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This House would encourage fewer people to go to university
Claim: Students are forcing themselves through university even when it is not right for them
This House Does Not Trust the Market for Improvements in Energy Standards.
Claim: The government is better placed to consider longer term implications than companies ... | Further restrictions on an already regulated industry would hinder its ability to hold people to account. | 3 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Problem: There already exists a pan-European identity across all EU Member States, and a single working language would help to strengthen that identity. Come up with some evidence to support this.
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Evidence: 1. Therefore , one singe language for managing all the EU Member States communal affairs makes perfect... | 1. Glenn Lowry , director of the Museum of Modern Art , claims its almost a moral duty that museums should be free -LRB- Smith , 2006 -RRB- .
2. If museums are not funded sufficiently by the government , they will be forced to charge for entry , and this will inevitably deter many potential visitors , especially the po... | 5 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
PROBLEM: Claim: Exploiting Antarctica's resources would have a disastrous effect on its marine environment
What evidence supports this claim?
EVIDENCE: 1. Antarctica has suffered greatly from overfishing in its past ; fur seals , elephant seals , and the great whales were all hunted to the brink of extinction .
2. One... | 1. Suppose we replace all coal fired power stations with hydroelectric power stations .
2. Hydroelectric dams burn no fossil fuels so emit no greenhouse gasses at all in producing energy .
3. Since there is more than enough potential capacity for hydropower , we could hypothetically completely replace coal and even oth... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Question: What claim can be made from the following pieces of evidence?
1. The construction cost was ultimately higher at 85,000 however they sold or over 200,000 because the developers could sell at the market price
2. In 2004 John Prescott , then Deputy Prime Minister of the UK , challenged the construction to build ... | No reaction will embolden the regime | 9 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Question: What claim can be made from the following pieces of evidence?
1. The instability in Afghanistan under Taliban rule , for example , made it impossible to rely on the Afghanistan government to pursue Al Qaeda .
2. Furthermore , the Taliban effectively inferred Al Qaeda with governmental functions , including th... | Subsidising Tobacco encourages people to grow tobacco where they might otherwise grow food. | 9 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Sentences: 1. There is extensive evidence that reserving one day for communal recreation has benefits in areas as diverse as community cohesion and the reduction of childhood obesity .
2. The Colombian initiative , Ciclovia , which closes some streets altogether on a Sunday has demonstrated impressive results in these ... | Students are forcing themselves through university even when it is not right for them | 1 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
This House supports the death penalty
What argument could one make about this debate topic?
A: Claim: [The death penalty deters crime.]
This house believes that civil society should be granted a wider participation in Africas political life
What argument could one make about this debate topic?
A: Claim: [Civil soci... | Claim: [Internet anonymity allows people to speak the truth without fearing harm to their careers] | 2 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Arguments: 1. They are the 3 and 4 world economies .
2. Furthermore these two countries are the second and third largest contributors to the UN budget and deserve a permanent seat in the Council .
3. The current Security Council doesnt reflect the economic reality of the 21st century .
4. France and Great Britain have ... | This House would pull out of the Article 98 Agreements that prevent US soldiers from being sent to the ICC for trial | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Arguments: 1. Put simply , privatizing Social Security would actually boost economic growth and lead to better-protected investments by beneficiaries , benefiting not only themselves but the nation at large .
2. This would make social security much more sustainable as there would no longer be the risk of the money bein... | This House believes western intervention in Libya has been a success | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Arguments: 1. It is simply unfeasible that they would remain interested when someone has been out of the spotlight for over two years .
2. In effect this means that for a Korean musician or actor their career will finish at the age of 29 .
3. In other profession it is possible to build a career around national service ... | This House would support international adoption | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Argument:1. With sites making movies that cost millions available for free , it poses a real threat to major studios .
2. For example The Institute for Policy Innovation believes the global music industry loses $ 12.5 billion a year due to piracy resulting in 71,060 lost jobs .
3. In an age of such easy global communic... | The EU is one of the world's largest trade blocs, has the world's largest GDP, and represents almost half a billion people. | 0 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Sentences: 1. Most obviously it seems unnecessary for there to be attorney client privilege when the defendants interests can not be adversely affected .
2. For example when the confidential information just does not incriminate the client himself but it might clear somebody else , or when the client is dead .
3. Few p... | International law supports dividing Jerusalem | 1 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
PROBLEM: Claim: The electoral college violates the democratic principle of equality in voting.
What evidence supports this claim?
EVIDENCE: 1. There is not equality in that , every state should be equal , California for voting purposes is no more important that Delaware .
2. For example , California has 55 electoral c... | 1. Reported miracles , healings etc. are never reliably proved actually to have happened , and in any case everyones religious experiences are different and point to the psychological differences between human beings not to any objective divine reality .
2. There is no evidence that God exists .
3. It would be nice if ... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Arguments: 1. Perceptions of beauty and fashion in particular have been terribly distorted .
2. Many young people have low self-esteem , and lead unhealthy lifestyles because they feel they should be thinner and more attractive like the models they see in adverts .
3. Many adverts do more than just advertising products... | This House would introduce child curfews | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Question:
Summarize the argument implied by these sentences. 1. Dirty water and human waste also have to be removed and treated in sanitation systems .
2. We pay for food , and shelter , which are both necessary for life , so it is perfectly morally acceptable to pay for water .
3. Water is a resource subject to supply... | Sports shooting desensitizes people to the lethal nature of firearms | 8 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
This house would grant the EU a permanent seat on the UN Security Council
Claim: The world has moved on since 1945.
This House would directly elect city mayors
Claim: Mayors would be more accountable than a council
This House would ban teachers from interacting with students via social networking websites.
Claim: | Teacher’s personal life might undermine educational message. | 3 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Problem: A world government would foster a constructive cosmopolitanism Come up with some evidence to support this.
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Evidence: 1. A world government would give people a higher focus for their political loyalties than their respective nation-states , and thus facilitate the development of a higher degree of co... | 1. Eisenstadt , Michael , Chemical Reaction , , 18 January 2013 ,
2. Preventing or limiting the use of chemical weapons however does represent a defined objective that is smaller , and therefore easier , than bringing peace to Syria .
3. One of the reasons why there has not been an intervention in Syria already is the ... | 5 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
Question:
Summarize the argument implied by these sentences. 1. In addition to the brain-drain , whereby skilled health professionals continue to emigrate from Zambia , Zambia also shows a slow rate of training of new health workers .
2. The use of ICT and creating a network of professional experts enables learning and... | Sanctions make clear where a country stands. | 8 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
PROBLEM: Claim: All professional boxing should be banned, not amateur boxing.
What evidence supports this claim?
EVIDENCE: 1. The main difference is that in amateur boxing the round lengths are often shorter as are the number of rounds and more protective equipment is worn .
2. When most people think of boxingthe spor... | 1. Why should governments allow an activity that helps their citizens lose the money they have worked so hard to earn ?
2. Gamblers may win money from time to time , but in the long run , the House always wins .
3. The internet has made gambling so much easier to do and encouraged lots of new people to place bets so dr... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_idebate | fs_noopt |
input: Write a very short review for movie "1174279-wanted".
output: Wanted is stylish, energetic popcorn fare with witty performances from Angelina Jolie (playing an expert assassin), James McAvoy, and Morgan Freeman that help to distract from its absurdly over-the-top plot.
input: Write a very short review for movi... | A shapeless documentary, but shows what's it like for the soldiers on the ground. | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
input: Write a very short review for movie "queen and country".
output: Graceful and bittersweet, Queen and Country finds writer-director John Boorman revisiting past glories with warmth and wisdom.
input: Write a very short review for movie "the diary of a teenage girl".
output: Boldly unconventional and refreshing... | Its premise suggests brazenly tasteless humor, but Four Lions is actually a smart, pitch-black comedy that carries the unmistakable ring of truth. | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
Here are some reviews for a movie: 1. There isn't a shred of subtlety in their clowning -- or in any part of the movie, which clumsily shoots for operatic highs and lows. But with so many borrowed bits and pieces, the only feeling it successfully evokes is déjŕ vu.
2. The Warrior's Way is a visually inspired multi-genr... | Robert De Niro and especially Dakota Fanning have earned some praise for their work in Hide and Seek, but critics have called the rest of the film derivative, illogical and somewhat silly. | 7 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
Critic consensus:Marvelously directed by Sebastian Lelio and beautifully led by a powerful performance from Paulina Garcia, Gloria takes an honest, sweetly poignant look at a type of character that's all too often neglected in Hollywood.
Numbered reviews:1. It's rife with disappointment and humiliation. But bleakness ... | 1. Keira Knightley gives one of her most nuanced performances, showing extraordinary range without ever coming across as showy... This is a well crafted, enjoyable ensemble piece with a captivating conclusion.
2. Suspenseful though it is, the movie is quiet to the point of being sleepy, and Worthington is simply not wo... | 1 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
question: Unoriginal, with one-dimensional characters.
numbered reviews: 1. A tepid comedy/drama involving a wealthy nurse, Judith (Holly Hunter), who is miserable.
2. The smooth, soothing soundtrack could not be a better fit for the laid-back, low-key, unforced appeal of the film.
3. ... made up of magical moments of... | 1. The Brothers is basically a Lifetime movie that somehow found its way into theaters.
2. A politically incorrect but often hilarious jam session.
3. A lively, affectionate and well-acted romantic comedy.
4. Hardwick's boisterous film is enjoyably slapstick and uses laughter rather than psychological insights as thera... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
question: Both leaden and stilted, Spinning into Butter is an unsubtle drama with stagy direction and lackluster dialogue.
numbered reviews: 1. May force the audience to confront its own reactions to the dilemmas ... of a society in which people talk at each other, rather than with each other.
2. Marred somewhat by a ... | 1. The surprises are interesting, but not enough to save the film from itself.
2. Warm-hearted but ultimately soft!
3. A torturous endurance test!
4. Never manages more than a glib, TV movie-of- the-week glance at their lives.
5. Everything is reduced to a transparent formula. And everyone plays their schematic part.
6... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
1. There is bitter and breathtaking truth in the story and in the story-telling.
2. That this is Fukunaga's first film is astonishing, given its sharp script, technical proficiency and suspenseful pacing. The ensemble cast is top-notch.
3. Mashes up the tale of the arduous journey across borders with the developing wor... | Consensus: A breezy and lively modern art documentary, revealing that LA is not a cultural wasteland when it comes to fine art. | 3 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
Problem: 1. It may be dry and sullen, but it's also smart and classy.
2. Stylishly twisty turny
3. Clever story up the sleeve, but nothing in the way of the wonder of magic. Honestly, I found the mood rather miserable.
4. Not to be confused with "The Illusionist," although it will be, is "The Prestige," the second peri... | Favoring subtlety over cheap sentimentality, The Keys to the House is emotionally honest, compassionate, and a genuine tear-jerker. | 8 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
question: Nearly a decade after The Outlaw Josey Wales, Clint Eastwood returns as a director to the genre that made his name with this elegant, spiritual Western that riffs on the classic Shane.
numbered reviews: 1. A lesser Western by Eastwood's standards, but many a filmmaker would consider this a career high point.... | 1. Of the many film versions, this one from 1951 with Alastair Sim as Scrooge is the most faithful to the spirit of the book.
2. If I dare to say it, a more dramatically successful work than Dickens's novella.
3. A sturdy 1951 British mounting of the Dickens tale, with Alastair Sim contributing a definitive Scrooge.
4.... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
question: A light, sweet, and thoroughly entertaining debut for director Tom Hanks, That Thing You Do! makes up in charm what it lacks in complexity.
numbered reviews: 1. Hanks evokes astonishingly precise memories of the time.
2. Light and peppy, this filmmaking debut by Tom Hanks is as harmless as a puppy dog waitin... | 1. ...there is, for the most part, simply no shaking the feeling that the really interesting stuff is happening elsewhere...
2. This pretty awful movie is from a team of visual effects-making brothers, Colin and Greg Strause, who've been making stuff look awesome for several years now.
3. I think Skyline ultimately fai... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
question: Lavish imagery and a daring soundtrack set this film apart from most period dramas; in fact, style complete takes precedence over plot and character development in Coppola's vision of the doomed queen.
numbered reviews: 1. It's like eating dessert first and never getting around to the main course.
2. There's... | 1. Paranoid Park has the slightly glum insularity of minimalist fiction, but it's the first of Van Sant's blitzed-generation films in which a young man wakes up instead of shutting down.
2. Yet another accomplished, stylistically courageous work from a filmmaker whose willingness to take chances and pull them off is hi... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
1. The Wrecking Crew is breezy, intriguing, tuneful, joyous stuff for anyone. For rock and pop fans, though, it's absolute catnip.
2. Pays fond tribute to the musicians who were behind so much of the rock 'n' roll soundtrack of boomers' lives [as] an insiders' memoir . . . in loose, not chronological edit.
3. Inviting ... | An impressionistic, fragmented look at Reinaldo Arenas, Before Night Falls' imagery manages to evoke a sense of the writer's artistry, and Bardem's strong performance holds the film together. Finally, a biopic done well. | 9 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
1. Hero is one of the most visually poetic movies I've ever seen.
2. Hero dazzles with its visual storytelling
3. The elegant precision of the ravishing images gives each scene a timeless beauty.
4. Unfortunately, it's overdone. Subtleties have been abandoned in much of the fight gymnastics...
5. Put simply: this is on... | Invigorated by its talented cast and Francis Ford Coppola's strong direction, The Rainmaker is a satisfying legal drama -- and arguably the best of Hollywood's many John Grisham adaptations. | 9 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
input: Write a very short review for movie "driving miss daisy".
output: Warm and smartly paced, and boasting impeccable performances from Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy.
input: Write a very short review for movie "10009254-shutter".
output: Being a remake of a Thai horror film instead of Japanese doesn't prevent ... | A tiresome rom-com. | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
Here are some reviews for a movie: 1. If only all reputed turkeys gave us such a trip.
2. Science-fiction meets emotional fact. An intelligent, time-spanning love story that deserves the benefit of any doubt. Watch. And watch again.
3. I was utterly absorbed in watching it, yet when it was over I had no idea what had h... | Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman make this predictable affair watchable. | 7 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
input: Write a very short review for movie "2046".
output: Director Wong Kar-Wai has created in 2046 another visually stunning, atmospheric, and melancholy movie about unrequited love and loneliness.
input: Write a very short review for movie "business of strangers".
output: The Business of Strangers showcases a com... | Timecrimes is a low-budget thriller that's well-crafted and loaded with dark humor and bizarre twists. | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
Here are some reviews for a movie: 1. What is a surprise here is the intensity of the young actors - Roberts has a particularly perfect scowl - and the freshness of the Welsh seaside scenery.
2. A quintessential coming of age drama worth revisiting to catch the subtext.
3. It's impossible to watch this and not have lon... | It's pure formula, but thanks to its breezy pace and a pair of charming performances from Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, Knight and Day offers some agreeably middle-of-the-road summer action. | 7 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
Critic consensus:If you want lots of laughs and don't mind some profanity, The Original Kings of Comedy can deliver.
Numbered reviews:1. Little of the material feels distinctive, fresh, or insightful -- let alone edgy.
2. There's no world view, no scathing insight, no moment when you find your perceptions genuinely ch... | 1. a very good movie with great acting, but it needed a bit of pizzazz to make it a movie you can't miss.
2. An actor who excels at what I call "quiet strength," Cooper often says more with his eyes then with his mouth
3. The picture is suspenseful where it counts, and at times, it's truly terrifying. There were moment... | 1 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
question: Steven Spielberg's adaptation of War of the Worlds delivers on the thrill and paranoia of H.G. Wells' classic novel while impressively updating the action and effects for modern audiences.
numbered reviews: 1. Mars Annoys!
2. It's a perfect fireworks show for the long July 4th weekend, but as with even the m... | 1. Skyfall isn't just a great Bond film, it's the character's resurrection.
2. Skyfall is still a vast improvement on Quantum Of Solace, but it's no Casino Royale.
3. Skyfall isn't just one of the best-ever James Bond movies. It's also one of the most rock 'em sock 'em, intelligent, witty, dazzling and best-acted movie... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
IN: Write an ordered list of reviews about "flyboys".
OUT: 1. With its meticulous attention to detail and superior production values, the film promises much more than its unseasoned cast and thin plotting deliver.
2. Amazing aerial stunts %u2013 they are really are quite a sight to behold.
3. Each air battle has been ... | 1. 'Role Models' is what you might expect, a juvenile farce that celebrates a sort of nihilistic, anything-goes raunchiness before revealing its heart of gold. There's nothing wrong with a formula like this when it works. Here it does.
2. Where most mainstream comedies strain to make their jokes as zany and crazy as po... | 5 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
question: A layered, wonderfully-acted, and passionate drama.
numbered reviews: 1. An Almodóvar film is always worth watching, and Bad Education is no exception.
2. Reading, Writing, Revenge - the 3 R's Ángel learned from his Bad Education!
3. Stylish and intriguing.
4. Always provocative and original, this time Pedro... | 1. A challenging and intriguing piece of work.
2. Low-budget debut from Memento's director subtly transposes you to a sinful urban nightmare.
3. a harbinger of things to come, an exercise in the kind of temporal gymnastics, sleight-of-hand shifts in perspective, and rigorous insights into the dark depths of human natur... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
Critic consensus:The scrutinizing camera angles of Keane might at first feel too close for comfort, but this powerful portrait of a man distraught by the abduction of his child plumbs the depths of mental illness and the corners of fleabag hotels in an intimate and touching examination of the seedier side of life.
Num... | 1. The most courageous thing about it, from today's standards, is that it closes without an obligatory happy ending, and an audience that has watched for 187 minutes doesn't get a tidy, mindless conclusion.
2. It is a spotty, uneven drama.
3. the liberal message is delivered with a heavy hand, but the film also boasts ... | 1 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
1. There's some fun in this if you stick with it.
2. If you see only one casual-sex-com featuring a Black Swan alumni this year, make sure it's this one.
3. Will Gluck does his best with a predictable formula. It doesn't hit the heights but it doesn't sink under the predictability either.
4. ...it's almost guaranteed t... | MMA star and first-time actress Gina Carano displays ample action-movie chops in Haywire, a fast-paced thriller with a top-notch cast and outstanding direction from Steven Soderbergh. | 9 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
IN: Write an ordered list of reviews about "hellboy 2 the golden army".
OUT: 1. Hellboy has been compared to a '40s noir detective, and that's just about right. With his self-devised code of honor, bruised chivalry and slug-first-ask-questions-later style, he's Philip Marlowe with horns.
2. For all its eye-popping, Mi... | 1. The film maintains an optimistic tone without succumbing to nostalgia, and as always with Studio Ghibli, the company Miyazaki cofounded in the 80s, the hand-drawn animation is gorgeous.
2. The film has charm but overall is a little slight.
3. Inspiring, romantic coming-of-age tale about '60s teens.
4. it's a gem of ... | 5 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
input: Write a very short review for movie "bears 2014".
output: Sweet, beautifully filmed, and admirably short on sugarcoating, Bears continues Disneynature's winning streak.
input: Write a very short review for movie "alphaville".
output: While Alphaville is by no means a conventional sci-fi film, Jean-Luc Godard ... | The Invasion is slickly made, but it lacks psychological insight and thrills. | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
input: Write a very short review for movie "lakeboat".
output: Though not much happens plot-wise, Lakeboat still has a lot to offer for fans of Mamet.
input: Write a very short review for movie "sightseers".
output: Director Ben Wheatley and writer-stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram deliver a wicked road trip movie tha... | The clunky dialogue and shallow characters fail to capitalize upon Angel-A's stunning, poetic cinematography. | 6 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
question: Don Chaffey's Jason and the Argonauts is an outlandish, transportive piece of nostalgia whose real star is the masterful stop-motion animation work of Ray Harryhausen.
numbered reviews: 1. This absurd, unwieldy adventure -- if that's the word -- is no worse, but certainly no better, than most of its kind.
2.... | 1. Wickedly funny, sick, insightful, depressing, dirty, unjudging, awesomely acted and brilliant.
2. Others, if they choose, may praise Trainspotting for its squalor; I prefer to praise it for the invigorating perspectives of a writer and a director with ideas and the ability to convey them.
3. Exuberant and pitiless, ... | 4 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
Here are some reviews for a movie: 1. As flat-footed as writer-director James Gray's script often sounds, his cops-vs.-mob tale can be strangely mesmerizing.
2. Time will tell, but from where I'm sitting this deceptively routine cop movie runs deep. In fact, it already looks like a classic. Cagney and Tracy would be pr... | Dark and bleak, the "kick-ass" performances, especially Nolte's "effective" portrayal of an abused soul, is the reason to see this film. | 7 | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | fs_noopt |
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