Technology Debate Topics for Students — page 10

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• In setting forth the affirmative case as to why music should be freely distributed on the Internet, I would like to make it clear that this is not an abstract debate. This debate is not about whether music is being freely downloaded on the Internet, but whether this should be…
• I understand the futility of trying to sway voters in the 4th round, but it is my role so I shall give the final word on this. I wish to restate the my arguments of the 3rd round and clarify any misconceptions anyone may have. As the 3rd round was itself a rebuttal, and did not…

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• So in this argument what do we define as a Mac and what do we define as a PC. If we define it by it's software platform that would be useless because we've already established that both can run OSC or Microsoft. So let's define mac and PC by they're hardware. So a mac is any…
• Macs may be more expensive; but the year to dollar ratio for Mac is 1 year to 44.95 dollars; for a PC it's 1:$175

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• The internet can corrupt you. I'm guessing you haven't laid your eyes on the Deep Web. Go and lurk the internet there. See the pedophile websites that lurk the sea. It's very useful... to the wrong people indeed. Oh, and if you're feeling the need for ordering some drugs, just…
• Wrong. What if I told you that I'm writing my messages on paper and I'm sending an enforcer to channel them to the world-wide-web?

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• I believe, that in some ways, social media is a boon. Whilst I see your point that social media does a lot of harm, I also believe that it does a little more good. These are the 4 main points for my argument: 1. Social media helps people stay interconnected with one another and…

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• However, I am personally offended by the fact that he has used offensive language on me in the comments. I would also like to clear some things in this debate. My opponent has stated that there is no such thing as "The internet of things" However there clearly is as I have…
• First of all I would like to define the Internet Of Things as things such as devices or sensors other than computers, smartphones, or tablets that connect, communicate or transmit information with or between each other through the Internet. My framework for this debate is that…

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• Thanks, Ragnar. Please note that I requested arguments in the second round, rebuttals in the second round. By Con's own admission, his argument against the rapid adoption of driverless cars are "limited," so I can understand the temptation to move straight through to…
• Driverless cars made significant leaps to becoming commonplace over the past year. Legal in California, Colorado, and Nevada, driverless cars have been tested for millions of driver miles and demonstrated dramatic improvements in driver safety over cars driven by people. Pro's…

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• I already defined "utility function" in round 2: "it has a utility function- that is, it has some criteria by which it measures the world, and acts such that it maximises the score it gives the world on its utility function". The utility function can be thought of as a…
• My opponent seems to have not understood my first point, and perhaps I phrased it badly. I would therefore like to clarify- a utility function is not just like the output of a regular mathematical function- the ASI I described is not merely counting the number of cakes sold and…

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• Hi, I am sorry about the definitions and about the clarity of the argument. I didn't really think that through! I am arguing that it is easy to get past internet censorship, therefore making it pointless. As I'm sure you know there are several things that can be used to censor…
• I challenge someone to debate that it is not pointless to try and censor the internet. Only serious debaters please.

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• there many things happen because of social networks
• According to a study,nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online.1 in 4 has had it happen more than once.Why they use social media?Because 80% of teens use cell phone regularly,making it the most common medium for cyber bullying.Moreover,81% of young people think bullying…

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• My opponent insists that his argument is not a red herring, but I will insist that it is and explain why. On the surface, it would seem my opponent is merely attempting to refute point 1 of my opening remarks by stating that unreadable source code is more desirable, but his…
• He took this debate into an unexpected direction, but I'll bite. My opponent argues the following: A) Writing readable code increases the likelihood of outsourcing and loss of employment, so render the code meaningless to everyone but yourself for the sake of job security. This…

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• This will be the final round for us. "This is good news for Apple, Google, Samsung, HTC, and all the other companies making money from smartphones. But it may not be so good for the human race as a whole, or individual smartphone owners. Yes, I"m talking about you, the person…
• You can't have the apps or the stupid trends, if it wasn't for the pieces of technology.

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• You can't say like that. These sites have influenced our lives so much that people always read bools also only which saves their money. We can consult to doctors abroad through video chat. These sites are very helpful to us so we should see them as a good sign of the progress…
• But it is the question about those people who can have access to these sites. These sites provide many facilities to them. Students can make their own groups share educational information with each other. People van also communicate with their relatives, friends, etc., all…

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• Before I move onto refutations, I'd like to draw attention to the style the negations last argument adopted. Small chunks of arguments were taken, out of context of the larger argument. Those arguments were then either weakly refuted, called irrelevant despite it being brought…
• This debate is about what the Internet will become in the years to come; Whether it will remain an open platform for advancement, or a platform for the advancement of three or four large corporations and their partners. Let's look at the Verizon example given, they spent 18…

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• and heres a dumbass replying me with his phone instead of "reading a book"
• i believe that people have become overly dependent on technology because I know for a fact that when I need to know something my brain instantly jumps to Google in today's society studies shown that almost every other person is recognized with the device or gadget.moreover it…

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• Internet-goers will not tolerate slower connections
• Net neutrality maintains a free market and even playing field

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• First off, I would like to apologize for my previous forfeit. I was very sick yesterday and ended up knocking out and sleeping straight through the time I had set aside to respond. I hope we can resume this debate. Onto rebuttals, My opponent claims that Zero days pose little…
• Sorry for being so late, I have been rather busy. Now let's get started These vulnerabilities compromise the cyber security of the US. Every second these potential breaches in our security go without action the risk of a cyber attack becomes more likely. As Bruce Schiener, a…

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• You are simply enforcing that our dependence on computers is growing steadily. How would the human race survive if suddenly we had no electricity and no computers, doesn't it seem that the very bases of our civilization would crumble because the very thing that depend on to…
• Yes but the wheel is not an as advanced machine as the personal computers, as they have more capabilities in the future and at present, and the new age is an age of dependence upon the technology that we have created.

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• As burningpuppies101 mentioned, I forgot to define "better". I apologize for this silly mistake. "1. Security in mind. A virus or malware has nothing to do with the OS. Mac OSX is not affected, but only because there are very few out there. However, a nonMac user getting a…
• Before starting my argument, let me clarify. By Mac computers, I mean computers with the Leopard or Snow Leopard operating system (10.5, 10.5.5, or 10.5.6). By PC's, I simply mean computers with Windows XP, Windows, Vista, or Windows 7. Also, I would like to thank my future…

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• *First off I would like to point out that Con's first point in his rebbuttal is not a rebuttal but a clarification, and I concede to his comparison between E-readers and books.*Second, I would like to say that playing League of Legends is not a real life obligation that should…
• I shall now proceed to my rebuttal, followed by an addendum.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________RubuttalsBooks are cheaper than E-readers *Note that I have not yet mentioned E-readers. Certainly, books…

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• Looks like I forfeited most rounds in this debate. Oh well. You can take off a point against me for Conduct! Nevertheless, when voting for Convincing Arguments, I urge you to keep in mind which side gave the better arguments. Let me begin by noting that most of my opponent's…
• Extend.

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• I would be curious to know what pilot corporation you own, with the number of staff present and in operation, the airline companies involved, the airliners in operation, the organisation's purpose and your relationships with the FAA, the BEA, the European Union and the ICAO.…
• First of all, I, the Pro, didn't plagiarize at all, because all the paragraph was written by myself and the last statement made by an aviation expert was in quotations; it isn't necessary to rewrite a whole sentence meaning the same opinion when you want to have a solid proof…

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• My opponent raises a few good arguments. Mainly, they said that people who are doing acts of kindness for their own motives will most probably 'drop out' of their efforts when they don't or maybe haven't received much for it. However, I would like to remind my opponent that the…
• There are many acts of kindness which we are capable of in our day-to-day lives. Paying for the next car's toll fees, helping an elderly person cross the road, returning a person's wallet that they accidentally left on the table, are just some examples of acts of chivalry which…

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• Thank you for taking on this debate, apologies for my late reply. I know that I have a very small amount of time, so my apologies for this starting off debate. To start this debate I would like to explain HOW robots will overtake humans. WE at the moment are making robots for…

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• Hello and welcome back to the debate; Social Networking Sites are Harmful. EleaDEVILnor has tried but unsuccessfully to convince you other wise. Thank you. I will start with some facts I found whilst strolling the library. 200 University of Maryland students gave up online…
• As The 'Con' has said, I didn't say they 'allowed' people 10+, but 13, honestly, I know that people go on when they are 9- / +! It is disgraceful! Social networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned. Sites such…

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• I apologize, but when I meant "Can you refute my previous argument," I meant the one from Round 2.
• Tux, the Linux mascot, is cuter than apples. Can you refute my previous argument?

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• Ok. Let's say, there will be less of a need. I say this because people usually know a friend that is pretty tech-savvy. What think you?
• Nice job. Seriously. I give up this debate. Vote for the other guy.

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• FF
• Based on her poor grammar and the fact that she she joined 3 days ago and hasn't logged on since, I am assuming a FF.

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• Samsung have a better display than Iphone since the the newest product, the s5 have more ppi(pixel per inch) than the iphone 6. The s5 have 432 while iphone 6 only have 326 ppi. Iphone 6 also doesn't have a microsd slot while s5 does.
• I am ready!

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• My opponent forfeited in the last round, I don't have much to add. To summarize: Voters, please vote pro... Because Software, when sold for money, can lead to violations of your basic rights as a user. Your friend can sit on the chair you bough, you can open your TV up and see…
• your distinction between the different definitions of free does not seem to make sense. Software is a product like beer which is sold for profit and not some abstract entity like speeh. It is not my definition actually, I quoted Richard Stallman there. I thought this definition…

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• Work is work.
• of course they should

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• "So far my opponent has only present three real positives of the internet: It is a place to buy rare items (that are most likely useless things like lava lamps), it provides in depth guides to common sense or knowledge and businesses have a new platform to play on."- Not to…
• This does not exclude all the people without the Internet, unless people who aren't connected are considered to not be part of the world." - Whatever you say, although I did, purposely try to make this more specifically about those who are directly affected by the Internet, who…

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• Consumers tend to feel alienated by spreading of their personal information for profit
• Data breaches can result in huge amounts of personal data falling into unscrupulous hands

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• Thank you for responding firstly to my debate about technology. I'm glad you find it interesting enough to respond in timely manner. I realize that my first statement didn't cover to much information about why I think computers are "bad", so let me try again with some more…
• I feel that people have become way to dependant on computers in the world today. Every where you look there is a computer located, you go to the doctors and there is a computer sitting in his/her office, you go to school and have whole computer labs dedicated to time you spend…

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• I agree that a lot of people in the world have difficulties with communication skills without the presence of social networks in their life. So if that people have problems, there is nothing to say about children. They have just been surfing the Web from the cradle. Children…
• Well, thank you for your opinion. Nevertheless, I believe that social networks should be prohibited for children as they result in inability of a child to emotionally and socially connect to the people they meet. He\she dives into the virtual world deeper and deeper and loses…

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• Another reason I feel that tech is being abused is that frequent users, as per Wall Street Journal, have higher anxiety levels. The beeps and alarms that are constantly plaguing us, reminding us to whip out our phones, have increased our anxiety levels. This happens because we…
• One reason that people give for technology helping is that you can connect with distant people or make new friends on social media. The problem with connecting with faraway people is that most of the talking that you do with them is shallow and brief, when you could be forming…

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• While my opponent has put up some good points, it is true a self aware AI is possible . But the stipulation applies that as soon as it is self aware it is no longer an AI, as it would learn instead of be programmed.
• The problem I see is that I didn't explain myself well enough. What I meant was that yes, i know how a computer works, but while those are needed, all a self aware robot would need to be able to access the internet for information, main processing would be in it's body,…

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• To summarize, a robot is just a piece of technology or tool, that helps us solve a problem. Ultimately robots are just an extension of the human beings. -Robots can be automated to do almost any physical and computational task that humans can conceive of. -Robots would give us…
• Since my opponent forfeited the second round, I presume that he has lost the debate, but I will still continue my arguments in this round.Today there a lot people who despise the idea of integrating robots and machines into society, yet most of them are using them everyday…

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• I want to point out first that generally speaking, the majority of computer OS users are more familiar with Windows, be that from the current version all the way down to 98 even. They are more likely to find Windows as easier to use and sometimes refuse to try Linux. For the…
• The Microsoft Windows operating system is better because it's relatively easier and user-friendly, whereas Linux, as a trade off for it's open-source software code and customization, is generally more advanced and has a limited selection of software and gaming options. (1)…

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• In my opinion"Facebook is a place where friends go to make meaningful connections," . "This regional campaign celebrates those connections and the different kinds of friendship that enrich our lives both on and off Facebook." There"s no doubt that Facebook has impacted the…

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• China must rationally justify or change its censorship laws.
• Reform-minded logic of censoring results in China is unsound

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• I don't need to overkill it, just in case he gets back on. But I think I've made my point.
• 34 percent of the world is about 2.5 billion. I bet that's more people than you thought. And that 34% is mostly the USA, China and India because they have the 3 highest populations in the world. Anyway, I define technology as electric gadgets. And your "internet" argument is…

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• I do concede that there are some negative aspects of social media, and that sometimes it can be a burden on relationships. However, the benefits of social media greatly outweigh the disadvantages. In retaliation to you point about events and not being invited: that has nothing…
• There is also no way for a friend to discern my emotions through written letters, and before writing was ever invented, it was impossible for two people to communicate over large distances. But as technology continues to progress, I believe that all these problems will easily…

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• As marketers looks for new ways to obtain information to gain potential and new customer, a question arise and it is being debated heavily. I don't believe that using social media for marketing is an invasion of privacy. Giving up privacy When you sign on with a social media,…
• Pro- it is not Con- it is Pro goes Con goes Pro rebuttal Con rebuttal

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• On to the arguments:Argument 1 - Wikipedia is well-citedWikipedia is most often criticized in regards to its validity because anyone in the world is allowed to edit most of the pages on Wikipedia. Although this is 100% true, one must also remember that an overwhelming majority…
• Burden of ProofPro must prove that Wikipedia is a reliable source of information.Con must prove that Wikipedia is not a reliable source of information.Debate StructureRound 1 - AcceptanceRound 2 - ArgumentsRound 3 - RebuttalsRound 4 - Defense against rebuttals and…

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• I would first like to say thank you to Alex.Fisher for starting such an interesting debate topic! I hope that this will be educational and interesting for all involved. Now, on with the debating! The Internet has indeed transformed education. Before the advent of the Internet,…

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• The main argument of my opinion is the fact that people have became under dependence of technology. And I am very that my opponent agree with this, and I quote: \ This I agree with. Yes, the technology has made us dependent on it.\ But how can my opponent be so naive by…
• There have been a lot of innovation in the human existence. Since the Stone age period to the Middle Age, The human being has been obligated to find new surviving way in making life much easier and comfortable, But there are serious problems in the the last years. Technology…

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• It is domestic not international legitimacy that matters
• Advancing national interests

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• My previous post is my argument - take it or leave it. If you wish to make it more verbose, be my guest - but I refuse to do your homework for you.
• This question is vague and must be defined to eliminate any obscurity. The "art of writing" refers to both the structure/content of the material being constructed and how that construction appears; ie. neat handwriting. With regard to the appearance and integrity of…

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• As the say the two words, "social media" Here is the definition is some people would like to know. so"cial me"di"a noun noun: social media; plural noun: social medias 1. websites and applications used for social networking. As you can see, yes these sites are for being social…
• I accepted this debate because I believe that not all technology makes us anti social, but social sites such as Facebook, Kik, and many other messaging sites are making many people anti social.

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• The advent of Social media has it's benefits, but towards our ability to excel in scholastic activities, it is a curse. A doom. Social media is a silent killer of vocabulary. Most often words are abbreviated to enable users chat faster. Students get so used to this manner of…
• social media has its benefits but towards our academics, it is curse. students get so attracted to social media that their grammatical competence becomes extensively compromised due to the fact that most often words are abbreviated to make chatting faster. nationally, social…