Technology Debate Topics for Students — page 7

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• well this debate is pointless and i'm going to forfeit because i have to much stuff on my hands and i need to pick a better subject and learn how to debate better before i post another debate. broken, thank you for your participation in this debate, i have learned a lot from you.
• My opponent is saying I'm off topic and i apologize if i had strayed. My opponent has said that i was not specific and i will now clarify this. What i ment by "on the rise" is, technology has and still is increasing. He/she also said that i needed to clarify "It is also done…

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• a whole bunch of people spend time on facebook and thats it, i cant say anything else because i have nothing to rebutt
• I do not believe my opponent fully understands the topic, I stated that facebook made an impact on daily life, not that it was a good impact or a bad impact.

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• Well you do have a point concerning that topic (violence) but what about the others. A real life example : all of my cousins are super smart but after they started using internet, especially facebook, they all started failing. It;s just that parents should start paying more…
• Kids should spend no more than TWO HOURS online per day, warn doctors - but will parents have any hope of enforcing that rule? Doctors 2 parents: Limit kids' tweeting, texting & keep smart phones, laptops out of bedrooms. #good luck with that. The recommendations are bound to…

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• Thank you for your response. I am not proposing that people should buy cell phones, but I am proposing that people should use them responsibly. Yes, it is true the cell phone is such a great and convenient device, but the overuse of them is not ideal. People should still be…
• In my opinion, people are far too attached to their phones, and they should use them properly. If people use them responsibly, then there would be so many more benefits, such as better communication skills, a smaller number of injuries, and much more. First of all, people have…

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• I believe yes because immature students may do inappropriate actions and may cause a distraction. There more immature students then there are mature but hopefully things change soon and its the opposite

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• As I have said before, once someone edits a Wikipedia page, an expert is notified and checks if the seems correct and a source is listed. If it is clearly unrealistic or a source is not listed, it undoes the change or notifies users that a source was not listed, so they know to…
• This is the round of explanations and evidence.Point 1 - Wikipedia is fact-checked by its team of hundreds of experts and is notified when a change is made to one of its articles. That way, the experts check the change that as made, checks if it's correct, and deletes it if it…

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• The internet is useful, yes, but people seems to forget the harm it might bring.

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• My opponents rules and agreements seem like good rules to follow and I will gladly abide by them I will take the Pro side of this debate and argue that Advanced AI simulating human behavior should be programmed into robots for these reasons. Using robots as soldiers means that…
• It's a shame my opponent had to forfeit and was not able to respond to my arguments. I thank him for posting a reason for his forfeit rather than actually dragging out the entire time limit. In conclusion. My opponent offered no reason as to why robots with advanced artificial…

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• How do we make sure it is a robot? How do we make sure it is self aware? Well, those were your premises, sentient AI. I'm not concerned with trying to prove the premises are valid here, only with what we should do once we ascertain they are.Does self awareness also imply…
• But that's exactly the point. From a moral perspective, I don't think we can justify owning animals, either. Especially animals that everyone knows for a fact are self-aware and have interests, like dogs, cows and pigs.So, so that we're clear, what are, for you, the very basic…

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• -Back to the date thing: The reason you are on the date is to connect with that one person. You shouldn't be on your phone texting other people when the reason for the date is for you two to interact. I'm not anti-cell phone, but if we didn't have them, this wouldn't be an…
• -What I mean is that Cell phones affect face-to-face interaction. (I probably could've made that more clear. I'm new to this) Not only that but it can ruin interactions with people. For example, if you're on a date with someone and the whole time you text someone, you ruin the…

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• The following definitions are provided by WWW.dictionary.com. A laptop is a battery-powered microcomputer small enough to rest on the user's lap, and a desktop is a type of computer, small or compact enough to fit or be used on a desk: a desktop computer. In this debate, I…
• First of all, Laptops are convenient because it does not need any wiring in the process of set-up. Desktops need complex wire settings before being able to use; however, laptops come prepared for the users, and it does not need a professional knowledge to set up a laptop: the…

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• dear opponent, i think that every single drop counts, no matter how small. Think how much we can save in an year. Plus there is no harm in turning off....... sorry for not being available, there is road construction going on and they dug out all cables...... I might not be able…
• the point is that rather than putting devices on standby mode, we should unplug then(turn off the main power switch) of the devices because just turning them off from remote puts them on standby only, and they still consume power. con should prove that there isn't any necessity…

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• Thanks for sending the challenge again, and good luck! Rebuttal "There are many people across the world who's life is completely dependent on the machine and one of the great example is of the great scientist-Stephen hawking(who cannot even speak without the help of the…
• Extend my arguments, please. Thank you for the debate!

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• Thanks man, pm me or something when you think of a good argument. :3
• Youtube should absolutely not be banned. You've said that it is integrating itself into our daily life and it's educating our youth. Where is the downside? Youtube is globalizing education and entertainment. It's a great way to spread knowledge and will probably lead education…

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• I must say you are coming off topic slightly with this arguement, all your points are very valid and I fully understand them but my argument is about how social media is very preventable from cyber bullying. Due to many protections and tools that are put up by the websites.…
• Why a BULLY would wish to create a fake account in order to get under someone's skin is beyond me, and the answer is simple, they would be blocked again and also should be reported for trying to make new accounts in order to make someone's life miserable. Websites can also do…

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• Wikipedia spreads filthy liberal claptrap it says evolution is widely accepted Wikipedia is biased it shoudl ve deleted

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• So much potential in this debate, what a shame...
• Well I guess I will forfeit my round...lame

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• Although this is true, it is your responsibility to use social media in a responsible manner. Social media should not be used to replace your social life, I do agree with this, but instead should be used to 'augment' your real life. It is your fault if you send 2 horrible…
• Social Media is a huge part of many of our lives. We use it to communicate almost instantaneously and it is the perfect way to communicate from anywhere in the world. It allows us to spread information fast, which is important or useful for almost everyone. Without it, we could…

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• Ah Nico, I hope that you have forfeited because my post helped you break free from computer domination. I imagine you skiing somewhere, cross country, without the aid of even a global positioning system. I hope you're having a glorious adventure.
• Nico1234, I misread this debate. I thought I was con and you were pro. My mistake. Had a rather tough day in the real world. Please ignore my previous post.My arguments start now.Unfortunately, computers really can dominate our lives. Computer addiction is a serious health…

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• I guess I underestimated the importance of clarity when defining the debate.. This is my first debate on debate.org after all.. I admit I started out a little vaguely, but the rest of my opening statement should have narrowed the debate down to only be about typing efficiency..…
• This debate is strictly about the keyboard and its efficiency as a text input device.. Not the device in which the keyboard is implemented or how it affects it.. But just to respond to Con's argument: The sacrifices that Con mentions has to be made either way.. If you want to…

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• What are you even talking about? I picked pro. I stated my argument and posted links to support it. You haven't done anything to refute my argument. I inquired about possible nuances and asked for articles and you never prompted them. You are the one who has no argument. You…
• It's in response to a video in which The video personality advocates not engaging in debate with anyone who is on the right which he also grossly categorizes as alt. Right. So the overarching subject is free speech and how to tackle people who abuse it. Not if it should be…

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• In any case, the cost should be borne by the bankers who, if you remember, ripped the taxpayer off to the tune of trillions of dollars and used the cash to pay themselves huge bonuses as a reward for their greed and incompetence. (1) Moving on, I should like to make it clear…
• Have you ever been unnecessarily delayed queuing for beer vouchers at the hole in the wall? I bet you have. Unfortunately, wherever you live you are going to encounter the type of thoughtless, ignorant scumbags who allow massive queues to form behind them while they faff about…

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• I think that censorship is not wrong when only the immoral content will deleted or censored because when the censorship in Internet doesn't exists,the crime in Internet like social engineering(1),drug trafficking(2) or cyber terrorism(2) will increase.

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• Although my opponent forfeited, I would like to clarify two points. Firstly, the physical chemistry of the brain (neurotransmitters, peptides, etc. ) would not only be easy to replicate, but replicating them in a computer would be entirely unnecessary. The brain is already…
• In fact, emotions would be rather simple to replicate after we discover the necessary technologies. Firstly, the article that I linked in my previous argument is already more complex than a human brain. Additionally, emotions are simply based on probability. As an example: say…

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• I have asked my opponent to allow us to start this debate in the next round; as I have not had time to construct an argument yet. My apologies.
• (Note; my use of 'most' is only to prevent my opponent suggesting that some governments of very primitive states have no need to fear the internet as it is not present in their nation. ) Definitions. 1) Fear - A feeling of agitation caused by the presence of a potential danger.…

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• Now, let's get back to the basics. What is the most important is the cost. On average, a good Windows computer costs $500-$1000, a Mac computer costs $1200-$1700. Windows computers are much more familiar. On Apple you don't know where the home is; is it the Mission Control,…
• First of all, your statistics are way off. Apple is the fourth most popular computer brand, headed by Acer, Dell, and HP; which all use Microsoft OP. Apple has only 10.7% of all computer sales. Microsoft computers have more options than any Apple computer, since there are more…

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• My opponent has forfieted her last round, leaving all arguments unrefuted. Here are the reasons your voting Con. 1) Logically speaking, the harms that I have presented for cyber communication far outweigh the first scenario she presents in her case. She goes on to present an…
• Thanks for the response! =) ---------------------- Just to take note of, my opponent not only fails to refute my arguments, she never brings up her original one. This should be seen as a drop on both mine and her case. For that I urge you to disregard her original argument…

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• But still, Some criminals can't be caught unless you look on the deep web. Kidnappers are one of them, Maybe someone is kidnapped to a place far away and chained somewhere. The mother of the victim would not automatically know where her daughter or son went or what happened.…
• I believe that the FBI and the Police should have access to the deep web because a lot of evidence of criminal activity is on the deep web. This is especially the case because criminals don't want to get caught all because they posted a video on the internet that can easily be…

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• You are still not addressing any issues in the the debate. Unless you try to bring up any issues against it, I will have to assume you agree with me.
• You have yet to address the debate issue. Can you elaborate further on whatever it is you're talking about.

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• Would stop riots from spreading
• Non violent methods of disrupting riots must be tried before using force

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• the fact that people are lazy is encouraged my the dominant presence of social media. I have to disagree when you say that people would sit in their chairs. do remember that there has been a time (just a few decades ago) where the social media frenzy was nonexistent, and people…
• Yes, social media is like a drug because we have made it into one. But if we were to stop using social media together one day, yes we would have withdrawals, like constantly thinking about it, finding ourselves on the app without even realizing it etc. but we would be ok.…

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• I accept this challenge and will demonstrate in step by step fashion the immediate moral decay that the use of social media has caused, and that its influence is so severe as to easily be found to be the primary cause of our current state. I also understand that Con has a typo…
• -- I entreat the reading audience to look no further than "the Like". Or "The ReTweet" or "The Subscribe". And lastly. .. "The Selfie". Social media is by far one of the best ways to reach a wide audience for a function, to deliver simple instruction to mass recipients, and,…

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• Nothing left to say.
• Not much to work with, with 500 characters a round. Summary: Education is always right up there on the frontier of technology. So in no way does it neglect education. You'd have almost no chance of finding a technolgically advanced job without a college degree or some sort of…

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• Extend
• I will give a short rebuttal wich is the fact that ddo is a social networking site. Are these people antisocial? The answer NO they are far from it with many debates on countless topics. The forums where people comunicate about everything there are even ddo hangouts on google+…

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• Rather than nit-pick aspects of my opponent argument, I will try and address his argument as a whole.COUNTER-ARGUMENTThe ability to learn does not intelligence make.My opponent has (in my mind) sufficiently proven that machines are capable of learning. While I was perhaps a bit…
• Hello DDO!OPENINGI will of course be arguing that 'true artificial intelligence' is improbable.To avoid semantics, I will try to describe exactly what I mean by true artificial intelligence:I agree with the definition of AI as provided by Google..."The theory and development of…

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• Proposition Summation
• Clarifies a Blurry Line Regarding the Legality of Fair Use

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• Trains do run often and alert you to any delays
• Rail travel is often faster

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• 1. My opponent concedes that machine code is not adopted universally in any specific implementation. If I was to write code for an i86 and want it to run on a 4-core x64 configuration, or a microwave for that matter, I would have no chance. A language is said to be "adopted" by…
• First thing I'd like to clear up - my opponent appears to be arguing against another language, Java. I argue for Javascript. They are ridiculously different. See http://kb.mozillazine.org... Now I'd like to clear up a few myths surrounding machine code: 1) Every central…

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• I apologize for my delay as well, my text will be kind of short Anyhow my opponent has presented a counter-argument to my idea of youtube not presenting ludic content by claiming that "there are also more honorable jobs projected on youtube. Scientists and engineers also make…
• Hello there! Good luck :) About your question, You ask me questions at round 3, I answer and ask you questions at round 4, you reply to these questions, I hope I make this clear, let me know if it isn't :). So down to the arguments: My opponent claims that social media gave out…

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• Broadband Internet non availability is a critical issue in America. Though 2/3 of the country has what is considered "broadband", 1/3 is still lacking this speed. That's 100,000,000 Americans that cannot serf the Web or download/upload videos and photos. Broadband is starting…
• Con has made some excellent arguments in his turn. I agree with a majority of what he is explaining. My core intention was to the citizens that wanted Internet, but could not get it. Are they entitled to that right, or is it something that they have to move to a different…

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• People loved how Apple created a device with only four buttons on it (2 Volume, 1 Power, and Home). However times have changed and other phone manufacturers are creating phones that are touch running Android (windows doesn't count in this debate). So far android leads the…
• Welcome and I hope we have a great debate!

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• Violent computer games does ma children act brutal citizens since graphics and animation programs today allow computer programmers to develop far better graphics and animation effects that provide a realistic experience for video game players While this brings excitement to the…
• Teenagers who play violent video games over a number of years become more aggressive towards other people as a result, according to a new long-term study. Researchers said the study was the first to show a clear link between a sustained period of playing violent games and…

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• Your argument is illogical in a number of ways. You say that we use computers in a variety of things such as airplanes, but doesn't that mean that we are dependent on them? Secondly, the question is not asking whether computers are beneficial for mankind, but rather if w are…
• "Again, I said that they do not have access to the internet. The entire debate is about proving whether or not humans have become TOO dependent on computers. You will have to prove whether or not having access to hospitals is an excessive dependency." You did not say that they…

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• Firstly, Power 1. ) Yes, V-6 engines have considerable amounts of horsepower more than an inline four cylinder, because of the overall bigger displacement. However, there are some V-6 engines that displace 3.0 liters and only have 190 hp. There are some 4 cylinder engines that…
• Firstly, i would like to say that Four Cylinder engines are not given their due credit. 1.) Argument 1- Four cylinder engines have power Four Cylinder engines are rarely seen as powerful, however there are some Four Cylinder engines that are extremely powerful for their total…

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• Unfortunately I have to concede to con.:(
• In today's perhaps all-too-connected world, text messaging's effects on one's grammar have come into debate due to the fact that texts can be so full of abbreviations and misspellings that they are incomprehensible to a person who is not familiar with the conventions of…

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• "But history has proved that any time humans get involved the potential for disaster escalates."And this is an argument for your side of the resolution? Yes I agree, when humans get involved the chance of a disaster increases. We are not built for the modern world, we evolved…
• Eighty years ago no one had heard of the nuclear bomb, no one knew the destructive power of splitting the atom, now eighty years later we are terrified of a single person dropping off a backpack and reducing most of a city to dust. In the last eighty years we as a species have…

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• Due to my mistake in setting up this round, this will be a summary and final focus mashed up into one. At the end of today's round, both of our arguments have come down to two areas: what benefits physical debates bring and what benefits online debates bring. The first main…
• In this speech I will be going over my opponent's points and why they are wrong. Then I will be going over my points and why you should vote affirmative. My opponent accept my framework, which means that whenever my opponent talks about actual debates, he accepts the burden…

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• My opponent shows the typical ignorance for the situation we face.Digital clocks - like any other electronic device, are toxic E-waste [1], but most of it ends up in landfills, poisoning our ecosystem [2].The "solution" my opponent proposes is naive. Allowing people cellphones…
• The first humans emerged around 1.6 million years ago, with the appearance of "homo erectus" who spread "over two continents" [1]. We achieved domination over the world by the "Iron Age", which was roughly 5000 years ago [3].Mankind thrived then and there were plenty of…

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• extend
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• What you've said is all well and good but it simply proves that man has no strength or separation from animals beyond their technology. Humans adapting their surroundings: technology. Complex buildings: technology. Building anything: technology. I bring up the tank vs tiger…
• My reasoning for pointing out all these traits animals share is this: we have done nothing truly special. Three examples (predatory, structural, and intellect) where brought up as the three main factors human beings seem to believe we alone hold a grasp over. We don't have any…