Society Debate Topics for Students

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• My contentions stand.
• Nepotism is defined as favoring someone who is part of your family or is your friend, especially by giving them a job. So, how can Nepotism be good? Well, what if you give a job to someone who you know and you know them to be qualified? I mean, if you know them personally, you…

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• Error by his own arms is best evinced.
• Error by his own arms is best evinced.

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• The burqa may hide signs of domestic abuse but ultimately, can't long sleeves conceal scars and bruises? As for the face, can't makeup? If you were to ban burqas for that reason, then you should as well ban anything else that could conceal the violence. We are talking about…
• France and Belgium have already banned the Islamic covering called a burqa. Now other Western countries are considering doing the same. But if they were to be banned, it would mean many women would not have the freedom to wear what they please for religious purposes. Many say…

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• Opponent forfeited. I will post my rebuttals right away.Rebuttals1. Difficult to understandChinese is not difficult to understand. Chinese might be easy to understand by Chinese people. They think that English is hard. 2. Different AlphabetAgain, for the Chinese, it is not…
• I accept. Arguments in the next round.

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• You replied, "A woman should have the right to walk down the street in nothing but here underwear without being raped, and so by extension without being harassed......" sotheseedsofliberty2's rebuttal, round number 2 response: If we were only talking about a woman's rights you…
• There is a natural relationship between males and females and it is the natural sexual attraction of each sex to the opposite sex. The female of the human sex is designed by nature to be attractive to the male just as the flower is designed to be attractive to Bees to attract…

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• Thank you for accepting. I will be arguing that parents should attend parenting classes. Parents are the primary role models for children especially during those critical ages when they are growing up. The problem is that parents are frequently unprepared to be the main…
• I shall go straight to rebuttals. My opponent says that accidental parents are unprepared. This goes without saying. My opponent then says that when two mature adults decide to have kids, the preparation will always be there. This is an assumption in itself. Even if two adults…

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• First off Kwanzaa is an African American holiday, just so you know, and no, African American heritage is not a religion. Moving on to public schools, students should be able to celebrate whatever holiday they want, if they want to celebrate Hanukkah, they can feel free to do…
• So I will start there. I believe that greeters have the right to say what they believe is a proper greeting. Also, you have stated that they try not to be insulting, on the topic of both school, and Wal-Mart, and I would like for you to explain how people can be insulted for…

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• During the course of this debate, you have made one argument. You believe that it was the mccann family that instigated the media. I am not referring to fliers, i am not referring to seeing a picture of her on the back of a milk carton. Though the mccanns had a media advisor,…
• Though your argument was interesting, it did not entirely make sense. You said and i quote, "it is the Mccanns who are abusing the media and harming themselves and their daughter." though i agree that it was the Mccann parents themselves who instigated the media to begin the…

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• I hope we will bring up some good points that are worth to be considered. I consider the great amount of security at airports to be rather redundant. One of the few purposes for the increased amount of security is the seemingly looming terrorist threats caused by few events…
• Airport security seems to be very important and media follow any security breaches very carefully. What's up for debate: It seems somewhat redundant to me that airports have such a great security while other public places where masses of people tend to be have little to no…

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• The preservation of displaced cultures is important in preventing future oppression.
• All of society benefits from protection of indigenous culture

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• Helicopter parenting have a lot of drawbacks, I agree but most of them likely have a good intentions as well. Also, being involved in your child's life is a very good thing. Children nowadays can be easily influence by the people around them and without the parents to guide…
• ... okay then, it seems like it's already my turn; helicopter parenting is also good for the child. It is one of the best way to monitor them and at the same time, to be a friend who they can depend on. For me, helicopter parenting is a good way for the parents to be the LIGHT…

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• Dear tiny brain, this is what happens when a college educated PhD woman tries to debate a man: http://www.youtube.com...
• Men invented everything significant in history: http://www.youtube.com...

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• To address the confusion you should be pro and I con, non the less now that that's understood lets begin. To be fair I will not rebuttal my opponents points in the first argument. My opponent will argue that sexism should be banned in the media, I will argue the contrary. This…
• Missing the point? "What real women look like or that they actually have a mind and a soul like men" and then when I give you factual evidence of more equality than ever before in the workforce and education you say this is not of form of respect, that leaves me baffled. You…

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• First to refute, In PhPr's first reason was supposed to show how BPs dehumanize women. While I would agree that this would probably be a bad thing, PhPr never explained how merely making your body into an object makes you dehumanized. Instead of showing this necessary logical…
• (Please note that the opinions expressed in a debate are not necessarily those of the debaters) I) the good points of being judged by beauty Human beings are social animals, and we must judge one another immediately the first time by our outer appearance, since the outer…

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• There have been too many civil wars in the past due to racism, African Americans and Hispanics should get their rights no matter where they go, Americans, except me and some others, are extremely racist and tell them they don't have any rights what so ever, well if this is a…
• Round one will be the acceptance of this speech

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• LATLY IN PHILDELPHIA,THE DEALTH RATE HAS GROWN...AM SURE MANY KNOW OF THE MANY VOILENCE THAT OCCURED IN PHILDELPHIA..AND AM SURE YOU HEARD OF SILLY STUPID GAMES KNOWN AS THE CHOCKING GAME.AND THE MANY TEENS THAT GET HIGH...NOW TELL ME AGAIN THAT HAS TO DO FULLY OF PARENTING…
• well my mistake...i am not in agreement with the topic. to began my argument agree that society has place lots of programs to help youth excels if that the case then high school drop out would not be so high....so i think that with society, you have i pods and computers...but…

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• Aspire1 has forfeited the round.Here are some general links that might help you.http://www.esperanto.net...http://en.lernu.net...I pass back to aspire1.
• Attempts to artificially manufacture the "Universal Language" should stop. The implications of forcing a common tongue onto the world are horrendous. The idea of a 'universal language' clearly does not understand what communication barriers actually are - they have little to do…

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• Correct me if I am wrong but is the first part arguing that charities would be involved in scandals and the only way to stop that would be lots of regulations, etc, which is not good? I could argue that the rate of misconduct is fairly low amongst charities and that much good…
• I want to argue that philanthropy should be compulsory or close to compulsory. A special tax, opt-out charity donations, etc. Five assumptions on why, Not enough money is going to philanthropy. Efforts to significantly increase philanthropy have not been successful.…

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• Reporting on violent crimes compromises the integrity and fairness of law
• The contagion effect of reporting on violence leads to increased impetus for terrorist attacks and serial killings

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• Celebrities deserve more privacy than they have now because they are humans just like us. They just have an abnormal job. They do not deserve more, Neither do they deserve less. They deserve the SAME
• I frankly believe that celebrities should have more privacy rights than they have now because it is one of the 30 Human Rights. They are humans like us just with an abnormal career.

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• First stage is for acceptance and first rebuttal. Question: Why does society deny the benefits of Science? i.e. Parents denying their kids vaccination to prevent disease and illness.
• My opponent has forfeited which means he had to argument to counter what I said. I believe I won...

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• < > As I already addressed in my first rebuttal to you, just because every woman does not stay at home with her children this does not belittle or prove it unimportant. Also, just because not all women are mother's prooves in no way my being a stay at home one invalid or worth…
• <<1) Not all women pursue (or are even capable of pursuing) motherhood (and given the problems our planet is having with overpopulation, ALL women should certainly not be encouraged). >> Not all women run for president or are encouraged to. I'd still say that that is one of the…

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• I'm not sure what to add here, because so far everything Con has said was simply a (very weak) argument in my favor.
• I accept con's challenge and will prove that television is, in fact, the leading cause of violence in today's society. As I do not believe con has properly laid out definitions, I would like to clarify that "society" should be considered to be those demographics that…

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• 1. Since they are in prison, they have committed a crime, but aren't laws made by either government or democratically ?? So does that mean that law makers can decide the moral values of people, aren't they equal to the criminal as a human ?? 2. And in what extend can you judge…
• Hello everybody. I gonna argue that people are able to live a normal life after leaving the criminal life

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• yes your definition is definitely right. First, i shall state why i believe that gender equality is critical to development and peace of nation. Gender equality is a basic human right that entails equal opportunities for men and women in all facets of life, be it political,…
• there are various conditions and place where women are disadvantaged. women classification according to their race, disabilities, economic status. this is an unfair action in societies. women are paid less than men for doing the same work. what i am going to say here is women…

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• then didn't we destroy ourselves by that
• Not to say I m not fascinated about your story but come on dude what you are saying its debatable so lets save for another time they no actual proof that aliens exist people might be starting conspires so dude lets face it we re going to destroy ourselves

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• Say I want to solve a conflict between two countries, say I as an individual want to make peace between the united states and well sadly...many countries. What tools do I have at my disposal to make this happen? As an individual, how much impact can I really have on the world…
• As a matter of fact I am well aware of what a representative democracy is and frankly, it's not doing a very good job solving our problems is it now? Seeing as half the people live on less than $2.50 a day and every life supporting system on earth is in a state of decline that…

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• First off, I agree, You should go with an alternative to physical harm if possible, but sometimes it is not. You are right no one wants to hurt there child, why would they? the point of physical punishment is not to hurt the child technically. It is to get their attention, yes…
• I think it's all nonsense that you can not discipline your child the way you want to. Why should a parent not be allowed to smack their child when they are doing something wrong? Now i'm not saying to beat your kid to a pulp, or leave bruises, or welts, or make it so DCF has to…

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• now it's time for my rebuttals... first, i would like to rebut about his argument on wage... actually in Taiwan, people their has equal wages. When it comes to lifestyle, the Muslims are the most equal, because they live their lives following laws. If these people can do it,…
• in afterlife, we are all equal in the eyes of GOd... we are his creations.... therefore we are equal to each other. And if you don't think like that, your stupid.... equality does not refer to lifestle, wage and yadayada... it refers to what we are. we are humans belonging to…

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• First of all I'd like to point out that the use of such inhumane techniques would be used to simply benefit future generations. Wouldn't you limit a respectable amount of the population so that future generations would survive? Also killing is not the only way of implementing…
• Although many may think of the affirmative side as sickly in mind, population checks should be implemented in order to assure the existence of the future generations of the human race and other animals. The human growth can be modeled as a extremely rapid exponential growth…

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• I believe we've debated before, But due to your lack of substance, I don't think we've properly met, So I ask, Who the f*ck are you again? You're a troll that purposefully uses incorrect grammar and tells everyone about it? Sounds like an excuse to maintain a double standard.…
• It would be nice if you could conTROLL your anti-white sentiments. "Don't know nothin" is a double negative which is the same as you saying whites know something. I thank you for that. My argument is simple. The very clothes you wear are of white culture, Take away white…

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• i agree because kids need more time out side an have some exercise a little bit an get some fresh air .
• why do u agree ????

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• Debate!
• I win.

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• Do you know how to cancel it?

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• I do not agree. Because my position based on both a) objective scientific evidence confirming the differences between males and females; and b) my subjective value judgment and value judgement has been consistent and clear that while it is justifiable and recommended for males…
• Good to have you back, sillydebater. It is always nice to start a reply with a civil greetings in joyful debates about pleasant topics. Regardless of you asking for some sort of evidence or not, it matters not. Evidence is needed to determine the truth or falsity of a matter…

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• Face to face communication is better because you get to interact with the person, rather than digitally.

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• Our debate is simply evidenced off of opinion. However, I consent. Your points are clear and resonable and I frankly cant argue against them thank you for the Debate. Good luck on your future adventures.
• How does lowering the flag to half mast cheapen how special it is when its lowered for someone that has done more good then probably even the president himself had?

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• For conclusion: Divorce should not be encouraged as it causes people to be more troubled. Children affected, and these children often fall to suicide or crime cases. The couple's health is also affected. There are more ways to resolve a marriage, and in my argument, I presented…
• For rebuttal for Con's Round 3 argument: As mentioned, stresses is managed by the person or couple. It is up to them how to manage such situations they are facing. Offering divorce is like giving them an option just to simply break. "Dysfunctional family relationship" would…

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• They are different for the fact that I could shoulder press a bicycle over my head 50 times, while I couldn't even lift a motorcycle up to my knees. Motorcycles are larger and heavier. Getting hit by a motorcycle at 15mph does more damage to you than a bicycle going 15mph.…
• A motorcycle isn't a bicycle. Bicycles don't have motors. So, riding a bicycle on a sidewalk is nothing like riding a motorcycle on a sidewalk. People need to learn to deal with bicycles being on sidewalks. It is much more dangerous for bicyclists to be on a road with cars than…

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• This may be true, but Girls, because of their hormones often times have a harder time understanding boys. That is all I have to say this round.
• I totally agree with you there, but Most boys I know are very straight out and always tell me what is on their minds, but when they do that, It gets even more confusing, and it makes them even harder to understand.This is why I would say 100% of the time, boys are harder to…

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• Good morning Mrs church and housemates, Big Brother is a reality television series produced by Southern Star and shown on Network Ten. In each series, which lasts for around three months, a number of people (normally fewer than fifteen at any one time) live together full-time…

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• Again, the con provides as to no answer to any of my arguments. That is an independent voter.Case:The con never answered this properly. Look back two sources 1, 3, and 4. Society should devote the problem of violence to reducing crime, because as of now there are a limited…
• OverviewFirst off, the opponent dropped everything I said, and again argued to add more onto his case. Don't let him bring anything up in the past speeches including mine, and is a reason to just vote Pro. You have to evaluate every part of the debate.CaseSo the article he puts…

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• I am on the Proposition arguing that pit bulls should be eliminated from our society, through any means. I prefer spaying and neutering them all, however, that is not the topic as I sadly just realized. So, euthanization is probably the best means. Refutations "I think that pit…
• Refutations "First off i would like to explain how to deviate a pit bull from its nature of killing all you have to do is raise it right its a simple task if your experienced. And if not all you need to do is find someone who can help you out. " 'Raising it right,' as you say,…

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• People living in poverty should be assisted more thoroughly by social services because when determining the poverty line there are many aspects that are not looked . P1: such as the way the poverty line is calculated does not keep up to date with the cost of living in specific…
• They need those things as much as they need food and water and shelter those are not luxuries they are requirements now to get to where they want to be, there maybe census on how many houses have those appliances but they did not measure whether those appliances were gift from…

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• So to my understanding we should whip out a lawyer or head straight to court every time we see a wrongdoing happen? If you or I witness a teenage brawl should we step in? If someone is being murdered or raped what I get from your response is we as a society should stand by,…
• Are you for or against Individual Social Responsibility?A few examples would be... If someone is abusing their child in public should you take individual responsibility and step in or show a blind eye? If you saw someone getting beat up in a park should you step in or call the…

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• He/ she is able to talk to all family members because I assume he/she wouldn't sleep with them and in my case my boyfriend is allowed to have friends but considering the fact that he has already cheated, I would like for him to not have female friend as considering if your…
• if your boyfriend/girlfriend talks to another person while the two of you are still dating but he/she doesn't really ask the other person out do you think he/she deserve a second chance. even though he/ she promised they would never hurt you like your ex.

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• I wish that you had not forfitted. Looking at your profile I realize that you might be young and here to learn. You were doing a great job.
• I must first start by stating that I find Kyznet"s optimistic attitude refreshing and encouraging. However, data does not lie and presents a very different outlook than Kyznet portrays. The fact is that American students are not "intellectually superior" as Kyznet states.…

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• Why there is enough justice in this world today opposed to my beliefs that there is too much injustice.
• Yes, we have overcome war trauma, scars from whatever injustice we have faced. However it appears we still have not learned from our mistakes at all. Women may have rights in the US now, but there STILL hasn't been a woman for president! When men are whores, no one makes as big…

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• Ladies and gentlemen. Let me continue in this thrilling debate on the topic that "Men have easier life than women". Now I am going to respond to the points my opponent brought: 1. Not all women experience child birth, not all women work at home and not all women care about…
• Now, I will go through the arguments we both brought to this debate, explain my points in more detail and disprove the arguments that my opponent brought. Moving to my first argument that "Men have easier life than women because they don't have to stand as much pain as women…

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• My opponent says a few more things: 1. Children demand products. ----> Extend my arguments about parental responsibility. 2. Sometimes parents can't afford what children want. ----> This doesn't have anything to do with my points regarding advertising rights and the good that…
• Thanks, Con. For this round I will copy and paste my opponent's new arguments, and then respond directly underneath. 1. "but what about the advertisment that they show in tv, about branded things, which all children nowadays needs to seem to think they need but which is beyound…