them.
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We must end foster care because the idea of children being abused and neglected is heart-wrenching.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Foster care is dangerous for children.
It can be harmful to a child's psyche to lack the stability of their own household.
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Those who support foster care are naive and ignorant about the dangers it poses to children.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Foster care is dangerous for children.
It can be harmful to a child's psyche to lack the stability of their own household.
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Many people believe that foster care is dangerous for children, so it must be true.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Foster care is dangerous for children.
It can be harmful to a child's psyche to lack the stability of their own household.
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I heard one story about a child being abused in foster care. Therefore, all foster care is dangerous for children.
Generate a supporting argument for the topic: Foster care is dangerous for children.
It can be harmful to a child's psyche to lack the stability of their own household.
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