topic: AI in education

current_text: Universities should allow students to use generative AI tools in coursework.

gold_label: claim

rationale: Root-level debatable position.


parent_text: Universities should allow students to use generative AI tools in coursework.

current_text: AI tools should be banned from graded assignments because they make authorship impossible to verify.

rationale: Directly opposes the parent position.


parent_text: AI tools should be banned from graded assignments because they make authorship impossible to verify.

current_text: Detection systems have produced false positives against students who did not use AI.

gold_label: premise

rationale: Gives a supporting reason against relying on bans or detection.


parent_text: Detection systems have produced false positives against students who did not use AI.

current_text: Do you have evidence for that claim?

gold_label: unknown

rationale: Question requesting evidence rather than making an argument.


topic: Remote work

current_text: Remote work should remain the default for knowledge workers.

rationale: Standalone debatable stance.


parent_text: Remote work should remain the default for knowledge workers.

current_text: That ignores how much junior employees learn from being around experienced coworkers in person.

rationale: Challenges the parent claim by introducing a drawback.


parent_text: That ignores how much junior employees learn from being around experienced coworkers in person.

current_text: New hires often rely on informal conversations to understand team norms and priorities.

rationale: Supports the parent objection with an explanatory reason.


current_text: My company tried something similar for a while.

rationale: Mentions a personal situation but does not clearly state a claim, objection, or supporting reason.


topic: Public transport

current_text: Cities should make public transport free for residents.

rationale: Policy position that can be debated.


parent_text: Cities should make public transport free for residents.

current_text: Free fares would not solve poor service frequency, which is the main reason many people avoid buses.

rationale: Challenges the usefulness of the parent proposal.


current_text: Fare collection systems are expensive to maintain, so removing fares can reduce administrative costs.

rationale: Provides a reason supporting free public transport.


parent_text: Fare collection systems are expensive to maintain, so removing fares can reduce administrative costs.

current_text: Interesting point.

rationale: Short acknowledgement with no argumentative content.


topic: School uniforms

current_text: School uniforms improve equality among students.

rationale: A clear position on a policy issue.


parent_text: School uniforms improve equality among students.

current_text: They may reduce visible clothing differences, but they do not address deeper income inequality.

rationale: Partially concedes then challenges the parent claim.


current_text: When everyone wears the same clothes, students are less likely to be judged for expensive brands.

rationale: Supports the parent claim with a causal explanation.


parent_text: They may reduce visible clothing differences, but they do not address deeper income inequality.

current_text: Exactly, that is what I meant.

rationale: Agreement without a new reason or claim.


topic: Nuclear energy

current_text: Nuclear energy should be expanded as part of climate policy.

rationale: Standalone policy claim.


parent_text: Nuclear energy should be expanded as part of climate policy.

current_text: Building new nuclear plants takes too long to help with urgent emissions targets.

rationale: Objects to the parent proposal.


current_text: Nuclear plants produce electricity with very low operational carbon emissions.

rationale: Evidence-like support for expanding nuclear energy.


parent_text: Building new nuclear plants takes too long to help with urgent emissions targets.

current_text: That depends on the country and the project.

rationale: Vague qualification without enough detail to function as a claim or evidence.


topic: Social media

current_text: Social media platforms should verify users before allowing political advertising.

rationale: Debatable moderation policy proposal.


parent_text: Social media platforms should verify users before allowing political advertising.

current_text: That would create privacy risks for activists and people living under authoritarian governments.

rationale: Raises a direct objection to the parent proposal.


current_text: Verified identity requirements can make coordinated foreign influence campaigns harder to hide.

rationale: Supports the parent claim with a benefit.


parent_text: That would create privacy risks for activists and people living under authoritarian governments.

current_text: lol no one cares

rationale: Dismissive comment without a clear argumentative role.


topic: Four-day workweek

current_text: A four-day workweek should become standard for full-time jobs.

rationale: Clear standalone claim.


parent_text: A four-day workweek should become standard for full-time jobs.

current_text: Some hospitals, restaurants, and factories cannot compress work without reducing service coverage.

rationale: Challenges the general feasibility of the parent claim.


current_text: Several pilot programs reported stable productivity and higher employee satisfaction.

rationale: Provides empirical-style support.


parent_text: Several pilot programs reported stable productivity and higher employee satisfaction.

current_text: Which pilot programs are you referring to?

rationale: Clarifying question, not a claim or premise.

probe_type: question


topic: Phone bans in schools

current_text: High schools should ban smartphones during class hours.

rationale: Debatable school policy position.


parent_text: High schools should ban smartphones during class hours.

current_text: A strict ban would also block students from using accessibility tools and translation apps.

rationale: Direct objection to the proposed ban.


current_text: Teachers often lose instructional time when students check notifications during lessons.

rationale: Supports the ban with a classroom-management reason.


parent_text: A strict ban would also block students from using accessibility tools and translation apps.

current_text: Maybe, but I am not sure how that would work in practice.

rationale: Hesitant response that does not make a clear opposing claim or provide concrete support.


topic: Meat consumption

current_text: Governments should tax meat to reduce environmental damage.

rationale: Policy claim.


parent_text: Governments should tax meat to reduce environmental damage.

current_text: That policy would hit low-income families harder than wealthy households.

rationale: Raises an equity objection to the parent policy.


current_text: Livestock production contributes substantially to methane emissions and land use.

rationale: Supports the parent claim with an environmental reason.


parent_text: Livestock production contributes substantially to methane emissions and land use.

current_text: I like burgers though.

rationale: Personal preference that does not engage the argument.


topic: Online anonymity

current_text: Online anonymity is necessary for free expression.

rationale: General debatable position.


parent_text: Online anonymity is necessary for free expression.

current_text: Anonymous accounts also make harassment and coordinated abuse harder to punish.

rationale: Challenges the parent by naming a serious downside.


current_text: Whistleblowers may only speak publicly if their real identity is protected.

rationale: Supports the need for anonymity with a concrete case.


parent_text: Anonymous accounts also make harassment and coordinated abuse harder to punish.

current_text: This thread is getting repetitive.

rationale: Meta-comment about the discussion rather than an argument.


topic: Vibecoding and creativity

current_text: Vibecoding will limit creativity in the future.

rationale: Root-level debatable position about the future effect of vibe coding.


parent_text: I think we will also see more and more designs of these apps/experiences become increasingly similar.

current_text: Creativity shouldn't be sought in coming up with unique UIs, but in the functionality.

rationale: Introduces a new claim about how creativity should be defined.


parent_text: Vibecoding will limit creativity in the future.

current_text: While I agree that vibecoding in the hands of someone that doesn't understand the underlying systems is unlikely to produce anything creative, I think that in the hands of an experienced developer it can enhance creativity by speeding up the implementations of well known problems, leaving more time to try to solve more niche ones.

rationale: Partially concedes but directly challenges the parent's overall claim.


current_text: I think that is actually the opposite: vibe coding drastically reduces the level of expertise needed to prototype and implement ideas. The creativity will come from people using the tools as they try new and varied things.

rationale: Directly opposes the root claim by arguing that vibe coding can increase creativity rather than limit it.


parent_text: While I agree that vibecoding in the hands of someone that doesn't understand the underlying systems is unlikely to produce anything creative, I think that in the hands of an experienced developer it can enhance creativity by speeding up the implementations of well known problems, leaving more time to try to solve more niche ones.

current_text: When game engines like Unity became popular, the fact that it was easier to create games led to a boom of copypasta derivative content, but also a boom of creative, experimental indie games that weren't viable before.

rationale: Gives an analogy as evidence in support of the parent counter-claim.


parent_text: I think that is actually the opposite: vibe coding drastically reduces the level of expertise needed to prototype and implement ideas. The creativity will come from people using the tools as they try new and varied things.

current_text: Right now people are still figuring out how to use these tools, but the more people get comfortable, the more they will figure out how to guide towards unique and interesting results.

rationale: Supports the parent counter-claim by explaining why creativity may increase over time.


current_text: Do you mean creative in terms of code or creative in general?

rationale: Clarification question rather than a claim, counter-claim, or premise.


parent_text: I think you are just not creative enough in your vibe coding. Try these agent instructions: You are the world's greatest surfer, but also a distributed systems expert.

current_text: Hes yankin yer chain mate

rationale: Colloquial aside explaining another comment, not a substantive argument role.