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{
"Contributors": [
"Maitreya Patel"
],
"Source": [
"starcon"
],
"URL": [
"https://aclanthology.org/2020.emnlp-main.4/"
],
"Categories": [
"Stance Detection"
],
"Reasoning": [
"Textual Entailment"
],
"Definition": [
"Given the Target and Argument texts detect the stance that the argument has towards the topic. There are three types of stances \"in favor\", \"against\", and \"neutral\". "
],
"Input_language": [
"English"
],
"Output_language": [
"English"
],
"Instruction_language": [
"English"
],
"Domains": [
"Debatepedia"
],
"Positive Examples": [
{
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: The Three Gorges Dam is a cause of corruption.",
"output": "against",
"explanation": "Here, argument is against the given topic, three gorges dam. Hence, the answer is \"against\"."
},
{
"input": "Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict\n Argument: Idea of Jewish state, in two-state solution, is undemocratic.",
"output": "against",
"explanation": "Here, the argument is not in the favor of given topic. Therefore, the answer is \"against\"."
},
{
"input": "Topic: Instant replay in baseball\n Argument: Instant replay does not diminish human element of baseball.",
"output": "in favor",
"explanation": "Here, the given argument supports the topic of instance replay in baseball. Hence, the answer is correct."
},
{
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: Needle exchanges benefit their areas of implementation.",
"output": "in favor",
"explanation": "This argument talks in the favor of needle exchanges. Therefore, the answer is \"in favor\"."
},
{
"input": "Topic: Corporate personhood\n Argument: Dictionaries include corporations in definitions of persons.",
"output": "neutral",
"explanation": "Here, the argument is not in the favor of the topic. And it is not against the topic as well. Therefore, the answer is \"neutral\"."
},
{
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Underground storage sometimes makes sense, sometimes does not.",
"output": "neutral",
"explanation": "Here, the given argument is neither in support nor against the given topic. Hence, the answer is correct."
}
],
"Negative Examples": [
{
"input": "Topic: Single-payer universal health care\n Argument: Whether health care is a right under i-law is inconsequential.",
"output": "in favor",
"explanation": "This is incorrect asnwer. Because there the argument is neither in favor nor against the topic. Therefore, the answer should be \"neutral\"."
},
{
"input": "Topic: Carbon emissions trading\n Argument: A cap-and-trade system is progressive.",
"output": "neutral",
"explanation": "The correct answer is \"in favor\". Because the argument supports the given topic."
},
{
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: The Three Gorges Dam has submerged mines, resulting in pollution.",
"output": "in favor",
"explanation": "This is incorrect answer. Because the argument isn't in the support of three gorges dam. Instead it is againt the topic. Hence, the answer should be \"against\"."
}
],
"Instances": [
{
"id": "task209-4856ecb5f50d43a394e4f9dd0fc4c501",
"input": "Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial\n Argument: Islamic law flexible to special burials such as Bin Laden's.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bdc418801082409f8a8514d71ee81cc9",
"input": "Topic: Free public transportation\n Argument: Some public transport cities are already terrible; this would just increase the strain.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-991b81814173490b8ba0968634879cee",
"input": "Topic: Gay adoption\n Argument: Children raised by same-sex parents are not more likely to have same-sex orientations themselves.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5bd55e02fd044f0793c26645b44a0423",
"input": "Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections\n Argument: It is unclear who should pay for mail re-votes in Mich and Florida.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e4377a93207849a089f903f70d512def",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Development after removing viaduct will pay for tunnel.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6a325ea532a9434d8802dbc2f923c70f",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: Defending mosque honors constitution first responders were protecting.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c09a14fd49b948e6a28dde99b9bc84d9",
"input": "Topic: Child beauty pageants\n Argument: Beauty pageants exist for boys.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f9d319f5a3d94aec9d1342048125470a",
"input": "Topic: Bullfighting\n Argument: Bullfighting is not that big of a tourist draw.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ec3812e816894302b428eb314633215d",
"input": "Topic: Infant male circumcision\n Argument: Circumcision creates risk of infections in infants.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-abddd8beef1e4fc387def9332d82bad6",
"input": "Topic: Cluster bomb ban\n Argument: Cluster bomb ban will put US soldiers at risk.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c36825eb85d24e3cb27ac98a0d2e2f4a",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: Evolutionary science debunks the idea of human dominion over animals.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9165ad1a8bcd4f5bab262df0fb0b85d2",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: Modern humans have lost touch with animals and our likeness.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cfbae4d0e5604f188514ef739553cf0c",
"input": "Topic: Election of judges\n Argument: Elected justices are corruptly influenced by campaign funders.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b32aa4cc8579414889e91c67a4e1fef9",
"input": "Topic: MBA\n Argument: Some employers see MBA grads as too expensive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a3d4f15a78b7447ca997c69b3703fb66",
"input": "Topic: Airport security profiling\n Argument: Profiling will help avoid invasive scanners and pat-downs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-59b53c143d734780a4d3ef14d5bd6f6b",
"input": "Topic: Child beauty pageants\n Argument: Pageants teach kids to follow rules and play fair.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1fda96a451914aaaa9014d2c525e2538",
"input": "Topic: Free trade\n Argument: Free trade improves the economic growth of developing nations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-802bdb7366674cf191f2a06226cfb8d4",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Ecotourism is good for the human soul and social health.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba7fe2b39a1c4ef0822a01cbe6671155",
"input": "Topic: Is a nuclear Iran intolerable?\n Argument: A nuclear Iran is an existential threat to Israel.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-878d116207b240799149f34e91208de6",
"input": "Topic: US health care reform\n Argument: Passing historic health care bill victory for Dems.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bf8b10c73b29406ca7eab62174041b94",
"input": "Topic: International Criminal Court\n Argument: UN Security Council can check/veto ICC prosecutions.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8e353fa57ddf46acbacaf33aa9889b1c",
"input": "Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center\n Argument: Closing Guantanamo and opening a new one elsewhere is a PR stunt.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e12f265245b64a8892a30f10443a1255",
"input": "Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki\n Argument: Bombing Japan was the lesser evil among the alternatives.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-73bb1214ad4b42e88a81cd0c1b8eeb85",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: Enhanced interrogation should not be condemned because of bad apples.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8bbaa7e38ab44f22b2c247e08d221fa8",
"input": "Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan\n Argument: Recessions are necessary and should not be avoided by stimulus.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c432d9df9d2244fdafd4a0da197c0a5e",
"input": "Topic: Nuclear energy\n Argument: Nuclear energy economies of scale are improving.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-27b8162a434b4e1d8b838c317dfe33ed",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: Noise from offshore drilling can harm sea animals.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a69e808f088e404cb4eb55669ebdc22a",
"input": "Topic: Democratic peace theory\n Argument: Democracies are founded on similar principles so they should not go to war.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ed88267441b84b19b98b6e0cc30da0fd",
"input": "Topic: Dollarization\n Argument: The UK would benefit from dollarization.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1d986ee2796e473db7e3081102226efd",
"input": "Topic: Funding for space exploration\n Argument: Multinational space programs are good for international diplomacy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ebab245c72af4c3792b1a813192fc7fc",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of Marijuana\n Argument: Marijuana use can lead to cancer.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1f340f10773a4ab7972076f97f4b97f2",
"input": "Topic: European missile defense\n Argument: Missile defense systems are becoming effective and reliable.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a628f845935a460eb3fcd68f17bbc55a",
"input": "Topic: Falkland Islands, return of\n Argument: Relations with Argentina are not important to Britain.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c4b3e95a2eb74d92a96755faf9b8cb50",
"input": "Topic: Dollarization\n Argument: Dollarization will not help nations with sound economic policies.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-00c1a5c615b34ee2bccd2e1dbf14ba9f",
"input": "Topic: DC handgun ban\n Argument: A handgun is uniquely valuable in self defense in one's home.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-efc2aaf9071741c589e96f58e4caf26a",
"input": "Topic: DC handgun ban\n Argument: 2nd amendment combines right to militia and individual arms.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6475492f2c314b75b585bedf4562490c",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: There is an inherent human passion for hunting.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c506231e7f5a4887bccbaa9fa622e4c5",
"input": "Topic: Bailout of US automakers\n Argument: Bailout allows US autos to produce needed green cars.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fb1fa0ac6a8b4457a8b9dc10aed231a2",
"input": "Topic: UN Security Council veto\n Argument: The UN SC veto is justifiably given to nuclear powers.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8112cc733b9c4fe0bbfab7e1b1a0ebe4",
"input": "Topic: Vehicle fuel economy standards\n Argument: CAFE standards have strong history of reducing US emissions.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1f196073ef8e409a86c7e6a8fc79c70e",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: Greater conservation is more important than offshore oil drilling.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c944f1d1a5c742e498490d5f5f7b1d1f",
"input": "Topic: Home plate collision rule in baseball\n Argument: Home plate collisions can be easily banned without changing game.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6b248cb014404cfbb6b67d5c4884d225",
"input": "Topic: Manned mission to Mars\n Argument: Mars mission would inspire kids to become scientists.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5b0894dd71734b93ae52c7e11da46aac",
"input": "Topic: South Ossetia independence\n Argument: S. Ossetia 2006 referendum should be recognized.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-277b197a07f24b0ea6054c82055e8605",
"input": "Topic: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla\n Argument: Israeli raid in international waters violates i-law.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b74c7a4f7c184bfeb0db6b13caee9c20",
"input": "Topic: Abortion\n Argument: Abortions are emotionally and psychologically unsafe.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0d8ddd5027ed42f7a09e890061ea8e78",
"input": "Topic: Primaries in US elections\n Argument: Early emphasis on Iowa and New Hampshire disenfranchises minority voters.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-57f5a38ac580427fac3b7131e6579720",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: Fear of government should not obstruct calorie counts on menus.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-13a4920879cb402480abf48587d46a19",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: Tested animals are treated humanely.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1c69770b0d364e98ab79341b459ede40",
"input": "Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza\n Argument: Israel's right to self-defense does not justify mass murder.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9b01c29eeacb4fde995a25714aec77d5",
"input": "Topic: Hate crime laws\n Argument: Hate crime laws are likely to be abused by accusers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c1fc1646494944a69ca1170a862ffa46",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of adult incest\n Argument: Incest undermines the family and its nurturing relationships.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-14b40d78299c469f95076733d293fd4a",
"input": "Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree\n Argument: JD/MBA offers entrepreneurial skills and credibility.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-29128517a97a490dbb706927ed75aaee",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: Legalizing prostitution won't substantially reduce HIV/AIDS risks.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0521af247326461880c75a376bcf99fb",
"input": "Topic: Assisted suicide\n Argument: When life can only continue unnaturally, unnatural euthanasia is OK.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4cd8d21b51a54bf6b73d2f3b6658b752",
"input": "Topic: Bailout of US automakers\n Argument: Low-interest loans to automakers will not solve their problems.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0691bc39ba7b472f962eb8877ac50e39",
"input": "Topic: Colonization of the Moon\n Argument: Moonbase advances knowledge of human viability on alien planets.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e78e2fc544ca4128a1bd18cd122391ef",
"input": "Topic: Corporate personhood\n Argument: Corporations have a right to defend their interests.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-253022653eb749a28bf7db81a04e6690",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: Muslim head-coverings help keep women safe.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a860f8198ddf4836aaed3da593a3dbcf",
"input": "Topic: European Monetary Fund\n Argument: Calling IMF is not humiliating, but sensible during crisis.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-37add59f29174743b1b96e634e23f114",
"input": "Topic: Education vouchers\n Argument: Vouchers drain talent from public schools, undermining competitiveness.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-72ae5b085b4940b197d093356ab91516",
"input": "Topic: Death penalty\n Argument: Individuals are executed on murder charges whom deserved manslaughter.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a27c8d9bcd554444b6c08f6dae97702e",
"input": "Topic: Graduated response antipiracy laws\n Argument: Graduated response helps avoid litigating against consumers.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-61cbd77e502d4442a19a839cb1bd8865",
"input": "Topic: Waterboarding\n Argument: Torture violates the dignity of the human being.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-77fe6812e745437999c0937a1b5f9c92",
"input": "Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia\n Argument: The Code of Practice in the ACT helps ensures culls are humane.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-69f27f81e81645d1976e7440f8d6d94b",
"input": "Topic: Death penalty\n Argument: Capital punishment best prepares an evil soul for the after life.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8e7ef37f2a3e48e8aba9a1880ba92b67",
"input": "Topic: Home plate collision rule in baseball\n Argument: Home plate contact isn't an important part of game.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-50db56224ecf4d26bd4a50b3fc418815",
"input": "Topic: Free trade\n Argument: Free trade and investment risks rapid capital flight from developing countries.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c521f0bb27d6403590eae41a2e2cb977",
"input": "Topic: Pornography\n Argument: Pornography does not denigrate/harm women.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ecd2e7d432cf4c2dbeb6979b564cacce",
"input": "Topic: Superdelegates\n Argument: Superdelegates provide greater mainstream party representation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ad2892ac8c7549f897fb198d17ff5573",
"input": "Topic: Earmarks\n Argument: Earmarks have already been significantly reformed.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-60920954e6804c44a72b3ba8b539f0fa",
"input": "Topic: Primaries in US elections\n Argument: The primary system pushes elections back in the calendar.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2b9ff7eea18e419784e9688df30b26ef",
"input": "Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution\n Argument: Balanced budget amendment will help solve fiscal crisis.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4b822b08219a40faa078dc3ac089fc72",
"input": "Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree\n Argument: JD/MBA is great for mergers and acquisitions.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-50d3b30f633a455fb7f5d0e446baa4b5",
"input": "Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup\n Argument: Guests at World Cup should embrace S. African vuvuzela tradition.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-98e15a755e6a4d66b6ae9fd0f2d98fac",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: Big govt impedes on and weakens local associations.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f5dcdbf8e2924f329ba2f1b3d9e8f55f",
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Underground storage with potential of future use is bad idea.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-244b8478f8be46799195494118c1e99b",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: Animals endure tremendous stress from being locked up.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1e355d14286d4ae9ac952c3ecea2040e",
"input": "Topic: College football playoffs\n Argument: Every game is important and exciting under BCS.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c2964bc32ba54e26967b2c203e6a4e0a",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: Dams last over a hundred years; good return on investment.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-06b35854064a4149a3bc74c8e165f544",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Castration subdues libido and psychological factors in predation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-82ff194f5afb4ba09b383fbb4fc82654",
"input": "Topic: Cluster bomb ban\n Argument: Dud cluster bombs effectively illegal landmines.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-123c1d0eaa5e47579be44d95ab9b3713",
"input": "Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza\n Argument: Israeli attacks may force Hamas to accept a more durable ceasefire.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3b66bf2657dd49fd8d4e9ddf6a817373",
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Underground nuclear waste storage is safest option.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9b66351a1ab646bca1937ee3e114e066",
"input": "Topic: Tibet independence\n Argument: China is highly unlikely to agree to any negotiations without ruling out Tibet independence.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-65734ed7dd444604b48bfa98f7fca982",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: State resources should not be wasted fighting prostitution.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9483b9fe2d71449d8494cca7e1a23f28",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: Big government invites corporate special interests.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c04f9ff3a1bf41b6a2ae3ea6e5d98363",
"input": "Topic: Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty)\n Argument: Geneva Conventions regulates use of landmines; ban is excessive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-73dcc351d65042b78224f9d5c47b790a",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: Many libertarian feminists consider that prostitution reflects the independence and dominance of modern women.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-088016d09fb445b1a3f053ec0fbe9173",
"input": "Topic: Abortion\n Argument: Legal abortion protects women with serious illnesses that are vulnerable.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-da0e62bd0dfb4b25994bd254ff85f1c6",
"input": "Topic: UN Security Council veto\n Argument: P-5 veto encourages strongest states to work inside not outside the system.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9b7ddb8071084a7ca0c55997bf281eec",
"input": "Topic: Falkland Islands, return of\n Argument: Britain exploiting Falkland Islands for natural resources.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-79a59233b95944a2aaebe25b2ed278e1",
"input": "Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18\n Argument: Safer roads with 21 drinking laws outweighs all trade-offs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ab4cdada850a4c73886e655500dbb859",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: Schools are not like businesses; can't just let bad ones die.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f3109287274e4ffeadc36ca1ba0d760c",
"input": "Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree\n Argument: Join JD/MBA actually dilutes education in one or the other.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9ecd7659e70b4a128faa916cb950dc6f",
"input": "Topic: Funding for space exploration\n Argument: The risk of us being wiped out by an asteroid like the dinosaurs is very very small.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c29d50d736334032b88226cbe22abd65",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: No Child Left Behind effectively penalizes diversity in schools.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-af52af3c9cbd4535a2efd5ad59f7d8f2",
"input": "Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial\n Argument: General statements against criminalizing Holocaust denial.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-07453bdf80584429ac6f8de492643284",
"input": "Topic: Greece bailout\n Argument: Bailout addresses wrong problem: liquidity not solvency.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-584729d22f7642338a28e8076d8d64de",
"input": "Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy\n Argument: Undoing ban on condoms would prevent schisms in Church.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-76dc058929be4e9e9d986dd59107c13e",
"input": "Topic: DC handgun ban\n Argument: The implications of the DC handgun ban are not supported nationwide.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1bb66b5661ac416e8acd85e109bc980a",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: Rehabilitation is main goal (not punishment); voting helps.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2f18fead4e2c459d87030c31a932077d",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: No Child Left Behind subjects disabled to same test standards.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8668696b98d14642b1d01c0b902ef84b",
"input": "Topic: New START Treaty\n Argument: Reducing US-Russian nuclear weapons makes for a safer world.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-35d4789d0ee64ef99a10677db21839b1",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: Prisoner voting would demean the entire electoral system.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b12dc1a81be64a009a67823b126cae68",
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Nuclear energy requires harmful mining/milling of uranium.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0d30df953afe46a69bee339c3c424b6a",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Ecotourism generates funds for conservation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5f3996e804724ba8b2d61dc1a3de4ae2",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: Torture to save lives has a substantial body of support among publics:.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0e4feeb2972646e7a902343d3fad950c",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Castrating sex offenders gives false sense of security on rape.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-65f11c3163d24d93956e80ddd6cff523",
"input": "Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18\n Argument: Lowering drinking age will undermine parental oversight.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cee534d58e5b439893b018757453217a",
"input": "Topic: Employee Free Choice Act\n Argument: EFCA strengthens workers' ability and right to unionize.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b4964f47278f4e329209d229a599a68e",
"input": "Topic: Trans fat ban\n Argument: Trans fat ban will hurt small restaurants most.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-aecd7e8ededc4ea087f8e96454d53644",
"input": "Topic: Waterboarding\n Argument: Water-boarding is drowning, not simulated drowning.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-280b86d16f8e4bf8ac64269899f4a168",
"input": "Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza\n Argument: Defeating Hamas is key to long-term Israeli/Palestinian solution.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-250ad97e58c9477d8ae606782a692bab",
"input": "Topic: Palestinian right of return\n Argument: Plenty of room in Israel for Palestinians to return.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-df218058c68144369825107de697077b",
"input": "Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Argument: Republika Srpska has a right to self-determination by referendum.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba616f230da44fb7943a56c64c833ad4",
"input": "Topic: US electoral college\n Argument: Minority interests must be protected against majority support for popular vote.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7bce28639fc44ba7ac44ac6ad2688225",
"input": "Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard\n Argument: A national renewable energy standard will increase electricity costs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-75afab5bfbfd414dab9d2577c33a8e06",
"input": "Topic: Muhammad cartoons controversy\n Argument: Publishing images of Muhammad helps combat self-censorship.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5f36fc4d649c42efba61eede760bb409",
"input": "Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree\n Argument: JD/MBA is well suited for a number of specialized fields.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-af7630b801af42ea8ab002d0bd9ebea5",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory military service\n Argument: Impossible to mandate morality of state.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2e0f58becfe943599c4892304449ca7e",
"input": "Topic: Colonization of the Moon\n Argument: Moonbase would be ideal staging area for space exploration.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-16d26765313d45debd7fe26bd986886e",
"input": "Topic: Gene patents\n Argument: Genes cannot be owned practically, are part of commons.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-79ef1c809c29412f8c3a05bd1934be0f",
"input": "Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States\n Argument: The Supreme Court has affirmed the individual right to bear arms.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f25be4e95a3c4073be74fa05eab1f3e5",
"input": "Topic: US electoral college\n Argument: Polls show that Americans would prefer a popular vote over an electoral college.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7f81b28d4ddc4942be019335b6529351",
"input": "Topic: Fish farming ban\n Argument: Fish feel pain and should not be made to suffer.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1f261a939e0141a5b58e0b6679b4d30d",
"input": "Topic: Falkland Islands, return of\n Argument: Strategically, the islands is a NATO airbase in the south Atlantic.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7d1e339693ce43d09632ae36318dc546",
"input": "Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China\n Argument: Olympic boycotts have achieved nothing historically.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-43facaf13a1f4e079b289cadebc0b4c8",
"input": "Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan\n Argument: Tax rebates can be good for businesses in the service industry.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3d4d689c84a948b5b7592036a9a9c3ae",
"input": "Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence\n Argument: Building a border fence is not racism.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-629d70ae38ed4d529c25cf299d5fd17f",
"input": "Topic: New START Treaty\n Argument: Russia will build-up nuclear arms without New START.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9a2a82f079f64006990927e76938659e",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: Park51 is certainly within broad attack zone of ground zero.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ded885e42f594ac78668375f8d7e2799",
"input": "Topic: Driftnet ban\n Argument: Driftnets can push a targeted species to extinction.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2732023cf80545c9a409732cc5419a6c",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: Solar energy can be stored in ways other than batteries (i.e. hydrogen).",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ab66caa7edf84edd95440e7ebfd1060c",
"input": "Topic: Airport security profiling\n Argument: Terrorists don't fit a neat profile.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f91af7933ead479e815c1de568e944c7",
"input": "Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus\n Argument: Stimulus is from taxes or debt; injects no new money.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-87074ea92ea3447f923d073ebbf3c64c",
"input": "Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries\n Argument: The State is justified in protecting individuals from themselves.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7d51f184b6b9406ab12e5eac65ac7949",
"input": "Topic: MBA\n Argument: MBA teaches essential business language.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-92f4ebf74f854a14ac279644474424b3",
"input": "Topic: Crime cameras\n Argument: Crime cameras are an intrusion on individual privacy rights.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6a0e70cab3eb4be48a01532c7c66f90f",
"input": "Topic: Algae biofuel\n Argument: Algae from coal ties the biofuel to fossil fuels.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-20cb827c882041f692cf25eeded87d5e",
"input": "Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout\n Argument: $700b bailout is important to stabilize volatile global markets.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bcb62fbe07ae47f68cd4ade74ac68f13",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas vehicles\n Argument: Natural gas utilities have a long record of safety.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ca8dd2ccf88641669feee6f0353bd200",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods\n Argument: Different GM labeling standards across countries is a problem.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3142c38c8b084521b695a79a3721dadb",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: By worsening HIV/AIDS, prostitution will devastate societies.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8aa83cce29df452488f906188e6cbbc0",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: There is not enough land too grow sufficient cellulosic ethanol.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c5839b1c316541bea72e64c349292b6b",
"input": "Topic: Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty)\n Argument: Landmines kill soldiers and limit mobility of military planting them.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-94d43d6f36034e69afec257f84abad93",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Electric vehicles combat global warming more aggressively than hybrids.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f4c1bac2df224ddeb86764fc552ba779",
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Nuclear-intensive France does not use underground storage.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5d60cff8fab74632b30fa67b78928059",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: Climate change is best solved by energy efficiency, not CCS.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cac900290cd6414db10c21419dff21a9",
"input": "Topic: Funding for space exploration\n Argument: Manned missions force space-craft to have greater weight-bearing capacities for rocks.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1def151dd47c426dbbb73d83246d39e5",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: Deposing Saddam was not worth immense costs of war.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-68f1403e94d64def9cbd4f8f9852ede5",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: The installation of windmills can be relatively expensive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2e34ea56d3944afb9f6a01f9e24c1ee6",
"input": "Topic: Assisted suicide\n Argument: Assisted suicide makes everyone think they can do suicide on their own.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0b38cf89af1f4f3b88f169a67530d827",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: Jail time is okay, but not up to 14 years in jail.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9241f6b85233469bb0ec62480f50e08c",
"input": "Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans\n Argument: Global warming & stronger hurricanes will destroy new New Orleans.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-57002824dff243a7b2a6c238030ba35b",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of Marijuana\n Argument: Some train and plane tragedies were connected with marijuana use.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-68676da06c144047864b79efa05fa683",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Sex predators are monsters who forgo most rights.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b60360a44689498e82f01f8644b163f2",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of drugs\n Argument: Forbidden fruit concept is nonsense.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-00f52c34cd6940a28a24952ada80a45f",
"input": "Topic: MBA\n Argument: Getting an MBA later in career and life is fine.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ccc32232709c46af898295f1f482aa59",
"input": "Topic: Funding for space exploration\n Argument: Public funding is necessary to achieve real results in space.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6287297dd89a40628a8cc08203dad20e",
"input": "Topic: Polygamy\n Argument: Polygamy leaves some men with no women to marry; socially destabilizing.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d67944145dfd41dd9742b69128fccd92",
"input": "Topic: Greece bailout\n Argument: Bailout of Greece provides long-term solution.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d5b9e34f50044e4891abea57a2c7fec9",
"input": "Topic: Corporate personhood\n Argument: How do corps. exercise right to life, marriage, etc?.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d91806a58952428bad0db871cc6586ba",
"input": "Topic: Polygamy\n Argument: Polygamy undermines the traditional institution of marriage.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a5f911664b9748c899f33a57573f31f2",
"input": "Topic: Vehicle fuel economy standards\n Argument: Fuel economy standards foster innovation and jobs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-27638d800775464fbc42253e11ca9943",
"input": "Topic: Employee Free Choice Act\n Argument: Employee Free Choice Act protects unionizing workers from intimidation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-362826983003430e98526e062c03acde",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: Offshore drilling has a very strong environmental record.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cd1d1bbe4a984d959f5bb5bded13d526",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: Common prostitution is not a biblical conflict.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1ddd031930c3403db9a1ce8c8969a4ea",
"input": "Topic: Affirmative action\n Argument: Diversity is supplimentary to goal of fairness.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-761ca8d9cb9a45bdbf45fd2c1a954c8c",
"input": "Topic: Direct democracy\n Argument: Direct democracy fosters emotional decision-making.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b6faf4a29abf4fd2b1934c9195604a53",
"input": "Topic: New START Treaty\n Argument: US should not sign New START to bribe Russia on Iran.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-09481efad37d4e8fb7e3b04cb2cce267",
"input": "Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming\n Argument: Insufficient nitrogen levels will limit plant growth.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cc355bd66aeb4783a31deccadbff44c6",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Ecotourism does not preserve but damages local cultures.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7ce4e937aca34b278f43be8eb825f64f",
"input": "Topic: MBA\n Argument: MBA is a good way to get into inner circle of a business.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8ee66020f9db460c936a5ffe8c9afb29",
"input": "Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan\n Argument: Increasing food stamp benefits will not stimulate the economy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-14ff020736bd443cb4aa4f0ddc4492c3",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading\n Argument: Sunshield costs are reasonable in face of global warming.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4844899d97fc4ca292e108d40a459e02",
"input": "Topic: Democratic peace theory\n Argument: Democracy promotes harmonious and cooperative inter-state relations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-36350957a21e4a45bba5cab3ef9f8cae",
"input": "Topic: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty\n Argument: Test ban, as a means to abolishing nuclear weapons, is unrealistic.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-722905079d32415a84eb386d2a1e71f9",
"input": "Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders\n Argument: Coordinated Arab attack unlikely; pre-1967 borders fine.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-51ab3302f33d4e63810bb7c127aba864",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Sexual assault is one of worst kinds; castration appropriate.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8e17f7afc5f24c3eb9556ffdfd5a5258",
"input": "Topic: Child beauty pageants\n Argument: Parents should be trusted on entering kids in child beauty pageants.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-060c4e1ef32e422fb1dba8fe1da37f04",
"input": "Topic: Superdelegates\n Argument: Superdelegates provide unifying margin of victory in tight race.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4499b08c4d0a4dd79bdc064f3e8f8c60",
"input": "Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections\n Argument: Anonymity is essential to free speech in modern democracy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c5a143d20b1e46b5bfd5fa5686d469a5",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Seattle's deep-bore tunnel creates jobs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-253175270fbb4ce998cb773a551ee07b",
"input": "Topic: Funding for space exploration\n Argument: Private markets are better suited to invest in space exploration.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ae02aa5012ea4eaf9c78861a17c2cbb4",
"input": "Topic: Home plate collision rule in baseball\n Argument: Being a catcher means accepting certain inherent risks.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-92f9fd1fc30d489d956a3469e4addba8",
"input": "Topic: European Monetary Fund\n Argument: The IMF was not designed for developed Euro countries.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f0db93df8eb34e9cbe9e606603cbf3a6",
"input": "Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba\n Argument: Sanctions against Cuba have not worked at all in their long history.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cc1ee32d33d34047b865acc592c0b12a",
"input": "Topic: Law school\n Argument: Legal work requires sitting at a desk for long hours.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eab72dfd07694eb091c88e62011c38cc",
"input": "Topic: Death penalty\n Argument: The death penalty does not bring back a loved one.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8e9e1be75cf64041beabdecfa74b016c",
"input": "Topic: Free public transportation\n Argument: With the financial crisis, we can't afford to spend more money on something like this.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4d08b184c11f49d89930e15155956be5",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: Fumbling for ringing phone while driving is dangerous.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-375882ee7dc040e49084b6120a3530cf",
"input": "Topic: Public health insurance option\n Argument: US polls find a majority favor a public insurance option.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7899da523a2b4e99b26df31725c353d4",
"input": "Topic: Wave power\n Argument: Wave power systems can attract predatory fish, damaging ecosystems.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0d4c17b3683143a39ac7f2260cedd28b",
"input": "Topic: Tidal energy\n Argument: Tidal turbines can kill marine wildlife.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5c598c49a21c4270b6d769aec8845a2e",
"input": "Topic: Trans fat ban\n Argument: Govt should protect consumers when consumers aren't fully informed.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-198a579c0c4d479492120017c1aedff5",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: No Child Left Behind offers valuable measure of student progress.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a80602245d014563a911b3796b24f065",
"input": "Topic: Airport security profiling\n Argument: Profiling counterproductively contributes to fear and insecurity.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-25531c319f7348fe85af721d9f46ee99",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas vehicles\n Argument: Natural gas leaks are a fire and explosion risk.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8811e565c1334579892158fff2ca6b2e",
"input": "Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders\n Argument: Pre-1967 borders will not satisfy Islamic terrorists.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-567e779ac3ae4dd88b47c5cb9c725dfe",
"input": "Topic: Assisted suicide\n Argument: Physicians can never be obligated to facilitate euthanasia.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6fda341e0b6641efa356944c8be880ed",
"input": "Topic: War on Drugs\n Argument: War on Drugs helps hold down usage.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-74943c03b69146208215a6d3c4b1aa41",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of drugs\n Argument: Drug-use does not directly harm others, so it should be legalized.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6cab8d850a104a8591b9c4034666a7e9",
"input": "Topic: Corporate free speech\n Argument: Voters can be trusted to judge corporate speech/messages.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c65c994c05a644cd9414ed294907feb1",
"input": "Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard\n Argument: Renewable Energy Standard fosters clean energy economy and jobs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6768b0fb4b8f4757b614fca79d6f279c",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas vehicles\n Argument: The performance of natural gas vehicles is not notable.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a761d65ff20247fa9943edd3287648f7",
"input": "Topic: Greece bailout\n Argument: Bailing out Greece is a necessary evil.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9dd2e485095c4f54b209a9c35731590e",
"input": "Topic: Election of judges\n Argument: Judicial elections need not be designed as partisan.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2f7ce49bd90740feb7b35fa9f8f70498",
"input": "Topic: Home plate collision rule in baseball\n Argument: Catcher pads are not meant for human collisions.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0da466b539074892949bc8571725c1a9",
"input": "Topic: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts\n Argument: Terrorist suspects are particularly dangerous to guards.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bf0115e5b00a4d13b78720342d917e80",
"input": "Topic: Dollarization\n Argument: Dollarization limits monetary policy flexibility.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a52177d651504e9f8ff55453746cc2c1",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: Nuclear power is a more potent and efficient source of energy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-35f06a8890714ce5929f546d9d764104",
"input": "Topic: Wave power\n Argument: Wave power will have a smaller impact than fossil fuel plants.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-64a50dfbe3c44273b9ff03c99081287c",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: Calories on menus empower consumers to make healthier choices.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0231dc4ed53c43158b7139b927450d8f",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: Hydrogen can decrease tensions over oil and promote peace.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7f1760e25c7f4358849b7e7c69b47b2b",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: Many aquatic species have no problem adapting to impounded waters.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-017214de68e24bb8a1b0ac3beadbbf8f",
"input": "Topic: Dollarization\n Argument: Dollarization is a band-aid approach to poor economic policy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-065e3f51800243eb89ce97f32b7a3986",
"input": "Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence\n Argument: A wall would force crossers to take more deadly routes.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-311f71d51a224f9396ecdf1ac377e503",
"input": "Topic: Direct democracy\n Argument: Direct democracy avoids appointment of unaccountable officials.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-aedfa61830e6490ca0cc5e1272b1362e",
"input": "Topic: Funding for space exploration\n Argument: Space exploration is inspiring and pushes humans to advance.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7131ef3ad5ff439c888558c6cbc81535",
"input": "Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki\n Argument: Hiroshima was a strategic military headquarters and target.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b2fd25c7c4284cc2a08c6d1d22d24d4d",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: The number of animals used in experiments should be reduced by.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e6b981287d36466eb4c4552e4054325b",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Hybrid cars are too mild a solution to global warming.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8c3ce0115386496d821fbd8295b45221",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: Renewable energy mandates ensure market for cellulosic ethanol.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-be36d2328207488694f56da611af7441",
"input": "Topic: Fairness Doctrine\n Argument: Free speech without Fairness Doctrine can harm policy-making.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-70e62e554a534e439761147f5e4c9ffa",
"input": "Topic: 2010 US bank tax\n Argument: Bank tax is too small to impact deficit.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8364518bd3d24f588493259f17effec4",
"input": "Topic: US health care reform\n Argument: Government-approved insurers of US health care law limits competition.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7ea618fa416a498b8dd79d55d665523e",
"input": "Topic: Falkland Islands, return of\n Argument: Spanish explorer Megellan was first to discover Malvinas.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-38e787d227614581bdbe6fd5d3512030",
"input": "Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries\n Argument: Legalizing medical marijuana does not increase use and abuse.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-62dd75dd6dfd44608f6e135015b3afb7",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: Hydrogen is more challenging than alternatives.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8ace7edcad34406dabb9b30fdf40803f",
"input": "Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Argument: Republika Srpska founded on ethnic cleansing; no right to independence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a74670ded9154c71bad9d456068ebbc8",
"input": "Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution\n Argument: Balanced budget will bring fed spending in line with states'.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8aa61629fa314c01bd8e3eb39199339e",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: Wrong to hunt harmless, defenseless animals.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-89d7dda7ba97439da6ecd4f8cee3da39",
"input": "Topic: Child beauty pageants\n Argument: Child beauty contests amount to child abuse.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0c996264fef74082a073c86ecba15de5",
"input": "Topic: Gay adoption\n Argument: Children do better with mother and father role models.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a2a88f97d670480eb688621c68061add",
"input": "Topic: Abortion\n Argument: The Hippocratic oath forbids doctors from performing abortions.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c008733d657746af883fa8ddca36f368",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: Natural gas greenhouse emissions outweigh its utility at home.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c5aa4643127a417ebdc56ebbf83d63a2",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: NATO expansion threatens and antagonizes Russia.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c19f87b7d8e8445ebd3e799479f1b1cb",
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Underground storage important to safety across borders.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a54a9cb6ab0e40e19befb5bab7391f38",
"input": "Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption\n Argument: Coca can be used in a variety of products.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b3c166cd44954de7bc780273e786d8f2",
"input": "Topic: Israeli settlements\n Argument: Israel uses violence to unlawfully back settlements.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7f12a122469e48df9f332b5b7df46626",
"input": "Topic: Open primaries\n Argument: Open primaries produce competitive, substantive general elections.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9fcd8240945a4df58395823efb662b62",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Tunnel works well with surface-street option.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-931c9994742c4c76b9d84302d0a5900e",
"input": "Topic: Graduated response antipiracy laws\n Argument: Graduated response could shut down public Internet hubs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f76d7487f29e46b98156bc83f1a3cfe4",
"input": "Topic: Waterboarding\n Argument: Waterboarding is highly valuable in the war on terror.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9cf6da9f6c8e430ebbf660a5db3c8c57",
"input": "Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders\n Argument: Pre-1967 borders uphold legitimate Palestinian aspirations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d251fc7d17fd46cab6d549051eba4d26",
"input": "Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers\n Argument: Random sobriety tests amount to unreasonable searches.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eba8c804a89f499899225e3e49d97459",
"input": "Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders\n Argument: Israel had right to claim minimal territory to ensure security.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-066c0a1c16b14d6d848da6e7d0842611",
"input": "Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons\n Argument: Nuclear abolition could not prevent covert nuclear programs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-85fb203ff75e466ca3dac64c4a3b33d4",
"input": "Topic: Muhammad cartoons controversy\n Argument: The cartoons were an exercise in hate, rather than free, speech.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0051411e426f471bafd7c6f44affd45a",
"input": "Topic: Corporate free speech\n Argument: General statements against Citizens United ruling.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-80bfca6e903e47a7aa2fe50253896b54",
"input": "Topic: AIG bonuses\n Argument: AIG workers/execs that caused collapse won't help recovery.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-062d7ea2cae34b4b935566e1ac383d36",
"input": "Topic: Abortion\n Argument: Abortion may have a positive or neutral impact on the emotions of the women.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1d48bcf93787401d923701cbd28ef7b6",
"input": "Topic: Bailout of US automakers\n Argument: Saving economy outweighs moral hazard of auto bailout.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f19375eeaf044e58808864ee58aadd04",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: Cell phone use in cars is unnecessary; people went without them before.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e6f5add24d9e48108bbcb542fbac37c2",
"input": "Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections\n Argument: Opponents of anonymous campaign ads are just clinging to power.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-34958a199de44c6ea2723fe16918fc36",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: More difficult to enforce hands-free cell phone ban.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-496220a73b714e698685ccbe1a973f2c",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods\n Argument: Labeling is wrong when GM foods show no differences with other foods.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1bded36782244bdd93cc3823c9e5ce08",
"input": "Topic: Tibet independence\n Argument: There is no international consensus on the rights of nationalities to self determination.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2b3c521f3eac4e12aa4d96c9b97a07c2",
"input": "Topic: Cluster bomb ban\n Argument: Importance of cluster bombs against threats makes a ban infeasible.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ff5a8692986341659dcbf1e3832df9f6",
"input": "Topic: Network neutrality\n Argument: Net neutrality may not be good for ISPs, but good overall.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e2bfd6f827324551a016ec022381aa57",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: Electric car battery technology and costs are improving rapidly.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-60172330d08a4ad0a6424b0d40cf3ef5",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Higher gasoline prices favor fuel-efficient hybrids.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-97d52babb3414102a8acfa3f204ccfb9",
"input": "Topic: Instant replay in baseball\n Argument: Instant replay would reduce fights between coaches and umpires.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-14aaf72faff44f0492b9d2f6c2fc00d0",
"input": "Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup\n Argument: Vuvuzelas disrupt player's and other's sleep at night.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7d9806b355b240b48a6e8ba305c27d15",
"input": "Topic: Bailout of US automakers\n Argument: Automaker bailout unfairly disadvantages competition.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-802c3ab352074dbe91bd94ebbf3691b5",
"input": "Topic: Kyoto Protocol\n Argument: Kyoto is an important first step in the right direction.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7ff2b5e5054b44658d16b5efca31b01a",
"input": "Topic: Greece bailout\n Argument: General statements against Greece bailout.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ea4e93de0678416ebe880b2a96215b9a",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods\n Argument: Labeling of genetically modified foods increases food prices.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-75e630a522b843d5a9073c47986f0b59",
"input": "Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions\n Argument: It is irrational to meet unconditionally with irrational leaders.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-319b428009274e119ac23064ad202db4",
"input": "Topic: Military recruiting in public schools\n Argument: Young people aren't stupid, understand risk of joining military.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-df1875bb94244716862ad1549687190c",
"input": "Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial\n Argument: Giving Bin Laden religious respects degrades Islam.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bf1ad18a17d243149479f36a4aacf23f",
"input": "Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence\n Argument: The 700 mile fence is not relatively expensive.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c518670426be4512a146b87e722f0dbd",
"input": "Topic: Tidal energy\n Argument: A tidal barrage can safeguard coastlines from storms.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5835727d108847a09f9da2d4d66c1608",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: Headscarves falsely presume that men can't contain sexual impulses.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-25f97a2d5cc34a15804d04e4746129db",
"input": "Topic: US debt ceiling deal\n Argument: Debt deal doesn't cut spending enough to solve deficit.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-425ddea328f8405aa2c74a71da9cc807",
"input": "Topic: Algae biofuel\n Argument: Algae biofuel is carbon neutral; only emits C02 that it absorbs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-59dbbb0982aa4aad99fbb5ca4e56ec93",
"input": "Topic: Trans fat ban\n Argument: Other foods harmful, singling out trans fats is arbitrary.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2f74dcd98cea4600aae721c5a35b074c",
"input": "Topic: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts\n Argument: Little difference between civilian courts and military tribunals.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3a57d8b693f34822afc403d93888eed0",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of adult incest\n Argument: Homosexuality is more benign than incest on the family.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-767edd6697854434bacd7dfa496e7640",
"input": "Topic: Gene patents\n Argument: Patent licenses are very costly, impair R and D.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-934275cd345a49f8acf55e17fcc11163",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: Prisoner voting undermines punishment and so rehabilitation.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-499633b705e64108b0b4880867919737",
"input": "Topic: Public health insurance option\n Argument: Public insurance option will increase taxes, drag-down economy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c96d226c46df4a28849c1fe1a309dd2b",
"input": "Topic: Instant replay in baseball\n Argument: Not enough important bad calls occur to justify instant replay.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a7f7f54a867c4301a0fd7b608a4a97a0",
"input": "Topic: EU elected president\n Argument: Electing an EU president directly will increase accountability.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2b4e143e4d1d40a4abad74c50a0afc8b",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: Electric car battery technology and costs are improving rapidly.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bec8733459064b438fd621178efb007f",
"input": "Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center\n Argument: Guantanamo Bay helps disrupt terrorist groups.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c26da8dacf0440fb8bde4dcd1bbd2a32",
"input": "Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict\n Argument: A two-state solution will not assuage Iran.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-40cce9d5633f4632b4f9a9104dd49fe4",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: Calorie counts make it easier to judge calories in foods.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1169e322fdf046e49c7cf47d9c0261a3",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Castrating sex offenders less effective than psychotheraphy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d1b57f7585cd412e971624b3cab0d16a",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: Natural gas will lower fossil fuel prices and increase consumption.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e7b47365b5c3459482d07318a9d2c855",
"input": "Topic: Constitutionality of US health insurance mandates\n Argument: Enforcing mandates may intrude on Constitutional rights.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-da5f092e685b40b799050d0bdf74eea9",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: EU membership for Turkey would help liberalize the Middle East.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1cd11762dc49416684bdeeb0d8411906",
"input": "Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers\n Argument: Police will use breath tests as excuse for unreasonable searches.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-90a1654112194ec9b59508604c503e8a",
"input": "Topic: Wave power\n Argument: Wave power diminishes wave quality for surfers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c48f43126ec3430f94352466b1955709",
"input": "Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010\n Argument: Consumers can be protected w/o new financial bureaucracy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0e59ceb4bf434db4b83326ed03910906",
"input": "Topic: No-fly zone over Libya\n Argument: Past No-fly zones have led to further military intervention.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0f07174b60fb41a58564992d6050b65e",
"input": "Topic: 2010 US bank tax\n Argument: Bank tax is not too great of a burden on banks.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c6736050d9a14527b8191bc0344c6ad1",
"input": "Topic: Compulsory voting\n Argument: Mandatory voting would reduce polarization.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b6d9f46e006c45f29ded3cf50427d62b",
"input": "Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout\n Argument: Financial crisis requires and justifies strong executive powers.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-13dfa7ef54e94db68e8ae34f726e5984",
"input": "Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States\n Argument: The 1994 assault weapons ban did not decrease crime.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-56f44fd6d8054a1d85489c4de81187e6",
"input": "Topic: Corporate personhood\n Argument: Corporate personhood protects businesses from discrimination.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3239edb74b804666a5ab78590a593cce",
"input": "Topic: Gay marriage\n Argument: Gay parenting is just as good as straight parenting.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-19488eaaaae54275a310c926bb36f38f",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: Turkey's EU membership would help the fight against terrorism.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-af78dea6754b4b86961fdea5190cc5cb",
"input": "Topic: Earmarks\n Argument: Earmarks cannot be fully examined during short period of exposure.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f022af86d4a249b7bdfb078321454bbb",
"input": "Topic: Vehicle fuel economy standards\n Argument: Fuel economy standards reduce emissions, fight global warming.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-acff4d5069664d38bb52591225ec23bf",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory military service\n Argument: Military service diverts young from university.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0d402a90b1fb4518951f2341f27df910",
"input": "Topic: Corporate free speech\n Argument: Wrong to fine/jail corporate citizens for speech.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-726ea3a934ce41d0b54c255dfa181308",
"input": "Topic: US electoral college\n Argument: There is always a focus in politics on campaigning in the undecided portion of the electorate, irrespective of there being an electoral college system or not:.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5df41386a91145d285e150d2aa035a63",
"input": "Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial\n Argument: No alternative to sea burial was available.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1a385917e42c4f429ef965e3abb3a654",
"input": "Topic: Free trade\n Argument: Free markets and trade benefit the environment.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e1bf5163360d4a248830f96637b0856e",
"input": "Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba\n Argument: Sanctions against Cuba violated laws on the freedom of navigation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-70fb15b54ce94b7da141dd12db8e0faa",
"input": "Topic: Hate crime laws\n Argument: Hate crime laws force false categorizations of minority groups.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7d202a793edd4262aa004a0384bfa308",
"input": "Topic: US electoral college\n Argument: Leaders are legitimized by winning a popular majority or plurality, but the electoral college undermines this:.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f35747c7dc9d468aad034daf771a2553",
"input": "Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18\n Argument: Hang-overs teach responsibile drinking; laws unecessary.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0091edd17e784681b6ca031b8260ce8d",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: Risks of stored C02 leaking is very low.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dc6305a8f6604ed4b5b3e7dbac5f7925",
"input": "Topic: Child beauty pageants\n Argument: Pageants based on bad idea of children being better than others.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3a52094707424954ad26b8c69a24c939",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: Clouds and smog undermine solar energy unlike other energy sources.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f9b7e5e38a404e2dbf1bf68175342c85",
"input": "Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons\n Argument: Nuclear weapons are a drain on resources.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-114661b8e051414086a96468ebc3bc7e",
"input": "Topic: Polygamy\n Argument: Recognizing polygamy would cause a host of legal problems.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e557a6f9c1774a4c90a91214d225b508",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Seattle tunnel less disruptive than other options.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e8c3a35fc5b64c9480748d749caf9bf5",
"input": "Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries\n Argument: Marijuana is a gateway drug.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e771986d7db94d16bb621dc329d8f8ff",
"input": "Topic: High-speed rail\n Argument: High-speed rail frees up existing rail for other purposes.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c089f0fec8fd4ec8bb7ae1d24516397a",
"input": "Topic: Gay adoption\n Argument: A changing society should not cling to traditional family models.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-90fdf490ecab41b79c49dbbcdbed8752",
"input": "Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence\n Argument: The 700 wall cannot be compared to the Berlin wall.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bed8b16382264fa78a2afdab29652a86",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Teachers should be paid more; based on merit.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6983907e04d94e958daaa2c77b1f34b2",
"input": "Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections\n Argument: Michigan and Florida knowingly violated the rules and so should be punished.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3c8a03cdbf0a4fd9a0c479262c0d71ef",
"input": "Topic: Earmarks\n Argument: Earmarks are not inherently bad; some are good, some bad.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-36d2f0fb4eac4a64bbb29806c8003058",
"input": "Topic: AIG bonuses\n Argument: Justice of reneging AIG bonuses would be worth costs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bae7ae875d0f476c8d3a7c4834ff1144",
"input": "Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China\n Argument: China's unwillingness influence Burma's crisis justifies an Olympic Boycott.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1941f0b113af4bdfb430f2fc1afa0191",
"input": "Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial\n Argument: Many Muslims would have preferred to see body, confirm death.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-387d13264951418283b2747272fddfa7",
"input": "Topic: Fish farming ban\n Argument: Fish farming squanders resources.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-92852cd1df2840ca8b602816c27aa942",
"input": "Topic: New START Treaty\n Argument: New START Treaty gives more to Russia than US.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8b6cae92674f4248abd6bd580e168a19",
"input": "Topic: War on Drugs\n Argument: The state is justified in protecting society from drug-users.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7f3da5128a4c46539df5faa1b291287d",
"input": "Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China\n Argument: China's 2008 Olympics will accelerate its civil society.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d6a480f8a94e497b810e298ea7018b3a",
"input": "Topic: Breastfeeding in public\n Argument: Breastfeeding can help new mothers lose weight.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fc7424d4ab6846f0bfd0d4cb13bf1341",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: Carbon capture and storage is smoke-and-mirrors tactic for big coal.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-aefa54842d004e7e8610721837c8148c",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: Banning head scarves in school is an egregious state intrusion.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-81482e9cbcff4a0388723d0dc883fb50",
"input": "Topic: Military recruiting in public schools\n Argument: Military uses sophisticated persuasion techniques on kids.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5267dd1b5889445a8272953298bcaf16",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms\n Argument: Best practices in iron fertilization can ensure effectiveness.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a98c815f19344e2d89d1be46f100ec2f",
"input": "Topic: Constitutionality of US health insurance mandates\n Argument: Fed has power to institute necessary national insurance mandates.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-71d6844d50ef49418a1fec63350a23cd",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: Some scanners use software, not eyes, to detect potential weapons.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-149fac2555d44f809425ba505aaad8ad",
"input": "Topic: Free trade\n Argument: Global governance will make governing free trade possible.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cc444e4e90614c148098f8bbad691de7",
"input": "Topic: Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty)\n Argument: Landmines can protect peacekeepers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f5f5fca564804d4997c27785a28d5f81",
"input": "Topic: Tidal energy\n Argument: Tidal energy burns no fossil fuels and releases no emissions.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-be6db836edb44de7a2079766f28c6586",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Ecotourism favors corporate interests over democratic processes.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3d9d26c65b61478bbb1544ebbdcde8ed",
"input": "Topic: Infant male circumcision\n Argument: Circumcision is akin to vaccination of infants.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d0cbb625666e4082bcc19d86296ad7a0",
"input": "Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders\n Argument: With pre-1967 borders, PLO would recognize Israel, end conflict.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1936ab7a73ec4b8cb0e81f3da15c4912",
"input": "Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions\n Argument: Unconditional meetings wrongly legitimize hostile leaders.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0a5d15a40d1645b38d6faabdaa30e1dd",
"input": "Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010\n Argument: 2010 financial reform protects big banks, harms smallest.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b2b34a736b8e4d4aa2094c4dc0db7733",
"input": "Topic: Military recruiting in public schools\n Argument: Recruiters there to persuade, not provide information.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1b0acbff70da4577b374fb647deab554",
"input": "Topic: Deporting illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Trail of Tears demonstrates injustice of mass deportation.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e24b8be03c5e4329aa264aa30e28a5b2",
"input": "Topic: Right to bear arms in the US\n Argument: In order to form a militia, citizens require guns and a right to own them.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e5c18e6fa9e74d0898fb7f05ddef2a7c",
"input": "Topic: Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty)\n Argument: Deploying smart mines encourages the use of all mines.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3ce4ac8377a34b248bec5ad39a4607a5",
"input": "Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions\n Argument: Iranian leaders are evil; wrong to meet with them.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7d9655fb21fb448b9292fb10ea1ac6bd",
"input": "Topic: International Criminal Court\n Argument: The ICC risks heavy politicization of prosecution.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f681b334779e42afaba0ddab90f6eab1",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Castration exposes sex offenders to side effects.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fbef2c6ee6354f14b8d329541bc6d62d",
"input": "Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption\n Argument: Tradition of coca consumption is a poor argument.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4458026e432b4b1aadca321733b13bda",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Merit pay gives teachers an incentive to work harder.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b810de1d44a84ae5ab791c76527cea3b",
"input": "Topic: Fish farming ban\n Argument: Fish farms do more to protect wild fish than to harm them.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b5c7db447f9a41598238a71de0e0126e",
"input": "Topic: European Union Expansion\n Argument: European Union should include all of Europe; it's in their name.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-298cf5ce53c04361ba0784080e9be1be",
"input": "Topic: Corporate personhood\n Argument: Corporate personhood enables multinational corporations, global stability.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b9084fefe3a446c7a43fd94195f8442b",
"input": "Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center\n Argument: Guantanamo violates habeas corpus, obstructs proof of innocence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f7bf5cb92dbe4cc7b4857cd4f91d03b4",
"input": "Topic: Corn ethanol\n Argument: Ethanol energy is a net CO2 polluter.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2ce3608fb2df4be5bfeeafa2c6487b7f",
"input": "Topic: DREAM Act\n Argument: DREAM Act unsupported without comprehensive reform.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-05bcf484ea074c7e80d7b3ba790d2571",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: Natural gas has very diverse applications in the home.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5c5a092607a849feb673e4bec2c9f1b8",
"input": "Topic: Israeli settlements\n Argument: Jewish settlements are not part of any illegal occupation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-337845a68a5a48a49ad28fd53f450e7f",
"input": "Topic: Polygamy\n Argument: Polygamy reduces the impulse to adultery and resulting divorces.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dcab30d015df4e698d7e5f681a57659c",
"input": "Topic: DC handgun ban\n Argument: Worldwide the ownership of handguns has been correlated with higher homicide rates.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-564dc58d51c941158724c62b046a3754",
"input": "Topic: Education vouchers\n Argument: Vouchers damage public schools that can't compete with private schools.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f93c5625bdad47199da119f858c3ec56",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: Electric vehicles need not be able to quickly recharge.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-082d7afe25414d8e9b40aae935fa9489",
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: The TGD is a hydroelectric, renewable-energy project.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-aeb92e73894b47059f693fe342ceed49",
"input": "Topic: Public health insurance option\n Argument: Public insurance will give doctors/hospitals millions of new patients.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0cd40bc902674a949136c399237f7ef7",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory military service\n Argument: National service promotes patriotism.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dad00c7409b84283a1e75c8e133fec84",
"input": "Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming\n Argument: Enough land for reforestation to be a viable solution.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3f6607b799c94c95a410a82561fc9051",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Merit-pay helps attract teachers where there are shortages.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5cfd0d036d1143cbacbe7fcd9bf273b0",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: Charter schools do not achieve economies of scale.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f7c8000047cd48988fbd99a8d929c9b3",
"input": "Topic: Manned mission to Mars\n Argument: Committing to Mars will inspire NASA to make it happen.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1eab6f3551904f609cb10571499e8734",
"input": "Topic: Death penalty\n Argument: The death penalty is often motivated by discrimination.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1829109e305b49da8ca283f7d84bd9d3",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: The costs of NATO expansion are prohibitive at a time when the Western European members are scaling back their defence budgets and the reducing the size of their conventional forces.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-faa8d350f5a2451e883c9328acdce452",
"input": "Topic: Muhammad cartoons controversy\n Argument: Denmark's prime minister inappropriately avoided meeting with Denmark's Islamic ambassadors in October 2005.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f0bbdfc60b25475c9e9608b7fb350429",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading\n Argument: Solar ring is cheapest solar shading solution.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f81ab59ec8054e4dbc1d10aa2617dd93",
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: Needle exchanged increase discarded needles on streets.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0618a78a359e40ab958a3a804d4da361",
"input": "Topic: US and NATO intervention in Libya\n Argument: Pres has authority to commit to non-war military action.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3742f06de15c48a083dd66f58a32d9b7",
"input": "Topic: Falkland Islands, return of\n Argument: The European Union classes the Falklands as a special overseas territory.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3049acc7177b441ea7a0548ffdecb800",
"input": "Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia\n Argument: Kangaroos should just be moved, not culled.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-76c9074455ad4f66be7158feb22a0673",
"input": "Topic: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty\n Argument: Improved monitoring from test ban provides important information.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6ff94c093b0a4a7fb1c8c7c9db6f6b0f",
"input": "Topic: Deporting illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Costs of deportation made up for by savings to taxpayers.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cb729ed7bec247a3a5f6ea229e0db7fb",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: Adaptive charter schools can make necessary changes.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2b3c2215a0f34beb859ade0204406c75",
"input": "Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America\n Argument: Puerto Ricans deserve full political rights and citizenship.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4eb623712f7e4c7c9a8d16cf5cd5d044",
"input": "Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution\n Argument: Congress shouldn't make Amend if it can't make good fiscal leg.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8dbdbcc2d86b4fd1a353a038275a5165",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading\n Argument: Solar shading might cool tropics, but not high latitudes and poles.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9ea759d559524ed0adee0167090b490f",
"input": "Topic: Gay adoption\n Argument: There is no scientific basis for concluding that gay and lesbian parents are any less fit or capable than heterosexual parents, or that their children are any less psychologically healthy and well adjusted.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c538b9082aa8445bb7845303fc01aab1",
"input": "Topic: Vehicle fuel economy standards\n Argument: Fuel economy standards do not directly reduce emissions.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5fbd6220576247f1a680d935f8f0cd36",
"input": "Topic: Kyoto Protocol\n Argument: Fighting climate change means cutting emissions with Kyoto Protocol.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6a8c93d16ac644958c7d7a0ede13a934",
"input": "Topic: Education vouchers\n Argument: Vouchers comply with separation of church and state.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3a790848c39240a6849034116d842f8d",
"input": "Topic: Airport security profiling\n Argument: Broad security screening wastes scarce security resources.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-79a3c6c109ed4cb8ab882631c306992a",
"input": "Topic: Palestinian right of return\n Argument: Jewish state intended to preempt any right of return.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-53fccb3bad1f4fa4bdfe4b30d73d9548",
"input": "Topic: Veal\n Argument: Grain diets are rare in veal because it produces tougher meat.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6229ed2444f847c8a412efff6d743d20",
"input": "Topic: Free public transportation\n Argument: The Government's job is to provide services.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4a44139c55d84ef6bfb1c304f3054404",
"input": "Topic: Corporate free speech\n Argument: Unlimited spending lets candidates focus on message over fundraising.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-890c56f06ae742599a9e7719bf1310d5",
"input": "Topic: Airport security profiling\n Argument: Profiling is institutionalized racism.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-90c174950a2b4899b2fc9560119a7197",
"input": "Topic: Superdelegates\n Argument: The US superdelegate system is undemocratic.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4dd6e38d4b974df7a0ad39bbbfc38f28",
"input": "Topic: AIG bonuses\n Argument: Government should have regulated bonuses, not tax them.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4a841c5d5feb435486a5bfe83177256f",
"input": "Topic: Carbon emissions trading\n Argument: Emissions trading encourages investments in best technologies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b19b88202b244c63b2335b808a2e7e29",
"input": "Topic: Nuclear energy\n Argument: Uranium is abundant and will last for hundreds of years.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8c761b2079b846e8b0fbfe1298ab6d0a",
"input": "Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki\n Argument: Soviet victories in Manchuria were core cause of Japanese surrender.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4f14aca6b1a149f0a1ce50c2f777b572",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: Katrina allowed New Orleans to restart with charter schools.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5bdb0cfebcd349daa4286c07fe41e153",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of Marijuana\n Argument: If marijuana is harmful, isn't this sufficient punishment for users.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-71398bb5a2d141f28d99b41b056eaeea",
"input": "Topic: Free trade\n Argument: Free trade sacrifices national unity to economics.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f5b90aeb2d1946eca73f99e3b6ccd6e9",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: Offshore drilling ban is an important environmental symbol.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0bd28fcc3d62408cad0a5713cdc8ac13",
"input": "Topic: Filibuster\n Argument: General statements against the filibuster.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-97bcaa39655a4b298ea2610d6e76a12c",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of Marijuana\n Argument: Marijuana prohibition is equally impossible as alcohol prohibition.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9103b0f2f9bc4edabe23202ecc70f7cf",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Hybrids increase efficiency by shutting engines down while idling.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-15403ae0a06c41b29515ef259f536837",
"input": "Topic: Nuclear energy\n Argument: Nuclear energy relies too heavily on subsidies/taxpayers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-085d8e71f45e4810ac02b42d65881360",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: Solar panels are hard to move when a person moves homes.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-122d163b5d8b403092f32b84d16bf151",
"input": "Topic: Greece bailout\n Argument: Greece bailout adds to debt, does more harm than good.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8cb925dce8d2404384a2262d97cd6b54",
"input": "Topic: Ban on human reproductive cloning\n Argument: If women have a right to reproduce, society can't say not by cloning.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-10d5a3395750423b8bbfb24f1de32522",
"input": "Topic: Death penalty\n Argument: Capital punishment has a deterrent effect on criminal activities.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b003f938e6ef44348dd58e790806fd85",
"input": "Topic: Earmarks\n Argument: Earmarks are often unrelated to legislation; holds up bill.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7474af3fee7b4ff49e0745f2477c2db5",
"input": "Topic: Carbon emissions trading\n Argument: Carbon trading incentivizes companies to cut emissions.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0dd23e12234e4557bbab33ba721b4b0c",
"input": "Topic: Military recruiting in public schools\n Argument: Military recruiting in high schools is not essential.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ca41219eb36d4d379abb345faa560a1b",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: It is difficult for restaurants to keep calorie counts consistent.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ea020a3fbc484e5a9fb522169b56d23e",
"input": "Topic: Law school\n Argument: Lawyers rarely engage in intellectual work.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1235c16c3487420996597300095dcc62",
"input": "Topic: Single-payer universal health care\n Argument: Universal health care creates dependencies on government.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d6f626e64b874d6695d4e51c04fd1d55",
"input": "Topic: Public health insurance option\n Argument: Public insurance delivers same quality insurance at a lower price.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a394a8fe20ca4c239daa2355b6cd8e16",
"input": "Topic: Filibuster\n Argument: During turmoil, filibusters impede government progress.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3d8f81cb33a14a7cb63af51c6a1ef595",
"input": "Topic: Instant replay in baseball\n Argument: Instant replay would better legitimize MLB and game outcomes.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-36ca7a8765af401b9ad8265e53ebe6a5",
"input": "Topic: Kosovo independence\n Argument: An independent Kosovo would have to pay impossible debts to Serbia.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-133b55dea5bf414a9b21d06e000128a8",
"input": "Topic: Tidal energy\n Argument: Repairing tidal energy is difficult and expensive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8810d5c1292f4224a14c763f62e149c2",
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: Needle exchanges don't save lives; cause drug-related deaths.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a42a5d406552425b9451013123d2565a",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: Full-body scans more effectively reveal concealed weapons.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eb03861a7fd4420ca4d54ffbd78bfac2",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Ecotourism can damage habitats.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4ac3e05e9c654544a601ff258473ea84",
"input": "Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia\n Argument: Culling Kangaroo tarnishes the image of Australia around the world.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5c32364624be4d9da63dfc61f5924529",
"input": "Topic: Corn ethanol\n Argument: Ethanol is a means to reducing foreign oil dependencies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6f08e171951a4e49baa41405f813059f",
"input": "Topic: European missile defense\n Argument: US missile defense proposals in Europe violate Moscow Treaty.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c75684aa3e714f48b4e42b9eda730619",
"input": "Topic: Polygamy\n Argument: Polygamous families are more dynamic and nurturing of diverse interests.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c59189dad1fd4a9b9ff929840d66fd59",
"input": "Topic: Veal\n Argument: Calves are fed inhumane milk diets to keep them anemic and their meat pale.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b5eba065099641e38bfcb49cf2f7e891",
"input": "Topic: Free trade\n Argument: The current regional FTAs undermine poor countries' bargaining power.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b517c3ea6ded44a0a62dc93136eb5bb3",
"input": "Topic: Military recruiting in public schools\n Argument: The military has a compelling story to tell to youth.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d2edab174c6a4d25b70f33c9920a362d",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: Business people use lasers to give presentations.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-12167b63803d4dac97b79b6eaab6dc2e",
"input": "Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree\n Argument: Usually one shot at advanced degree; JD/MBA gets both done.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3fb0d009fe9046f3a707ccf7b2d1441e",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: The transportation of captured carbon can be very expensive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0f595d6acec24dfe9cb153a42c9e3bfd",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: Most opposition to Turkish membership is unrelated to Christian club in EU.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c32f1e35c2db4ce69b3f47e65ee5ec21",
"input": "Topic: Dollarization\n Argument: Dollarization helps encourage foreign investment.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-93c1b43773434da080ff974a4b50c2d0",
"input": "Topic: Year-round school\n Argument: Many school buildings are not built for summer use.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-afcb501b75f8498c827e7a99be6a35c0",
"input": "Topic: Gay marriage\n Argument: Marriage is mainly for reproduction; can't include gays.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5e1b990d08e34b5da859df9ecc5cb8a4",
"input": "Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama\n Argument: W/o more troops, Afgh will become terrorist haven.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-23edecef40ac4d3294fadeb954cbe050",
"input": "Topic: Carbon emissions trading\n Argument: Cap-and-trade systems ensure emissions reductions to the set cap.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-94cb16ce5b474c2cba7618a08114e870",
"input": "Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq\n Argument: Torturous and brutal tactics in Iraq have only worsened US moral credibility.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a7a0c336e57940f99c3293da8047030a",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: Processing cellulose is more difficult than starches.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-03ab7807ad874ce1b1043b919bc3f360",
"input": "Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010\n Argument: Capitalism is wonderful, but requires regulations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5d44dc63906841b0993b365d5c08876b",
"input": "Topic: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts\n Argument: Trying terrorists in NYC grants them their wish.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ce348cb948894efea3495e568d7ae2bd",
"input": "Topic: Vehicle fuel economy standards\n Argument: Fuel economy standards do not increase the cost of making cars.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-67dfc74ce71d419ca4f1e25909292507",
"input": "Topic: Direct democracy\n Argument: Direct democracy is relatively cheap.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-771cf031f328479d818735de07dbe95b",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: Calorie counts eliminate ability of restaurants to be spontaneous.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-58f67b931a324abb97659a90d6440e5e",
"input": "Topic: High-speed rail\n Argument: Unlike automobiles, rail fosters a sense of community.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-515500c937b54bb8b8904a5b6edcbba5",
"input": "Topic: Right to bear arms in the US\n Argument: Bear arms means a military/militia, not individual right.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-db68b7595d504032b11f914228f66cf0",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: Hydrogen is non-toxic, unlike most fossil fuels.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5f8b6df243924a67a3bfc88a00525cb2",
"input": "Topic: Education vouchers\n Argument: Vouchers improve choice/access despite private school right to deny.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8894d39c4038483baf9d144f459075ac",
"input": "Topic: UN Security Council veto\n Argument: Vietnam supports banning UN security council veto power.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2fc5194bb4e34ee2b1de012195a05a4d",
"input": "Topic: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla\n Argument: Israel miscalculated on flotilla, but acted in self-defense.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-839cc8fb0de54b51b4bcdd9919eb47ca",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory military service\n Argument: National service teaches skills valuable in marketplace.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9ee1a6111af543f79d1f81f1f78e19cf",
"input": "Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence\n Argument: Good fences make good neighbors.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d84dfe16c6cc49d0adb9db51fb85eaa6",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: Enhanced interrogations unnecessary; Army Field Manual is sufficient.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-90ca79905bea41ef9d297ade2b2370ec",
"input": "Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup\n Argument: Vuvuzelas can be used as weapons.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-60b4fbda51834e15b20d38bbb2125997",
"input": "Topic: Instant replay in baseball\n Argument: Machines shouldn't be determining calls in baseball.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7765091a4b764b01843d863d065ffa58",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas vehicles\n Argument: Natural gas vehicles are not yet commercially viable.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-17af5f919a794bfca999a0af9fe2fb63",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance cooperatives\n Argument: Supporters of co-ops will never reduce government involvement.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8915c6b48ffd4233b9f6fe63f5245a39",
"input": "Topic: Gays in the US military\n Argument: Gay soldiers do not undermine unit morale and cohesion.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7974ca7900b34fcd98147c069e8801a9",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: Electric cars will get cleaner with more renewable sources.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3e3875c096bb4db4b3f5e8bdd68d3aed",
"input": "Topic: Waterboarding\n Argument: Torture violates protections of the vulnerable.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f705d124e8924bacbe0bf45790531c79",
"input": "Topic: Colonization of the Moon\n Argument: Human survival is ensured by fighting global warming, not Moonbase.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b41e545b80f446469d17d6cd53d11df3",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: Hydrogen cars will help end foreign oil dependencies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-974e96adfbc5429e92fe6f607860856c",
"input": "Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard\n Argument: Renewable energy standard ensures market certainty for clean energy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0974d65b1db34a1685c1881eb1c0abdb",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance mandates\n Argument: Insurance mandates violate the rights of employers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8ecd3d3144bf4cd7a45ee7203163991d",
"input": "Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence\n Argument: Migration Policy Institute (nonpartisan).",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-94eda56ed60a477fb88098f999044db2",
"input": "Topic: Abortion\n Argument: Abortions encourage infanticide.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7b80b0652a6a4f82ad4f54beb98ae72c",
"input": "Topic: Infant male circumcision\n Argument: Pain of circumcision is traumatizing for infants.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fea28b82a2094aaa89c71ac3cf612956",
"input": "Topic: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies\n Argument: Subsidies are just generally inefficient.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d6a88618caef4198a8d033718808f601",
"input": "Topic: Bailout of US automakers\n Argument: Bailout will preserve place of autos in American identity.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2d651135c23f4fe0ac9f8f2efae9bd12",
"input": "Topic: Law school\n Argument: Law school educates for wide-ranging careers.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ec275d14972048d188ddf8f7828f9632",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading\n Argument: Solar shading may warm the tropopause and lower stratosphere.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eee3070ee2734d0e931f85a3dbf21a93",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading\n Argument: Solar shading reduces sunlight energy available to solar panels.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7c976fc3567844218190e9e257825b8d",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: Public transportation is a better idea than electric cars.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-43198396484d44cb8bf8b7cf2d594abc",
"input": "Topic: Earmarks\n Argument: Earmarks create unsustainable institutional dependencies.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-98b266d43b2e416ab8a24e6210bf91ce",
"input": "Topic: Kyoto Protocol\n Argument: Voluntary emissions reduction schemes have low participation levels.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba573d4dbcb449c688782bc4b2a469d4",
"input": "Topic: Gay adoption\n Argument: Children adopted by gays are subjected to homophobia/prejudices.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-99f65ed1ac9b41d98a7fd09c9b84bcbf",
"input": "Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution\n Argument: Politicians will favor corporate interests w/ balanced budget.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7626906ae14f476087c7fb1d3dbb2889",
"input": "Topic: Filibuster\n Argument: The filibuster is outdated and uncivilized in a modern democracy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c38504d05e794cb3bcf7a96463f34fe2",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: Many incomplete stub articles persist on Wikipedia.'.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e0cc49b31884490bb387b073d8cdf626",
"input": "Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China\n Argument: Google was not censored by China as harshly as others.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-beb89c071f8b4d28a0a8097a9e705c15",
"input": "Topic: Crime cameras\n Argument: Crime cameras violate privacy no more than corner store cameras.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-13beb473aca740579b02ec9c1ed72d0c",
"input": "Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial\n Argument: Americans deserved to see Osama bin Laden's body.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8a606d2a53074f6b9d2f1a13f926af3c",
"input": "Topic: Gay marriage\n Argument: Benefits for gays are much better when in marriage.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-74008423be38402ab5c2a2949925c527",
"input": "Topic: European Monetary Fund\n Argument: European Monetary Fund creates global AND regional system.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-069bcfdba8f4484397be0a790240d18f",
"input": "Topic: Bullfighting\n Argument: Bullfighters and others are regularly gored.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f9816a3ed9424df6bf7db1b9f438022c",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: Wikipedia is online and interactive, unlike other encyclopedias.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6365877d79934148b71793149d89e847",
"input": "Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza\n Argument: Proportional response from Israel only prolongs conflict.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9da37dd5341f48e8a2b19f7fd3fd9e60",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: If you can't ban sleep-driving, why ban talking on phone in car.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e82fc7409da04f08932f2c63af341898",
"input": "Topic: Hate crime laws\n Argument: Hate crime is a major problem, requiring a state response.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5f7c5aa3571343b4960bb8c8d5a222f1",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: Hydrogen cars are like high-performance electric cars.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f1f1031f396344dda18de3296d9e5182",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: War in Iraq kept Saddam from acquiring nuclear weapons.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-72b8edf00ac14170afbb086de949cb25",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: EU states strongly opposed to Turkey's admission should not be dragged along.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-79847ac953314eb0ac566a34ef7c51ac",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Merit pay focuses teachers on measures over their passion.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d5255a6c5e8e4d4abe82ee558289593e",
"input": "Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict\n Argument: A two-state solution makes Israel too narrow, vulnerable.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fdd0db2ef4a54a408533bc6632200ffc",
"input": "Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China\n Argument: Google's decision in China was mostly ethics, not business.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cb99d4800f5742db80817ab590442467",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of drugs\n Argument: There is no such thing as a safe drug (regulated by the state).",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-28b14f626ca64bd5b5c19220da26c270",
"input": "Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption\n Argument: Coca consumption is most akin to caffeine use.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-395c42ebdac349f3aef766573f4a1e41",
"input": "Topic: College football playoffs\n Argument: Playoffs maintain importance of regular season.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ded30bbf96a3479c87d1fd41595fbb42",
"input": "Topic: US debt ceiling deal\n Argument: Debt deal cuts spending too early for recovery.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d60d22a08abf492589a581352eba686b",
"input": "Topic: 2010 US bank tax\n Argument: Bank tax will help reduce large US deficit.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7a254cd25e9944c99a6d7f338365e6d5",
"input": "Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China\n Argument: Boycotting China will be against the spirit of the Olympics.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d1cf421932514935a4413ee4b86e088e",
"input": "Topic: Earmarks\n Argument: Earmarks are more transparent than other spending programs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d2b887bb1d0c4faf8e8e5191b1aee07d",
"input": "Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution\n Argument: Balanced budget amend in states is often a bad thing.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-460a263bf8c844dca6ef3696312b50de",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: Dams eliminate forests that absorb CO2 from the atmosphere.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-79126590d39d41b1804c1012507902e9",
"input": "Topic: Gays in the US military\n Argument: Most members of US military support ban on gays.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3b7cc4211a2d48899479cf91dc6df027",
"input": "Topic: Public health insurance option\n Argument: Public insurance would stifle medical innovation and advancement.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-321d45db8eb54021bf552677d3ff9058",
"input": "Topic: Fairness Doctrine\n Argument: Fairness Doctrine would open costly political battle.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-400c296ca17a457c9a3b36ff80e50375",
"input": "Topic: Waterboarding\n Argument: Waterboarding justly brings a terrorist face-to-face with death.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5c7815997fb34ecc8873abf692eb3956",
"input": "Topic: Corporate free speech\n Argument: More spending in elections undermines public confidence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c882b45627db4c4abb248e8bc5adc2da",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: Calorie counts are ineffective at compelling healthier choices.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-98c9325f34d24139b8e8d74e0d85e547",
"input": "Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons\n Argument: Nuclear weapons may protect humans from threats from space.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-478be3fe74874ee28982c498b97dee69",
"input": "Topic: Israeli settlements\n Argument: Settlements undercut Palestinian rights to land.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b48e567d2d824d34a79454088796f1a6",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: Hunting is dangerous, injuring and killing many humans.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-63263dfc999d4ad4a9e6e3b776ac14d6",
"input": "Topic: EU elected president\n Argument: A government controlled by a single person would increase transparency.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7e9c77dca11d4e999a767325b05dbac5",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: Cellulosic ethanol packs three-times the energy as corn ethanol.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba684da0948b437f898a75d8432daf93",
"input": "Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution\n Argument: Unworkable to measure and define balanced budget.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9649b6592bc04cd8ba06f61e01aefd2b",
"input": "Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption\n Argument: Allowing coca undermines successful eradication efforts.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3bd3ebf8b57846eb8766b9675fd7f77f",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering\n Argument: Many green orgs and scientists support geoengineering option.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-252f28bd6e00459bbd460a317713b0f4",
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Scientific consensus supports nuclear waste underground storage.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-570a7265d5244cb6a97f41c7ef9d5b50",
"input": "Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution\n Argument: Politicians can't make hard choices; BBA necessary.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-986beec88ddd4116b2a36bd1cb17b374",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: The European Court of Human Rights.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ea0112049789414f87a13f9c7fc3b493",
"input": "Topic: Ban on human reproductive cloning\n Argument: Human clones will not reduce human biological diversity.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-02f3ce2397c54321af3ded2ed9d12c52",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: The recovery/payback period can be very short.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-daa55bf0e91343f8bdd63da673448c15",
"input": "Topic: Bullfighting\n Argument: Bulls can't reason, but they can suffer; bullfighting wrong.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-164624b415ac456e8770182f01027b0c",
"input": "Topic: Year-round school\n Argument: Tradition and year-round schools can exist side-by-side.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-32c206b3611341b59b3cf2c6083da23c",
"input": "Topic: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty\n Argument: Fear will cause nuclear proliferation, despite testing ban.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-25d911adb2714e86a13debec54004722",
"input": "Topic: Trans fat ban\n Argument: Trans fat ban needn't be whole solution to be good.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f68f310cdbd549bf84473875ac483d13",
"input": "Topic: Cluster bomb ban\n Argument: Cluster bombs are usually used in uninhabited areas.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ea5d9fd7f84c44639cd7280ed38a821a",
"input": "Topic: US and NATO intervention in Libya\n Argument: President's action in Libya violates his campaign pledges.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-415bf81ab8f842d0b2495d9b280f6490",
"input": "Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus\n Argument: Majority of US stimulus is immediate to fight recession now.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ef802e862cf24427971d0a3691545114",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: NCLB has succeeded in improving test scores.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d4fc0085c1664229a4a57d8cc619054f",
"input": "Topic: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies\n Argument: Ending oil subsidies is good for air quality, human health.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d77bcb0407a04335a3b4b935fbf7ae60",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: Solar panels contain cadmium, which is environmentally hazardous.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-80d1b09c8fdf44228422d56a1036261d",
"input": "Topic: Election of judges\n Argument: Lawyers may fund judge campaigns to influence trials.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e60bf0c50d3b4d63b19687709771bb42",
"input": "Topic: Year-round school\n Argument: Changing to year-round schooling has significant costs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-18d15fc27b16421782c8e50897301562",
"input": "Topic: Wave power\n Argument: Oceans corrode wave power systems, which is costly.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2ec2d1351cf841409ddce6e8d254074d",
"input": "Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010\n Argument: 2010 financial reform increases transparency.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1c2edaad769444258bb143f45b95e99f",
"input": "Topic: Corn ethanol\n Argument: Corn feedstock is a beneficial byproduct of corn ethanol production.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1cdb8b8688eb4dc4b581dbd3e7540b54",
"input": "Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?\n Argument: The lack of support to private sector makes Venezuela unattractive for investments.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1733e693c9174855a439c541f9c7ab76",
"input": "Topic: Breastfeeding in public\n Argument: Breastfeeding does not necessarily help women lose weight.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8220fb66ed9f4f29a700646017499321",
"input": "Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections\n Argument: General statements against disclosing TV issue ad funding.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7142e42256644dccacd22c26ed43df49",
"input": "Topic: EU elected president\n Argument: Elections would force EU politicians to act as populists.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-15ae0768371046e08e93321510779910",
"input": "Topic: Wave power\n Argument: Focus on energy conservation before wave power.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9e4a8a943a71409ca8ccac7be67d2516",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: Govt bureaucrats pursue more power to advance careers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d10d1886b3c448199be1cf9d1421ddf3",
"input": "Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy\n Argument: Natural methods of contraception can provide the solution to high population growth.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ac546adf0ea64928b01e92cc571c1203",
"input": "Topic: Pornography\n Argument: Many rapists are obsessed with and encouraged by pornography.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d194d4ec31e743e19e2d166d0dbdb686",
"input": "Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010\n Argument: Goldman Sachs fraud case highlighted need for financial reform.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-09f3fa34ddff4709ba75cdf7f6c3d89e",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: Small government produces less healthy societies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-726ff5d3d9044a8d829ecc5928fd41ef",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: Cell phones should only be used while driving in dire situations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-aa357eff3fb34abcb8aafa31dea58511",
"input": "Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China\n Argument: Only boycotting the Olympics sufficiently protests China's abuses.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2ba8abc0e9894a2c812ca6cd3ebd5ff9",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance cooperatives\n Argument: Advocates of co-ops are really aiming for socialized medicine.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bc9d143707e24919a5b6cecab24d6489",
"input": "Topic: European missile defense\n Argument: European missile defenses would not counter Russia-to-US attack.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4e848337d778439fac371e911635d716",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory military service\n Argument: Military placement exams would encourage school-work.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f5a45e0ba1194851b43361fa8e0d1785",
"input": "Topic: MBA\n Argument: Enrolling in MBA can break stride in career.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cf73429811474568a07c8fd5fcb56bcc",
"input": "Topic: Pickens US energy plan\n Argument: Wind energy production is inconsistent relative to demand.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-345fd672639343cfb51283bed01fae89",
"input": "Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout\n Argument: $700b plan and intervention in markets worsens problems.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-498b5744bce5472f81324e62ba36b823",
"input": "Topic: Abortion\n Argument: Abortion advocates wrongly value quality of life over sanctity of life.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ea7c7aa322824dc0b43b5b2eb0ac9def",
"input": "Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries\n Argument: Marijuana can curb psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-83fa4a189f2d462caed1a3ca3b29ff1d",
"input": "Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia\n Argument: Kangaroo destruction of habitats is causing soil erosion that damages crops.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b1a41167bd124378ae9158a5a8441b24",
"input": "Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba\n Argument: Sanctions against Cuba violate United Nations resolutions since 1992.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9655eba2c8d340aebd4783e3ad49e285",
"input": "Topic: High-speed rail\n Argument: High-speed trains: costly govt project in search of need.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-352c6385bca34d31bd4c118d144ae921",
"input": "Topic: Filibuster\n Argument: Filibuster provides important checks and balances.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1c64d8f1109b4be3a7998562adddea1b",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: Charter schools promote teacher independence and character.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e3b6cd4a32c0449e8f8ed25947766946",
"input": "Topic: Compulsory voting\n Argument: Mandatory voting would compel broader campaign messaging.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-afe5dd48dd504fd5a2e8b777dcda86f5",
"input": "Topic: New START Treaty\n Argument: New START is important to medical health.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a547d161b5ff4b84b4902b08b6b64242",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance mandates\n Argument: Mandatory health insurance is analogous to mandatory car insurance.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6fc02ce42c1d434089ae5468fb0f8900",
"input": "Topic: DREAM Act\n Argument: DREAM Act relies on shrinking US financial resources.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3972cf03162847c88b5c5a15321f22cc",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering\n Argument: Geoengineering risks can be tested, corrected, avoided.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c0b3635091344ac68f7bccee4ca44b83",
"input": "Topic: UN Security Council veto\n Argument: Extending UN SC veto to more countries would reduce UN effectiveness.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b1f465491b6345638799bfd429b16f7c",
"input": "Topic: Trans fat ban\n Argument: Trans fats extend shelf life of foods.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e7e748836a924c478443c823bb1b0e12",
"input": "Topic: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies\n Argument: Ending oil subsidies levels playing field for clean energy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-32231fc81ab44f128787f8b264f2f49a",
"input": "Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions\n Argument: Iran sponsors terrorists; wrong to talk with them.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-98390eb44aff45bfb6a3da382fb164de",
"input": "Topic: Colonization of the Moon\n Argument: Territorial claims on the Moon will become a source of conflict.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5ef6ef0c24b14c73822a93fd4370b21f",
"input": "Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States\n Argument: Semi-automatic weapons has not decimated animal populations.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-18d0618f824f48b99739b7872fb4ca5c",
"input": "Topic: Open primaries\n Argument: Primaries too important in democracy to be internal to parties.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-33d40384172745eaacb59a161780d878",
"input": "Topic: Pickens US energy plan\n Argument: The Pickens Plan is generally not viable.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6ccdc2c6000f46be861e8fb95adc9a50",
"input": "Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming\n Argument: Reforestation, while not a silver bullet, can help solve global warming.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2f30b9a33fdf45f085ebd5c4c8064669",
"input": "Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus\n Argument: Economic stimulus by government intervention always fails.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ffd6e922bb9142229606179f3a228fe9",
"input": "Topic: Single-payer universal health care\n Argument: Universal health care lowers long-term health costs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9949fd7bea6c4f179032ea0dce70085d",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: Ban ground zero mosque on grounds it does more harm to victims.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d54911fefb154da29cda1524bd1eb36f",
"input": "Topic: Education vouchers\n Argument: Little evidence that vouchers improve academic achievement.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-61a5b70449594eb89b4becc4066cb041",
"input": "Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout\n Argument: Not passing $700b bailout risks sending economy into major recession.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0ffbbb1a0afa4d6f889e16f9cf9cac39",
"input": "Topic: Primaries in US elections\n Argument: Rotating regional primaries solve the problems of the current process.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-67a73a1540c3480289902a1ebb24084e",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: Solar electricity cannot significantly reduce dependencies on oil.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6d97e906cd0c4e4aaa11b8a05ef4d830",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas vehicles\n Argument: Odorless natural gas can escape detection risking fire/explosion.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ea766f18e3974bb0ad66181371821e9b",
"input": "Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center\n Argument: Conditions at Guantanamo are very good for detainees.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ac7f0e24fe2842c39794da69ce76e361",
"input": "Topic: Kosovo independence\n Argument: Many EU foreign ministers fear violence following Kosovo independence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-487d2f39093b48af8c541278f07f2d80",
"input": "Topic: Military recruiting in public schools\n Argument: The military actively strives for honesty among recruiters.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c130197662cd49c8abbc27dbabbdbfda",
"input": "Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America\n Argument: English is a cultural requirement for entry as state.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6ed8929d55294a56b8eeb7831b6316b6",
"input": "Topic: Airport security profiling\n Argument: Most people accept profiling as necessary for security.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ce1a4662f32b47c3a98e910a06e9a07e",
"input": "Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia\n Argument: Translocating Kangaroos in Australia often traumatizes these animals.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1e8fca17b01240e7b152610d878fb9ac",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms\n Argument: Global warming grows phytoplankton; growing more is reckless.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1f47d1423aa64afda5a1642f07960322",
"input": "Topic: Home plate collision rule in baseball\n Argument: Home base collisions are essential characteristic of hardball.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b657a72d593e4e68abaae6cef621ac93",
"input": "Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba\n Argument: Sanctions violate the principle of just war.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-353e529637c14bb28cc484b8aa8e3c4c",
"input": "Topic: Waterboarding\n Argument: Torture is justified in the ticking time-bomb scenario.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-06099657bf9f4a798fb5c9a19faf1ac1",
"input": "Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza\n Argument: Israel's use of white phosphorous in Gaza was a humanitarian crime.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-95341b252a5b4d50ad9569d0cb086a64",
"input": "Topic: Veal\n Argument: Veal farming is a good alternative to the slaughtering of unwanted calves.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e7e51bf60f574af983ca8a1cb4e3ccb6",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance cooperatives\n Argument: Co-ops lack scale to negotiate prices of drugs, services.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a06c61e55b7d4f0eb267c3083abf3e47",
"input": "Topic: Libertarianism\n Argument: Libertarians would decriminalize many crimes, so reduce crime.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-846d612e414942118c59af7e44450285",
"input": "Topic: US and NATO intervention in Libya\n Argument: US gave full command in Libya to NATO on April 1.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-44861679b4d74867866bca51836fab1e",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: Admitting Turkey leads to a slippery slope of non-European admissions.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6e75b4c598f6417cbfe94dd3309509c2",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: Allegations of animal abuse are reviewed by pier board.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9c6d083162804855a1b0debd8eb0c192",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: Heavy land-use of wind farms can jeopardize forests/ecosystems.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5041023cf9e748b4af1f5e1beb8cd66c",
"input": "Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans\n Argument: Rebuilding New Orleans will not return it to economic vibrancy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3709e2edcdb9494280ee757ef7009ed1",
"input": "Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18\n Argument: Drinking is healthy in moderation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-39be161ea0c0404d918975ab5eeb52f1",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: Cellulosic ethanol can generate good-paying jobs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0215da6284ae4bfc8522fdcdb8c6051e",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms\n Argument: Humans are already changing Earth; how can geoengineering be wrong?.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-08e6776d02974928ae778f38e7e7d946",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance mandates\n Argument: Mandatory health insurance cannot be effectively enforced.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1747e23c1a6e49969679446810923193",
"input": "Topic: Compulsory voting\n Argument: Forcing a vote is as bad for democracy as poor turnout.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-436101a7ae384e098b36b8f7ea7a4300",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: Charter schools proliferated too quickly to monitor performance.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-76d8463cd674466089aa80c64e17e7a8",
"input": "Topic: South Ossetia independence\n Argument: The Ossetian people have a divided, non-contiguous history.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dbf74299543442bdabc82d1c0fcc8629",
"input": "Topic: Bullfighting\n Argument: Bulls are celebrated and honored in bullfighting.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9abaf778e52d4ae5b59f2afd3fabafce",
"input": "Topic: War on Drugs\n Argument: War on drugs keeps drug trade profitable, lures children in.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5ad45ca3efad4ed789499f72c1b6fe25",
"input": "Topic: International Criminal Court\n Argument: ICC advances universal rights and international law.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1f257e5ddc494749910f8ed244176b82",
"input": "Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree\n Argument: JD as credential has poor return on investment.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dcd3fc661aed4d50bedda85084a98143",
"input": "Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption\n Argument: All South American states support indigenous right to coca.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c5387d678c884e20a8b0532cd9be2855",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: Interrogations are not torture when no intent to torture.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8324de58be7746789d3cedcff3e4358a",
"input": "Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans\n Argument: Louisiana politicians cannot be trusted with federal funding.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1fce71ebc05344fab2ede715e0af29da",
"input": "Topic: Privatizing social security\n Argument: Privatizing social security offers ownership in economy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ac9807aeb74c447b8bced2dcadf9da4b",
"input": "Topic: Privatizing social security\n Argument: Costly privatization of Soc Sec would dampen econ growth.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0426acfb2d8a488ba9eff45e55d7aaa1",
"input": "Topic: Fairness Doctrine\n Argument: Fairness Doctrine would destroy viability of conservative radio.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6623fc5a87fc462f8c925c391897a199",
"input": "Topic: Primaries in US elections\n Argument: Primaries help reveal candidates to the public.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c722a8cccd0242ef8690f9d24148eaf5",
"input": "Topic: Trans fat ban\n Argument: Alternatives to trans fats aren't much healthier.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e4c1947ffebf4d6ab8c73b3aafbfca7a",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory military service\n Argument: National service produces valuable character traits:.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c4cfa12d05ec44be95668a7b0a22ff2d",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: Statewide standards are an improvement over major local failures:.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-08d801d7272644f8943e64c137ac8155",
"input": "Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict\n Argument: Inclusive one-state solution adopts democratic principles.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ced9b2203a0649a3973b7541e3f6244c",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: Legalization will increase prostitution and subsequently worsen public health.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-10ab4bde95a44a99ba3ff90100218675",
"input": "Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States\n Argument: There are adequate alternatives to assault weapons for self-defense.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-05e3f42ee63a49d89fd9dd8ee4b94eb9",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: Dams can burst at great cost to human life.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e2be5763a4fc41c498bc4322d9455fcd",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: Criminals, dangerous to society, are dangerous with vote.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-864d8eca17cf470d89a672fb0a4a894a",
"input": "Topic: European Monetary Fund\n Argument: EMF will not solve EU structural fiscal problems.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6b89af18f115410ba3bcca73d1675015",
"input": "Topic: Algae biofuel\n Argument: Algae pools can become contaminated and less efficient.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-85dd37371a74482a8317891e4e439232",
"input": "Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Driver's licenses for illegal immigrants is economically beneficial.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a9735a8a5ad74942a34dc73ec8f07e10",
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: The TGD helps limit the risk of floods in the region.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-08799902e6f44b1e8064d36a2e756be0",
"input": "Topic: Gene patents\n Argument: Little evidence exists that gene patents hurt research.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3d7acbe4d6554fd6a371f146f2111f77",
"input": "Topic: Cluster bomb ban\n Argument: Over-armament with cluster bombs is threat to peace.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-df912b4d9a024ac8bccedc99dc8b8b6d",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Castration is better solution than temporary prison.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4fdeeb435bd44e97bf2b9341ec812e60",
"input": "Topic: Assisted suicide\n Argument: Pain can't justify euthanasia, it can be made tolerable with modern medicines.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-360642bcd4624f569174e000adeea3ca",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory military service\n Argument: Conscripts never as good as professional soldiers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-55710cf3eae64db3b97281074f5d4b28",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: That Turkey needs to reform should not block its admission to the EU.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4d334b772e9647e680c998382c670413",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: Animals would depict humans as the devil if they could.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-448b75a624544ba9a500edf12bb5d768",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Hybrid cars are simply a way for oil companies to maintain profits.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8b250afd3f864dd19732a3ae97ab8697",
"input": "Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming\n Argument: Reforestation can increase Earth's Albedo and global warming.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b3614735b66e4a19aaedeeaaf3de8685",
"input": "Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict\n Argument: Two-state solution offers adequate territory to Palestinians.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1580f9d73ea24122bffafc24f18b34b1",
"input": "Topic: EU elected president\n Argument: Strong presidential state powers are unnecessary and uncalled for.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9a8b5a7c6fe5437cbac908ceecc10073",
"input": "Topic: Carbon emissions trading\n Argument: Cap-and-trade systems are susceptible to distortion by lobby groups.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f3464df5c80c4f649947cc8eca993300",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: Many things in cars are just as distracting as cell phones.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d0b08e4efd184fb9a189acfe72d25c73",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Hybrids are more economical than electric cars.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-676f4987fed74314a19f559b782bf035",
"input": "Topic: College football playoffs\n Argument: Football playoffs would not make traveling fans happy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7e883491787742b6b65f40f82a8f303f",
"input": "Topic: Crime cameras\n Argument: Crime cameras help restore a public sense of safety.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-139f7803cc5c44e8a0af86ac254f88e7",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: Enhanced interrogations were adapted from abusive foreign tactics.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8c08a46db2f44ebebc71225844301d7a",
"input": "Topic: Vegetarianism\n Argument: Humans have a choice and thus responsibility to do no harm to animals.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a4ea0b1867924408a7118f8971ce5b2b",
"input": "Topic: Kosovo independence\n Argument: Kosovo's autonomy within Yugoslavia supports moves to independence.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c1f07f83c56d4a608942d9f4b4b4d87e",
"input": "Topic: Crime cameras\n Argument: FBI Reports on the effectivness and future of surveillance cameras.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2c5d5967363a4246b854a83374e81ea2",
"input": "Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers\n Argument: Random breath testing doesn't necessarily lower drunk driving.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2036d0b302f348f592eba9cd050541be",
"input": "Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers\n Argument: Random breath tests are done to public vehicle drivers.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a52c47c2e2874b0e93d1362c760d2e5c",
"input": "Topic: Deporting illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Mass deportation from US would be very expensive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a50987ca5f07478bb3c73b63ed762129",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: Standardized tests ensures students learn essential information.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba0175bcc4a8462ea977af366df70cc5",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: Developers have right to build ground zero mosque, but should not.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-515690a285d141d8830fe1c3f194ca8c",
"input": "Topic: Military recruiting in public schools\n Argument: Military recruiters are the nation's first line of defense.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-08f963b081244ca98a15422aaa150dda",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: Croatia is doing well at securing stability.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1e6f5dbb88744c498dbadba2c18a41c2",
"input": "Topic: Vegetarianism\n Argument: It is healthiest to eat a balanced diet with both meat and vegetable products.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3b579254bd8e46c998b9396ffe1b4a6d",
"input": "Topic: Breastfeeding in public\n Argument: Breasts are also for sex; public breastfeeding indecent.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-40a1059c3ed54f7e85b29a46b0d9af9e",
"input": "Topic: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts\n Argument: Civilian trials improve global opinion of US, fight on terrorism.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d3b3c4aa18c64cc69a35bd6748f87476",
"input": "Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center\n Argument: US prisons are capable of handling Guantanamo detainees.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-24e79dac26134e0a9d8fbfaf850c8cb8",
"input": "Topic: Veal\n Argument: Anything which involves murdering animals is cruel .",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1f6dd5e6bcf04ee6b08ca074b05ca801",
"input": "Topic: 2010 US bank tax\n Argument: 2010 bank tax is pure populism.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b441bddeaab94e00bb1cf02c8e9012e0",
"input": "Topic: US and NATO intervention in Libya\n Argument: War Powers covers US forces playing supporting role in wars.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ee7ed8b948e74fa7afda639251e362dc",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: Prostitution is an inappropriate solution to poverty.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4a128122e20d4ce9a56dafc75fa42fb0",
"input": "Topic: US debt ceiling deal\n Argument: Sweeping statements against the debt deal.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c8dbcbb6733a4eaf98775a7c52c54f3e",
"input": "Topic: Nuclear energy\n Argument: Concentration of power in nuclear is economical.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f56f8606b6234ad090ef2de5fba3413f",
"input": "Topic: Trans fat ban\n Argument: Replacement fats will get cheaper with time.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4e18568db12148059df6cfb38e905098",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: It is easy to catch people with laser pointers, but it's not easy to catch people using them improperly.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-924f1f424bf540de8ca0d215ac1bfcde",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: Depriving prisoners of a vote is simply mean spirited.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e82271eed357408386b8703780d3c940",
"input": "Topic: DC handgun ban\n Argument: 2nd amendment could not exist solely to uphold militias as Congress has power to disarm them.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-face21929d9b4584bf534f024a220d85",
"input": "Topic: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts\n Argument: Trying terrorists in NY requires costly security.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bc5c884483b549498cf872505f4e67cd",
"input": "Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Argument: Serb Republic secession could spark regional war.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e51689bd30f14b7e9fdfc65a69188684",
"input": "Topic: Election of judges\n Argument: Many officials are appointed; why not judges as well?.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0afae4fa7e10475987fb0f73ffa017a5",
"input": "Topic: US health care reform\n Argument: Health care bill would insure 30m Americans.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a480026470094f85807f7827d50d517f",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance mandates\n Argument: MA insurance mandates are performing pretty well.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6107020ddc3443e3a801ea91f136a12e",
"input": "Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq\n Argument: An early US exit might cause Iraqi troops to defect to the insurgency.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0a58b4939215431ab5351bf0dd520a53",
"input": "Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States\n Argument: Banning semi-automatic weapons would harm small businesses.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ad5cc7d7b6f045c08a8b115e556ec047",
"input": "Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus\n Argument: New Deal did little-to-nothing to end the Depression.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5b653703f1fe452ea400da3022148739",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: Wikis need more users to help them grow.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-38963068896c408c8183dca32cd808ac",
"input": "Topic: Open primaries\n Argument: Open primaries favor voter wishes over party establishment's.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6f1f8ab4a5cb4bf3b601607a3ad5b854",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: Wind energy relies on subsidies, but just like other energy sources.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0682669f62f949b2b8796b0c40c3509f",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: Governments should not set moral standards on prostitution.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-405b38373e8247d7af865fd6c34cf17a",
"input": "Topic: Vehicle fuel economy standards\n Argument: Fuel standards impair individuals needing high-powered trucks.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7d92095bb692415f83db42eade0d1eb2",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: Not safe to let citizens do electric car quick-charging.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-10a3f9ccfb4148029276ed957ff9429c",
"input": "Topic: Trans fat ban\n Argument: Trans fats can be replaced w/o changing taste/price.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9fdf0e3b6c7b490088bdf89abae95ba0",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: Allowing offshore drilling is all about oil company profits.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ffc9e638daad42d2af808d507bdf7fba",
"input": "Topic: Corporate free speech\n Argument: Corp. spending limits infringe free speech in assoc.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-25b4f5a45f17451bae7fb22f05b1c72f",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: Dams can destroy marine fisheries.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bc4296e0425d40999fbf2229b2a9178e",
"input": "Topic: Gene patents\n Argument: Gene sequencing can be useful and thus can be patented.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c41ca529d5eb4ea398517f9d825fcec3",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Better teachers should be paid more.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8b51b1f616294d65b28a951ddbf65c59",
"input": "Topic: Public health insurance option\n Argument: Insurers should not be trusted with sole control of health insurance.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-afa2966b03c84ef28b9518a0ea1a421e",
"input": "Topic: UN Security Council veto\n Argument: The hidden threat of the UN veto is a major concern.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5482f28f78604cbbad558d7bb99d56ac",
"input": "Topic: International Criminal Court\n Argument: ICC and rule of law help deter war crimes and genocide.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e2416adbe6d640efa51fca30f6c3d98f",
"input": "Topic: Deporting illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Americans oppose the deportation of all illegal immigrants.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2b20c8d8229e471a83d16f14946a0a78",
"input": "Topic: Gay adoption\n Argument: Homophobia is wrong so should not be used against gay adoption.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a20fa4c4f54345579adb026279fbffdd",
"input": "Topic: Assassination of a Dictator\n Argument: Targeted assassinations are consistent with international law.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dfabd24061824364bb8c191943f859be",
"input": "Topic: US health care reform\n Argument: 2009 health care reform bill can be improved over time.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-40d1b97911e84cdf90a6d65a3195c029",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory military service\n Argument: Mandatory service fosters militarism.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1637b42de657414cabbe7d9410ab43cd",
"input": "Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict\n Argument: Two-state plan respects democratic will for separate states.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0e4c05bdc92c42759a3f250e9da8a074",
"input": "Topic: Primaries in US elections\n Argument: Party bosses are legally permitted to exercise power in primaries.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f347a43acf674e7bb67afeee89258333",
"input": "Topic: Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty)\n Argument: Mine Ban Treaty fails to distinguish between different kinds of mines.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a123dd72bf7447c182418c72890dc988",
"input": "Topic: High-speed rail\n Argument: High-speed rail decreases travel-time between cities.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5f49caa6434649c390db84cb81009b3c",
"input": "Topic: MBA\n Argument: Corporate demand for MBA is strong.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5a3facb8cb944c34a35e354d9e752afc",
"input": "Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus\n Argument: 2009 US stimulus won't generate consumer confidence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dc26fbd6454b480ab942bd1592b13000",
"input": "Topic: European Union Expansion\n Argument: EU member states suffer from socialist economic environment.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-765b0ae080e9428ba5c27365e21c8e45",
"input": "Topic: Wave power\n Argument: Waves pack substantial energy; few wave generators are required.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c0c4e9fc7bf24ca8b335817b0ad66b0d",
"input": "Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq\n Argument: Sputtering Iraqi economy requires indefinite US presence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4caa903001874f089a5231ae05bdc820",
"input": "Topic: Tibet independence\n Argument: The right to self-determination must be offered sparingly to avoid international instability.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-94458147f5c24235999bed0f2415411b",
"input": "Topic: Hate crime laws\n Argument: Hate crime laws violate religious free speech.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba43919be45a4824a6462296e871f108",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: Discriminating against Muslim forms of child-indoctrination is wrong.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c4b37d2169294232ad1bbc77ca77120e",
"input": "Topic: Nuclear energy\n Argument: Nuclear waste radiation no worse than natural radiation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-989b903a1bad40c98c4c352f9516d773",
"input": "Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)\n Argument: Lisbon creates co-decision-making in European Parliament and Council.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e100e1d6039d4e3397e2d232c185dd26",
"input": "Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center\n Argument: Guantanamo is inconsistent with American principles of justice.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-13a2dac975ef47e39afd203390a97dd4",
"input": "Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)\n Argument: Lisbon strengthens EU diplomatic representation on the global stage.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9e0a9f2e53f34ff9be897b6efbd25d4a",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas vehicles\n Argument: Natural gas vehicles have been around for decades.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0d543a3a45c14d2d975b62822f5435a5",
"input": "Topic: 2010 US bank tax\n Argument: Bank tax compensates for damage done by banks.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-543c5cc7bac7425da208b42ea493747d",
"input": "Topic: Filibuster\n Argument: The term filibuster reflects its historic infamy.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7b9a3b0c94c24080a70425973e97fa6e",
"input": "Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010\n Argument: Financial reform puts onerous regulations on free markets.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-974d68379ff34bb09c48b020f014d19e",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: The expense of NATO expansion is marginal when compared to the defence budgets of the major NATO States.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-063362e0a0b143668be96c59a1e1d081",
"input": "Topic: Israeli settlements\n Argument: Israeli settlements impede creation of Palestinian state.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-05ab0f26449f479dadab0d950e9f6388",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: Many vandalisms on Wikipedia are not corrected for months.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b6a41e460e9d4d98b22dd3c613f207db",
"input": "Topic: No-fly zone over Libya\n Argument: Libyan rebels can succeed without no-fly zone.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-51692fb7a87f444db3b1e6dd5bceebde",
"input": "Topic: Libertarianism\n Argument: Libertarian economics runs contrary to modern economic theory.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3e1babb0b90b4c51a36fe40be2d0a288",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Merit pay for teachers is tied to unreliable standardized tests.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-81bb55501d2f40e1836fec95d1c87c49",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods\n Argument: Arbitrary labeling rules do not offer any real choice.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8e18bba24b3c47dcb20a5ab92ed3b0a9",
"input": "Topic: New START Treaty\n Argument: Signing New START saves US-Russia relations for Iranian problem.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6c77967ea53846288ed8f94f747456c9",
"input": "Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America\n Argument: Puerto Rico as colony is unacceptable.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0e01b14bba3e498687d835e03c094957",
"input": "Topic: Vehicle fuel economy standards\n Argument: Vehicle fuel economy standards can increase vehicle deaths.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eaf3bfba1e6d4080a1d563aedcc0ef6f",
"input": "Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial\n Argument: No country would accept his body; sea burial appropriate.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4a0824d8c7ce43ccad1ab530218ffc0c",
"input": "Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan\n Argument: Tax rebates to the lower-middle classes quickly stimulate consumption.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6d1a9ef89f8647a7b3acdaa41ad3f4ea",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: Offshore drilling rigs are resilient, withstanding even hurricanes.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f2e862e66cf24514bf559e465e933328",
"input": "Topic: Gay adoption\n Argument: Homosexual parenting is just as good as heterosexual parenting.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1201510a4e4445ef9483e84ac46b6bea",
"input": "Topic: Free public transportation\n Argument: The government would be forced to improve public transport.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0c5988bdfa91445380ac2ae9250f8205",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: Too much energy required to compress hydrogen for cars.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9bb4044dce3345a8984bddcccdc913f1",
"input": "Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial\n Argument: Why give Osama Bin Laden a dignified religious burial?.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-64041e04a25a490a8fd98710cc4b080a",
"input": "Topic: Assassination of a Dictator\n Argument: People would support Israel's assassinations if they lived in Israel.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7a72cac6e58649a09755241abad6ab05",
"input": "Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq\n Argument: Prolonging the Iraq War will permanently damaged the US military.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c6a23843bf9441eea7aa2b01be337453",
"input": "Topic: Oil sands\n Argument: Hydrocarbons required in forseeable future, including oil sands.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0784d67ac56342e9839b7e96743b4592",
"input": "Topic: Kosovo independence\n Argument: An independent Kosovo is the least bad option now.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-19e9d0a8be20415fb883df88fcea6e63",
"input": "Topic: Tidal energy\n Argument: Potential energy-production of tidal power is immense.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-568a8a10d2a1440cb3f936b21a633c31",
"input": "Topic: Bailout of US automakers\n Argument: Chapter 11 bankruptcy will help autos restructure and regroup.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9aa75189040f4e3a961ac569572d5d93",
"input": "Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy\n Argument: If people followed Christian principles; they would not contract HIV/AIDS.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-aae051a5015a4b0f812d9b02c08ed0b0",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: Careless driving laws are inadequate; cell phone ban is necessary.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b13e7e2d810c4e0eb9b6506539f6806a",
"input": "Topic: War on Drugs\n Argument: Costs of Drug War are greater than costs of legalization.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8dd1e2a32b6f4e25b397b7efb4e51162",
"input": "Topic: Pornography\n Argument: Debate over merits of porn usually don't relate to ban.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2fb598cf17a546dda6abd7c3a8ad393b",
"input": "Topic: Election of judges\n Argument: Elected judges are more in tune with public opinion.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0c6653a63e5e473d959eceb7126da318",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: Liquefied natural gas can be a good fuel for vehicles.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7be93ed16c0241acb1fceffcab2b200f",
"input": "Topic: Graduated response antipiracy laws\n Argument: Graduated response unnecessary; antipiracy laws already exist.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d33ead9b39e546a4b065190e652a16b0",
"input": "Topic: Gay marriage\n Argument: Gay marriage undercuts procreation at time of vulnerability.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-582e78f7b23b440f8049cc3a87dd5a5f",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: Admitting Turkey undermines European values.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0124dc41f9034922843607d094394462",
"input": "Topic: Kyoto Protocol\n Argument: The Kyoto Protocol's emissions targets are unrealistic.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5ec5de95f16c46f7a76714a7b50493a6",
"input": "Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China\n Argument: Some athletes have chosen to not participate in these Olympics.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-744fb054327546c19e70c2a925b31b3d",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: Stability in new democracies would be best achieved through Partnership for Peace.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-18ce5c324eb844e085994dc091200f73",
"input": "Topic: Funding for space exploration\n Argument: Going into space to discover the effects of space on humans is circular logic.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1d2312723ba5486aaa6a24c8724e8047",
"input": "Topic: US and NATO intervention in Libya\n Argument: Libya didn't attack US; President not authorized for war.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2b300a5e1fe042daa914ddf4fd6891cb",
"input": "Topic: Open primaries\n Argument: If people want choice in a party, they should join it.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9a6791111ad641eb8da452b55ff948e0",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: The Muslim veil liberates women from sexual attention.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b248343f28f54b9589d79f6af3ee345b",
"input": "Topic: Military recruiting in public schools\n Argument: Military recruiting wrongly makes violence appear cool.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-73574fbffacf4835942e88f2f8301aa6",
"input": "Topic: Assassination of a Dictator\n Argument: Measures can reduce risk of collateral damage from assassinations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-686810c536cc46c0838afde6f794bad4",
"input": "Topic: Gay marriage\n Argument: Gay marriage is a fundamental, equal right.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-970ff2d7ed8c45279c83f544e2eff9a5",
"input": "Topic: EU elected president\n Argument: EU population not involved enough to elect president.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9d2f2f55757842339cf93546d9b5f914",
"input": "Topic: Privatizing social security\n Argument: Private accounts can be transferred within family.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a019fde5863a4213af7c3bf842ef79d8",
"input": "Topic: US electoral college\n Argument: The electoral college is undemocratic because it is not based on the popular vote.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-88c944edcd24418480622b5d5d6bd0f6",
"input": "Topic: EU elected president\n Argument: Being a part of the process is an important requirement in any democracy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b45a7a84bb794ad99740baea8a4d448a",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: Ground zero mosque has angered and offended many New Yorkers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b6b8f9a79e9c42e78581ea8a26a1feee",
"input": "Topic: Tibet independence\n Argument: The United Nations does charter discourages disruptions of national unity such as a move to Tibetan Independence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e7b3f6e688814d1c9265461533e110f1",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: Natural gas drilling leaves a large environmental footprint.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7298890149eb415ba92ac57b6aa80178",
"input": "Topic: Muhammad cartoons controversy\n Argument: The Jylands-Posten cartoons created an international impression of Denmark as Xenophobic.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8a7510b7bd664e2287bdf7b14027c6d4",
"input": "Topic: Direct democracy\n Argument: Being part of the process is a requirement in a democracy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1e64282367514d91a804f6f23be916c7",
"input": "Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries\n Argument: Marijuana is a safer alternative to many medications.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fd10449ec3cc4c258e8b2bfc8d8ee870",
"input": "Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy\n Argument: Contraception use leads to the degradation of women and their bodies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4d1abfce61954b22bddce4764cb831d7",
"input": "Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout\n Argument: $700b plan may result in few losses or actually profit taxpayers.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-51e223dce39c40c38cddc26c7930be78",
"input": "Topic: European missile defense\n Argument: A European missile defense system threatens and antagonizes Russia.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-939837f64ee8401889fa8c3ef7354fc1",
"input": "Topic: Kosovo independence\n Argument: Serbia's abuses in Kosovo are exaggerated.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f081c356b8eb41769f33bd3ea38e1bb7",
"input": "Topic: High-speed rail\n Argument: High speed rail not best way to create local jobs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a8a0669b2a0940a69f8e5021829e4dad",
"input": "Topic: European Union Expansion\n Argument: Richer EU states cannot afford to subsidize poorer states.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-70bf5406432848a9a1b5f952ae713232",
"input": "Topic: Instant replay in baseball\n Argument: Fallible umpire calls are part of the drama of baseball.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6910eee643de43128ef40f4df5dcafd8",
"input": "Topic: Assisted suicide\n Argument: Right to die allows opponents to not participate.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-90da6ec9243e48c495586816d785e00e",
"input": "Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial\n Argument: Holocaust denial opens doors to harmful, non-factual views.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-53a29974f2f341418cdf2fcb853d10fa",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: Body scans will make many children and parents uncomfortable.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-db02f000519f4f08bc67c5a1824e0d99",
"input": "Topic: New START Treaty\n Argument: New START deserves a careful look by the new Congress.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-abe884e4bd4c44e5bc8d75f641d8dbdb",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading\n Argument: Solar shading would reduce sunlight received by plants.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-77a3f8a8c7ef481f9f5a903c06f65cba",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Merit pay punishes teachers assigned to bad students.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0297f87c13a84cb7950d0c79df5f217c",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: Offshore drilling is very valuable to the US economy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2e786b7f8c674755ac1bcf4c2d06457e",
"input": "Topic: Gay adoption\n Argument: Children should not be subjects of a gay adoption experiment.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-40a04496678146799b94cbac0e88508e",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: Wind energy production is inconsistent relative to demand.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2ee158d6597840c0b246b9b8ecfdfc69",
"input": "Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: DMV employees would not need to become immigration experts to determine the illegality of an immigrant.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-39765ede92274cb0840452d3545878a3",
"input": "Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders\n Argument: Pre-1967 borders would be too insecure and dangerous.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-500f2e9d459546d1b053354c1284cfd3",
"input": "Topic: Network neutrality\n Argument: Net Neutrality may restrict value-added services.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-59f7c46cfd9c49888150edf664555c97",
"input": "Topic: Right to bear arms in the US\n Argument: A well-regulated militia can apply to a state-run as well as an independent militia.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-34edf459817e4ed488ef4a339d10f395",
"input": "Topic: Fairness Doctrine\n Argument: Fairness Doctrine helps advance free speech values.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9c468613ee1d4c82bf82c30d827acd1d",
"input": "Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan\n Argument: The effect of the 2008 stimulus package will be immediate.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5c51c070e3cf4fb88d7600cedaa313f5",
"input": "Topic: High-speed rail\n Argument: High speed rail is a great tourist attraction.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d24166ce139040569cf9381ac9d41085",
"input": "Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries\n Argument: Smoking marijuana impairs the immune system.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-48b5c04f64cc4e8aa24fcb5b2a9e7c39",
"input": "Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections\n Argument: Allotting Florida and Michigan delegates according to national will promotes a tyranny of the majority.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-748654fef5894642b72cf11e2000c0a1",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering\n Argument: Geoengineering is too costly.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1315626c147a452d9c8a9bdb97b6365e",
"input": "Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America\n Argument: Puerto Rico would burden US welfare system.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b0a3e3ad34354de2bcaea540e6d1174a",
"input": "Topic: Superdelegates\n Argument: Superdelegates represent old era of closed-door politics.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-600f8ffe2bab4a3085af31af694b8712",
"input": "Topic: Bullfighting\n Argument: Risks of bullfighting brings out courage and bravery.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6b17932ae85341d190e7c8751dd30e5e",
"input": "Topic: DC handgun ban\n Argument: Alternative measures can be taken in place of a ban to stem crime and murder.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d861e3a6b1664f76a9f2275fc6985d87",
"input": "Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence\n Argument: US education and health care are more important than building a border fence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9be77ab1aee34d2082f323953f5ee7d5",
"input": "Topic: Vegetarianism\n Argument: Offering rights to animals based on evolution is a slippery slope.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-72505154ae224d34a42bbb3d5f2a4d7f",
"input": "Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections\n Argument: Splitting the delegates would give some voice to Michigan and Florida voters.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e3d8ee4e70134575b4fc52ea7b53a614",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: Negative effects of wind energy on birds can be minimized.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a280d0949fde46748628882929e9c541",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Third world governments often seize local control to expand ecotourism.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5c4a991cedab4d31a9ee4ca525356e64",
"input": "Topic: Kosovo independence\n Argument: Kosovar Albanians have terrorized ethnic Serbs in Kosovo.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1a13f52684a54e0daf1aafc2bbb4dfe0",
"input": "Topic: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty\n Argument: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty still relevant after Cold War.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-15c1588a418d46cb919b51658396f112",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of Marijuana\n Argument: Legalization of marijuana will make it more affordable.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c7fc3b29a615430e83dd045a4fca7320",
"input": "Topic: High-speed rail\n Argument: High-speed rail can't work without subsidies.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-43122e6067aa4e3ca79082eb925cb7a6",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: Electric vehicles are more resilient to price pressures.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f5982db7bc03443d8d854ad7752ca3ea",
"input": "Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan\n Argument: Tax Rate Cuts, Not Tax Rebates, Stimulate the Economy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-69bcbe9ecfdf46bfbdc9e5e3fba3393e",
"input": "Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial\n Argument: Holocaust denial psychologically harms Holocaust survivors.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7305b14e9675443f88edec36980c0a83",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: The world's rivers are covered with dams; room for expansion is limited.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-334a9e6b50bd42e1bd93609a2a3b27aa",
"input": "Topic: Superdelegates\n Argument: Candidate solicitations of superdelegates damage the political process.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cae82f062655406fbb57f7537af987b7",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of drugs\n Argument: Individuals have the right to control their bodies and consume drugs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1ff63e6b118a4255a9949354718a74c1",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Ecotourism builds cultural awareness and respect.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6c13b399afb542268a8049cdb18bdf07",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: It takes too long to recharge electric vehicles.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2f08342610734c64b586719fdd1c1d7b",
"input": "Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan\n Argument: A poorly timed economic stimulus can do harm.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-243d1d633ae04cd197ee26ae47c4b4f4",
"input": "Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki\n Argument: Bombing Japan was ethical in context of the horrors of WWII.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1a5fdf61d7044863afdcf9e1a0b70261",
"input": "Topic: Infant male circumcision\n Argument: Parents have a right to circumcise their children.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-19b47e9408594ff78086e68bd3e4f048",
"input": "Topic: Infant male circumcision\n Argument: Neonatal circumcision violates right to avoid inflicted pain.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0147373a56964fe3aff6afbc54e374e2",
"input": "Topic: Superdelegates\n Argument: Congressmen shouldn't compete against citizens for delegate spots.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4871b71c385b469e85ba9ac557d6d4a3",
"input": "Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup\n Argument: Vuvuzela sales are economically beneficial in S. Africa.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cd03d7d42efd40d6bbc65911a58c26f4",
"input": "Topic: Corporate personhood\n Argument: Corps focus on profits, not eligible for rights.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5b18fdcab6844a87977ec439d7b697dd",
"input": "Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki\n Argument: Conventional bombs would not kill so many people.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e7860c583d2b4bf5ab62a3fa174dcad6",
"input": "Topic: Graduated response antipiracy laws\n Argument: Graduated response helps maintain user privacy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c8ad812ef0ce48f0b6d3082b7eb0bfec",
"input": "Topic: Compulsory voting\n Argument: Mandatory voting compels voters to better educate themselves.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-252df359063b459996d94e9c39d3d69f",
"input": "Topic: Palestinian right of return\n Argument: No formal international legal right of return for Palestinians.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fe48a012fa1b4902ae0735e4e9639389",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: Mandatory calorie counts infringe restaurants' freedom of speech.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c1ee57c675fc4797900256033cecd369",
"input": "Topic: European Union Expansion\n Argument: New entrants into EU suffer from increased tax burdens.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6a35ea0cf24e4a66a0bb3235727fdc5d",
"input": "Topic: Palestinian right of return\n Argument: A right of return wrongly makes Israel responsible for refugees.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-03faf3d13fb84d6fb8b68df1cb436035",
"input": "Topic: Corn ethanol\n Argument: Corn ethanol is inferior to sugar ethanol.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5b5d340f2acf4cbeadca49d503ddd0b6",
"input": "Topic: Falkland Islands, return of\n Argument: Spain did not recognise Argentina until 1859,.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-168b9f2b3263484f9d561862521d6a57",
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: Three Gorges Dam damages water quality.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c43b7d8697ad48c4abc48e220812fbe4",
"input": "Topic: Manned mission to Mars\n Argument: A manned mission to Mars would unify humankind.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-88f24f1f05f841bc90238bc3b9310595",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: A growing EU reduces the significance of Turkey's size and population:.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d62a370685b1400092bde53355dbd5b0",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: No Child Left Behind does not inspire a love of learning.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3777b037802044b98e4e191a48dc67c1",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering\n Argument: Geoengineering solutions often mimic natural mechanisms.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b78a29c2ce6641e7aa63007341790f52",
"input": "Topic: Network neutrality\n Argument: Existing laws check unfair practices by broadband owners.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e7a67af979d34ee69b140c1ed59ed571",
"input": "Topic: Compulsory voting\n Argument: Compulsory voting won't necessarily make sure the better and capable government comes into power.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fd4c67889da44b808b0ed3abf136cb6e",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Past examples of merit pay for teachers have failed.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-38173b888b3a4eae957cd720fd6ae835",
"input": "Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza\n Argument: Israeli precision strikes sought to minimize civilian deaths.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-44a61e3d1603411996244969ff8c57e3",
"input": "Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki\n Argument: US flexibility on Japanese emperor could have produced surrender.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cb32e0ab549c481fa537cf89edd1bf6e",
"input": "Topic: Fish farming ban\n Argument: Farmed fish is not healthy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e7f4242dcb9449b98bfed55d80b9b8a7",
"input": "Topic: US debt ceiling deal\n Argument: Debt deal avoids a disastrous default.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dc72b4a621c446e884cdc5eb7543275c",
"input": "Topic: Libertarianism\n Argument: People need government to prevent them from making mistakes.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6c29c60e55ea43c5b87d26ff34efb475",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: Top online encyclopedias have disclaimers and provide no warranty as to their accuracy.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-aabb4ccf39594ea8bd4267bd659e36dc",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance cooperatives\n Argument: Co-ops compete with insurers like public option could.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8e6849cdc3564e609da63604815ea0e6",
"input": "Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010\n Argument: 2010 reform expands shock-absorbers for nex financial crisis.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8ddfcacd6da7409ba4d0ff105072149e",
"input": "Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict\n Argument: Two-state solution offers peace, the most important factor.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1866a83c394d424986b1541c667868a5",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: Wikipedia is not for individual prose, but superior collective knowledge.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9141bb0ae20f46dd969e9969bdbcf867",
"input": "Topic: War on Drugs\n Argument: War on Drugs worsens cartel violence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-91d0a3bb561340f4aafcb6d73bc9f9f1",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: It's OK to use more energy to make hydrogen than is obtained out.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e3ec7c623f62448e8db5ff60a21c57db",
"input": "Topic: European Monetary Fund\n Argument: EMF would allow orderly sovereign default.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6d08c19d04af457a9da618afdc8f3ecc",
"input": "Topic: Israeli settlements\n Argument: Settlements create separate/unequal laws for Israelis/Palestinians.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-674da96d65dd4139a7d4eaccc314165d",
"input": "Topic: Law school\n Argument: J.D. is not all purpose degree; it's for lawyers.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ac7b206a63614a198f114c0a8777f76c",
"input": "Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders\n Argument: 1967 Arab aggression doesn't justify Israeli annexation.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-16a36ba544a941db91dad5067bc9fbf6",
"input": "Topic: US and NATO intervention in Libya\n Argument: US action in Libya is morally legitimate.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5146c1c25ce6460d944f28469ca1753c",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: Hydrogen can't be compressed to give sufficient driving range.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eb8890b32260438b8adfe2f1329c8af6",
"input": "Topic: Israeli settlements\n Argument: Jews have historical right to return to West Bank.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-38400d0f84cd4948a3130d1f08f1259d",
"input": "Topic: Privatizing social security\n Argument: Privatizing social security helps the poor.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ea4bf9920eab4f76a525349ac2c08eb4",
"input": "Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections\n Argument: Foreign funding in US election sis prohibited under current law.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1e8df562f7ad49198f9e6315d1385133",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance mandates\n Argument: Health insurance mandates need not be perfectly enforced to be effective.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-04ba5bcd748c4fa88976271300f034b0",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: Cellulosic biofuel production emits significant greenhouse gases.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1412df6e1fb548759341d78fd7f21696",
"input": "Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Offering illegal immigrants driver's licenses would violate the rule of law.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bdf666d593be4b45a2aaf2a0f88d4a25",
"input": "Topic: Algae biofuel\n Argument: Algae biofuel is biodegradable.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ad0f700024134b2e9db7901ee27e8af9",
"input": "Topic: Gene patents\n Argument: Gene patents help drive major economic breakthroughs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-779c4b2479cd48bf887c712bdc119252",
"input": "Topic: Kyoto Protocol\n Argument: Opponents of Kyoto are pandering to the energy industry.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a5b1a52afdb54acbbfdb5c7c19ddc330",
"input": "Topic: Hate crime laws\n Argument: Hate crime laws tie the hands of judges.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-80b5e5d3880d4c768429f8bada69de55",
"input": "Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections\n Argument: Howard Dean, DNC Chairman, said on a re-vote.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c35cd591227b4592af3672836efab0eb",
"input": "Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18\n Argument: Introducing children to alcohol teaches responsible use.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-deb922217e764fa4996caffa9edcc7b2",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Clean electric cars will use Seattle's tunnel.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f9acd180f16e4faea5d852b7d3c43155",
"input": "Topic: Breastfeeding in public\n Argument: That breastfeeding is natural does not make it decent in public.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-38cf47966d0c4108bc0eb570bd49c13f",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: Scanners help reveal hidden weapons and bombs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dad93756ac1447ab9576d612ae576e1c",
"input": "Topic: Nuclear energy\n Argument: Entire nuclear cycle may emit substantial greenhouse gases.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6bd57c29d2e24b06a68bbc75d3e2c1b9",
"input": "Topic: Affirmative action\n Argument: Affirmative action wrongly takes from one group to give to another.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b90f617b59b043cc986617cd4b7b8e15",
"input": "Topic: Gay adoption\n Argument: Children do not need distinct male and female parental role-models.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b5d9317f7e2443119a540babab6eb93f",
"input": "Topic: Right to bear arms in the US\n Argument: America's modern military makes the militia unnecessary for national security.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2fb67f30329347878e903bd354effcdc",
"input": "Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions\n Argument: Obama's position on meeting hostile leaders is naive; poor judgement.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba78a6c1c3cd4be2b447f6e4460be3a2",
"input": "Topic: Compulsory voting\n Argument: Voting is more of a duty than a right.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eefe9b8313be4a5ca02e88916425c9c3",
"input": "Topic: Pornography\n Argument: Pornography encourages promiscuity and shallow relationships.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-39247fd737f64e019af3a8073ccaa757",
"input": "Topic: Gay marriage\n Argument: Acceptance of gay marriage should not be imposed on citizens.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d878f3e51dfb4263a404ddf91c99e2f2",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods\n Argument: Labeling GM foods applies precautionary principle to unknown risks.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f11c8b3637864edaa722b9ed01832903",
"input": "Topic: Affirmative action\n Argument: Affirmative action is only way to level playing field.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-22e06ea96120441886a0b70471e03386",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: Animal testing has significantly improved human welfare.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d0a461e1afe248a9a33a0ff993f5ff08",
"input": "Topic: War on Drugs\n Argument: War on Drugs has been effective in many places.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-11a12aab4d64459d9333a5e65c83b580",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: EU membership would help strengthen democracy in Turkey.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cd65d38d712447b29554981c1b2c5211",
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: Three Gorges Dam gives China added respect in the world.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-408b5eb00e5e43308ce24a31cf883546",
"input": "Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup\n Argument: Fans can be trusted to use vuvuzelas safely.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6566e06cefaf411daf47bf1702caa348",
"input": "Topic: Muhammad cartoons controversy\n Argument: Images of Muhammad are forbidden because they lead to idolatry.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-93b76fbf086b4e9fb81f9bd862fb3595",
"input": "Topic: 2010 US bank tax\n Argument: 2010 US bank tax will kill jobs created/fostered by banks.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a2fbb8d5250a494ea1c27e1b606198ad",
"input": "Topic: Child beauty pageants\n Argument: Beauty contests can boost a child's self-esteem.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ca0e4b77a23f4a4b9f9bae884d54b90a",
"input": "Topic: Bullfighting\n Argument: Unfair fight; bull is severely injured before matador.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6fa10e5371664087b61ea75f1135db37",
"input": "Topic: Libertarianism\n Argument: Libertarianism does not allow for essential public services (i.e. roads).",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-33285c127c4b4fc1bb5fdf2966004988",
"input": "Topic: High-speed rail\n Argument: High-speed rail allows people to see/visit new places.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-aecd09ae34e84ef1813b4f76333fee58",
"input": "Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China\n Argument: Google out of China reduces access to free/fair info.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-76f1a982c0b0404aa1dc7625d0e334a6",
"input": "Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq\n Argument: There is no military solution in Iraq.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4f26fb3792904324b1854c484cc0e804",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of adult incest\n Argument: Banning adult incest is analogous to banning homosexuality.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0fa2b206d6294a71a6d08681a11ad1ca",
"input": "Topic: Oil sands\n Argument: Oil sands take more energy to extract, so emit more.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a6a8b08498ea4bb58de714e2df4ddf53",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance cooperatives\n Argument: Non-profit co-ops are driven by health interests of members, not profits.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c84bb7e8668843ab93aa291d550d447c",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: Wikipedia is losing good editors at an alarming rate.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c85e314858d343a9b190b8f8012035fe",
"input": "Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18\n Argument: 18-and-over law enables teaching of responsible drinking.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8100a9a01e764433b6ab6040cbdfae60",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Tunnel will increase traffic in pioneer square.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4b62fd6f7cbe44068bedc4ae05af52a7",
"input": "Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections\n Argument: Republican control of Michigan legislature makes Democratic primary re-vote unlikely.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6d0e43af772f4b90b272c7b1322e9e8c",
"input": "Topic: Democratic peace theory\n Argument: Peace by force is actually what allows peace between democracies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fea75c8882544f0dba36e9adf41a56c2",
"input": "Topic: Filibuster\n Argument: Filibuster helps flag controversial issues for the public.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-af08094eb1d84478b2d75406ad11d911",
"input": "Topic: Breastfeeding in public\n Argument: Breastfeeding is best for the health and development of babies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c0fa3d3e2e0e43bf91df7fd7021d1f69",
"input": "Topic: South Ossetia independence\n Argument: Georgia has a right to maintain its internal sovereign integrity.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-099fdb261fd646b29c236b5739eb73e6",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: War in Iraq has helped terrorist recruitment.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c5986b7e3cb840fca11c716c21474792",
"input": "Topic: Death penalty\n Argument: Capital punishment wastes time and energy and burdens courts.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-075c98c0138f4b52b4570dbeb49519d7",
"input": "Topic: International Criminal Court\n Argument: ICC puts national servicemen abroad at risk of prosecution.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bfc82db6b02943659a03dc9e6161c9f3",
"input": "Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)\n Argument: The Lisbon Treaty simply repackages the failed EU Constitution.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-606a770768264eabb8c89711a421d38e",
"input": "Topic: South Ossetia independence\n Argument: Russia supports S. Ossetia's 2006 referendum and right to independence.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bb58dd36122946d8809ad93105f1b016",
"input": "Topic: Pornography\n Argument: Pornography is an expression falling under freedom of speech.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-37e0699668944ebb9e6c8d2e86b7931f",
"input": "Topic: Constitutionality of US health insurance mandates\n Argument: Mandates create cartel of govt-supported insurance companies.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-38c732b5858649329a8e108d1d3383c1",
"input": "Topic: Year-round school\n Argument: Areas that depend heavily on summer tourism will suffer economically.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b89f6a4bf44b48f1bcaf35607d8b0fbd",
"input": "Topic: Hydrogen vehicles\n Argument: Too much energy is required in producing hydrogen fuel.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a5f49c3b56984d1994adcfdb905378e5",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: Wind fuel does not require transporting to the generator.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9b98e686067c4ec89bcaaf426b5085dc",
"input": "Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus\n Argument: Stimulus increases debt, inflation, interest rates, harms economy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7f0468bfde7647acbbafca0c0e0c54c3",
"input": "Topic: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts\n Argument: Terrorist trial in NY gives appearance of US weakness.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-263710b0d81447ee85e0f97509284e4a",
"input": "Topic: Wave power\n Argument: Under-water wave power systems avoid aesthetic concerns.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2ff2b101d005413296d5af98e8dd5e06",
"input": "Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States\n Argument: The 1994 US assault weapons ban significantly decreased use.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6913fb7ca3f24076b15cbd770f9d0453",
"input": "Topic: European Monetary Fund\n Argument: The EMF was specially designed for the Euro Bloc.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-63455903947b41e4a6315ccc8991cf46",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: Calorie counts on menus will turn-off customers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ee6055f6f0b64864bef9ad969ff4742b",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: NGV's may reduce emissions, but still contribute to global warming.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-94bf0c3fe523446699a1a129c74da692",
"input": "Topic: European Monetary Fund\n Argument: Strictly enforcing budgets is better than creating EMF.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fdffb77df6b34c02a20e6dbfa3ea5cea",
"input": "Topic: Fish farming ban\n Argument: Dominion makes humans stewards; no right to harm/exploit animals.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-11419a56ca384aa989c9f922120c9dcf",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Castrating sex offenders violates right to deny treatment.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-57f1cfa946564eb5aa1eaaf0e8f1b2d5",
"input": "Topic: Muhammad cartoons controversy\n Argument: Because the cartoons were legal, they did not require a government response.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-18dcbc4f0fd7401895c8209a01d572d0",
"input": "Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard\n Argument: Renewable electricity standard increases energy prices - unpopular.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dc91f6d6680e481785e574ebb0a918d5",
"input": "Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons\n Argument: Nuclear weapons tests are a global hazard.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-00d2db6127ef4731963c2434e114e57a",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering\n Argument: Many geoengineering approaches are harmless like painting roofs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8ea31570eaf54769bbfd067476017d77",
"input": "Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup\n Argument: Ear plugs can effectively limit any damage from vuvuzela.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c0658da581c74425a4a121f226b14fd5",
"input": "Topic: Gay marriage\n Argument: Gay marriage threatens cultural tradition of marriage.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bf3fcf47de694e0085498db0ba73d50c",
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: The TGD helps to alleviate drought.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-db4ec5bb5892409083f4fc25f8a82231",
"input": "Topic: Greece bailout\n Argument: Bailout of Greece will help prevent contagion.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c663e79539d04c2787a61307c8108db1",
"input": "Topic: Dollarization\n Argument: Dollarization can reduce the risk of inflation:.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5b8caaeb020a4018b0551243e1535b68",
"input": "Topic: 2010 US bank tax\n Argument: 2010 bank tax will raise less revenue due to evasion.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-54886bf2c3d2410b994eb152b68bcf1f",
"input": "Topic: Pornography\n Argument: Pornography lets women articulate femininity.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b6b5fa1d3a274b69bd21f905efd07632",
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: Floating garbage is piling up behind the TGD.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-322071cbba4644e4babbd392c2da1402",
"input": "Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons\n Argument: A nuclear abolition treaty is feasible with worldwide unanimity.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9322fc82a30746508c5ff89399e5df2c",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: Natural gas vehicles reduce emissions, fight global warming.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c8c196e25415489182e5f3ab9be52684",
"input": "Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)\n Argument: Lisbon better reinforces EU sustainable development.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b6eb70196f79450faf0a6a069a9b4189",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: Decentralized solar power does not take up much land.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-69b8d0465ae24888911b9bf1e580f9c0",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: Natural gas can be harmful and even poisonous to ingest.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-23d28ec2f3b5412ea0c0e5513f25dbe4",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: First amendment protects right to build ground zero mosque.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-68f6bbb642d149dba0752399a61d74c3",
"input": "Topic: Single-payer universal health care\n Argument: Universal health care systems incentivize improving patient health.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0c06d28656e84659b306e16f04efedf0",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: NCLB sets overly restrictive qualifications for teaching.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-76ee8fdda9d74754b057a6fb82fdb24d",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: Electric vehicles would place great strain on electric grids.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-04279bdc32f3494d8644eebd18750fde",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance mandates\n Argument: The struggling can be exempted from insurance mandate.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-26f87cc5ea5d4855a6524834f38439ca",
"input": "Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial\n Argument: Holocaust denial is inherently descriminatory and damaging.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0474f2851c56468aaa5e8fe1ef7d3feb",
"input": "Topic: Tidal energy\n Argument: Tidal energy disrupts marine ecosystems like a dam.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d1d16bc244f5487fa5ecbd8364087137",
"input": "Topic: Oil sands\n Argument: Oil sands will be used by some states no matter what.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a6500de7c427446d88858d9462919fa2",
"input": "Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba\n Argument: Sanctioning Cuba is appropriate punishment for its flouting the UN.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f1e0fc715e1146dd9b64361767c61f1e",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: Standards are always improving on Wikipedia.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8aa98394cfbc4c20b88aab362e060dd8",
"input": "Topic: College football playoffs\n Argument: The Bowl Championship Series is anti-competitive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-839e5322dd2f4a85b6afbc01d723e360",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: Charter schools, free from regulation, are innovative.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-74da5fb5f6394b49925fc19ed16541ba",
"input": "Topic: Child beauty pageants\n Argument: Plenty of other activities are exclusive to boys/girls.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eb662b6de8174101b82cc54f519b9f0f",
"input": "Topic: Greece bailout\n Argument: Public opinion does not support the Greece bailout.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ff7f5168b3894182b3982c7c53fe8b7d",
"input": "Topic: DC handgun ban\n Argument: A strong majority of DC residence support the DC handgun ban.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-26eb01d6ca094af385e6265156a2f7d1",
"input": "Topic: Instant replay in baseball\n Argument: Instant replay ends umpire shame of making decisive, bad calls.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-844592d619254d83804d1ef6da8dc267",
"input": "Topic: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies\n Argument: Oil subsidies better spent on education, health care, etc.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-35b42fa788a748299e3e77c0b1cc845e",
"input": "Topic: Carbon emissions trading\n Argument: Carbon trading wrongly turns atmosphere into tradeable property.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f8ee7c7f8e8d4d7a86445f71219099f9",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas vehicles\n Argument: Natural gas will decrease price of oil and coal and increase consumption.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e4f2bcc9b0b44a7d9ab34e8189edd025",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: The idea that women must wear headscarves to be dignified is offensive.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-47bc126f21ec4f73904cd3d3d70b66d6",
"input": "Topic: Year-round school\n Argument: Studies find year-round schools improve student performance.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d5e82ac8fda6426eb2b467089b9d323d",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: War in Iraq was not mainly against terrorists.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-30fdd049be6f4309bad7940d46988069",
"input": "Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming\n Argument: Aerial reforestation cuts costs of reforestation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5bb58e3e97a64fc18be1fdcd5b5d3652",
"input": "Topic: Colonization of the Moon\n Argument: Moon's gravity is too low for human health.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4d1ca521553f46d0942e28b2613cc508",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Seattle doesn't need a tunnel highway.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c078077ecbdb421ab3040402c8350382",
"input": "Topic: Cluster bomb ban\n Argument: Cluster bombs kill soldiers of militaries deploying them.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d37de44ba52f4c9a8afadc02701573a2",
"input": "Topic: Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict\n Argument: Two-state solution and peace is critical to regional stability.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c416daf2cb5c4e5eb367e7034bbf1958",
"input": "Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama\n Argument: Counter-terrorism w/o troops did not work in 1990s.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-40fae590b0ea4a97928047a56df87bdc",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: Charter schools can destroy valuable neighborhood schools.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8d7f311f1b8a4a56adfe43170a79afe6",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of Marijuana\n Argument: Increased legal marijuana consumption will decrease economic productivity.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6ba925031e614e2cb460820d5512f42d",
"input": "Topic: Infant male circumcision\n Argument: Circumcision helps prevent phimosis.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-753da63e72204d0cb9d0eca4d7fc04d2",
"input": "Topic: Year-round school\n Argument: Year-round schools, with equal vacation time, is no better for learning.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c647fa7f39254f4f8d2e134dc55aef4b",
"input": "Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China\n Argument: Bad idea for Google to leave biggest search market.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-93be629ad57e4db1b58a9eab7cf5ec63",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: CCS can dramatically slash emissions from fossil fuels.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7075133df4ff4bccabd5484dfc49e279",
"input": "Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama\n Argument: More troops in Afghanistan perpetuates corrupt Afghan government.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7a2f7788dceb47579544267d8b652c12",
"input": "Topic: Home plate collision rule in baseball\n Argument: Pro baseball players are paid to take risks, entertain.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7fc7bdf7a2ed4285b4fca4b2f83f4c12",
"input": "Topic: Network neutrality\n Argument: Network neutrality damages competition and niche suppliers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6fdc7c15f9904e05bf1bf0ddf413f147",
"input": "Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans\n Argument: Government should fund residents, not rebuilding New Orleans.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-23052e06496143c39e0ca3d4e84c053a",
"input": "Topic: Vegetarianism\n Argument: Human and animal differences do not justify speciism/discrimination.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-205c51ea689944a2beff8fd1caed57b2",
"input": "Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence\n Argument: A border fence would create an incentive for illegal immigrants to remain inside a country.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d950a2d67b11493c8b005adfb6045c9f",
"input": "Topic: European Union Expansion\n Argument: EU expansion will improve flow of knowledge and technology.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dd37fb4600714089a6828a2bbf7990f2",
"input": "Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption\n Argument: Coca is culturally popular due to broad cocaine production.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ef41fe0576df4357831182763b06023b",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: Enhanced techniques hamper work with allies against terrorism.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-45c3ab6ecfbd44b18c741f4c7a8c75f9",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: Algae CCS produces valuable bi-products.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8f37d7a26ba4499aaef9bf5748b7aa40",
"input": "Topic: Kyoto Protocol\n Argument: US cities are adopting Kyoto, the federal government should too.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8b5dd021d5a84e0b9e7e22b08beec95e",
"input": "Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18\n Argument: Increase driving age to 18; reduce drinking age to 18.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-abe09c49b72948af9dd87675c8f62d4a",
"input": "Topic: Employee Free Choice Act\n Argument: Employee Free Choice Act would not solve alleged employer abuses.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7578526e74974334a3ddda325bd9d0f0",
"input": "Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers\n Argument: RBT has been successfully implemented in many modern democracies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d723dc6c9e1e44099169b6a0b21582e6",
"input": "Topic: Fairness Doctrine\n Argument: Balanced left/right broadcasting exist w/o Fairness Doctrine.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b6412ad9a53d4fbdbc64ea24ec6d2ca8",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: Proceeds of hunting industry go to wildlife sustainability.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3b43b0830e2b4e519af889b1bfbf7c41",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: State has authority to regulate actions of drivers (by cell phone ban).",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-32b9d42a15684059942e3b3bacf9ce38",
"input": "Topic: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty\n Argument: Nuclear test ban reduces risks of nuclear fallout.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-97efdff9023d44a6881fc6dd3cc39619",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Power of hybrids is senseless in the face of global warming.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-efaafba76e0b49bea55b131c360f4b88",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: Natural gas vehicle fuel tanks are very strong and safe.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cf9c032f059c4ceaa8c9e739bc2a31cc",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of drugs\n Argument: An immoral drug-trade should be confined to criminal-agents rather than governments.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-01e021be9b184f518feeb101adb80acf",
"input": "Topic: Direct democracy\n Argument: Direct democracy lacks accountability of decision-making.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cd3e30e7ab0240fd84aef5a9737f2487",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Ecotourism economically benefits local people.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-51d20754478241c2aab85fb97386c7d5",
"input": "Topic: Manned mission to Mars\n Argument: Weight of supplies for long Mars trip is impractical.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-35d3ee182b5042f1ad5f47375758cd87",
"input": "Topic: Airport security profiling\n Argument: Terrorists could dress and behave differently to avoid profiling.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e8da41b8bdd24e8681a414d93d7246ba",
"input": "Topic: Free public transportation\n Argument: There are many people who would also lose their jobs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6656c421193a450184f6b5bc07a09c78",
"input": "Topic: Tibet independence\n Argument: China's militarization of Tibet is a regional risk.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-540cf42eb086426d9bf7981e41de886c",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods\n Argument: It is good for labeling to turn consumers off to GM foods.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8fd9d0602e7141a49f779e847057f600",
"input": "Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center\n Argument: Conditions at Guantanamo Bay are harmful to detainee mental health.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3391dd3f32f24e2c84f8d3afc11ca460",
"input": "Topic: Graduated response antipiracy laws\n Argument: Enforcing graduated response will be very expensive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2eed1cb2aa204f62a06d1d0baac532c2",
"input": "Topic: Falkland Islands, return of\n Argument: A few notable dates :.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3e9b2d21cb2c4994a07c88f5172c5ccf",
"input": "Topic: Public health insurance option\n Argument: Public and private insurers can learn from each other.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-91457d8422e6490d9e96493dd61a4a58",
"input": "Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus\n Argument: 2009 US stimulus accommodates Republican tax-cutting views.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-01b438318cdb40f49677f43cb22063ab",
"input": "Topic: Kosovo independence\n Argument: Serbian abuses invalidate their sovereignty over Kosovo.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-05960b8d7e62490bb4ce3642d5e8a1c6",
"input": "Topic: Manned mission to Mars\n Argument: We can commit to Mars mission before knowing how.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5e797e667f7841c3b4ebad0ece1dc228",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: Adopting the philosophy of animal rights is individual fulfilling.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e5728df7ab1b4630a5c68a54c1a20780",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: Opposing ground zero mosque alienates/radicalizes American Muslims.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8a5baf407ebd4aca859f1f66bc512b9b",
"input": "Topic: US debt ceiling deal\n Argument: Debt deal makes needed cuts to military budgets.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-10fdfdfd5e3a4a7295baeb176a7065c6",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas vehicles\n Argument: Natural gas is less flammable and explosive than other fuels.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-db0409aa67634d98a6bfd12bb44ab451",
"input": "Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China\n Argument: Google's departure from China sends message for free speech.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-da658adc13604027b78fcef2d4e4a9be",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: Scanners do not reveal things in body cavities.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1022d25161fc4e6bbeb0f3fc93f0cd4f",
"input": "Topic: European Union Expansion\n Argument: Cheaper labour is good for the economies of richer European nations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-98af336b6a484c169eb4148bff61bc07",
"input": "Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center\n Argument: Guantanamo bay's existence fuels terrorist causes.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a00691aa8b894874ac0202ea3b5b29f1",
"input": "Topic: Network neutrality\n Argument: ISPs have right to free speech, including right to limit access.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b0ba215a4edd4899b68ac8faa6e38abe",
"input": "Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans\n Argument: City location need not be logical to justify existence.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-01f2f13224714355af4bd1c2799e0c04",
"input": "Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?\n Argument: Private farming will make the food problem even worse.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cee4d06c805b45e99f12110d5e936872",
"input": "Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States\n Argument: Statistics gathered during the last federal weapons ban do not include copy-cat weapons.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b2efe642ebce4ca78ef4ffa3f1439350",
"input": "Topic: Nuclear energy\n Argument: Nuclear energy can reduce materials available for weapons-use.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a1829f13daab46928129df4ff6a64818",
"input": "Topic: Waterboarding\n Argument: Waterboarding is a mild interrogation technique.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-02674c5b113948c09c98cb6f8dc33e3b",
"input": "Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption\n Argument: Coca has spiritual value to indigenous Andeans.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9eeb7cdae5b84e6983631094eff14683",
"input": "Topic: No-fly zone over Libya\n Argument: No fly zone in Libya prevents a massacre.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f7934fec86654d0cb7492aaa10050430",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: Domestic electricity is required for electric cars to replace gasoline.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5e8271dfdc0a44bf87d222074289e9f7",
"input": "Topic: Right to bear arms in the US\n Argument: The 2nd amendment protects the ability to form a militia not the ongoing existence of one.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4628496565744609a4d48f78dde6294e",
"input": "Topic: Is a nuclear Iran intolerable?\n Argument: A nuclear Iran may supply the weapon to terrorists.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5b6943eed39a49a79a503d5ffc05830a",
"input": "Topic: Colonization of the Moon\n Argument: Moonbase will help answer remaining scientific questions.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f3fbdc941c664758a126a70ca68050ac",
"input": "Topic: International Criminal Court\n Argument: ICC lacks separation of powers and checks and balances.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8733282cbf3e4f869cdd6618b2a9dc30",
"input": "Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries\n Argument: Due to low addiction rates, marijuana is good for medical use.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8aa5994392ff41bc8333a856cfaa6f51",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Environmental groups prefer surface route over tunnel.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1fc60c5b0cf14da98fc3c34d1f6dce53",
"input": "Topic: Election of judges\n Argument: Elections make judges more democratically accountable.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3a4ac1af1e86402897f7c526db2f38f0",
"input": "Topic: Oil sands\n Argument: Oil sands are too economically important to abandon.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8269a3757ba64220af66c0df9c59fdd4",
"input": "Topic: Israeli settlements\n Argument: Israelis have equal claim as Palestinians to settle in West Bank.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c4cd3c19d71141ada217159ed63db536",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: The Government is working to stop black market laser sales.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c5542e5d3fa84ef791f7b8f7bf35b40c",
"input": "Topic: Filibuster\n Argument: Filibuster wrongly burdens majority party.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7e6e2daf198546bcb47fe3a1856186b5",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms\n Argument: Global warming kills algae, worsens warming; iron fertilization helps.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ef76293ce5b844669d7810344408a2c2",
"input": "Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus\n Argument: Funding government projects will stimulate jobs/economy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eccea9c63de74202aa9819dfc23fd35b",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: Government avoids pitfalls of focus on profits.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2704e1e4e0fa466f83058dd1a1139075",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: Iraq's democratic government is working reasonably well.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7f0fe14cc4584192959c41d8f2a9b4ab",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance cooperatives\n Argument: Government may never let health insurance co-ops fail.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-23baa46f7a6a418891205c18af1e478f",
"input": "Topic: Open primaries\n Argument: Open primaries allow tactical manipulation.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-81308f7a326345e48cecceb3395efe14",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms\n Argument: Algae bloom solutions require fertilizing too much ocean area.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ad21f59638c84affa2de688c019a3410",
"input": "Topic: Year-round school\n Argument: Not-using schools in the summer is generally inefficient.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-319072eb2a87434f83ab77bc5c7fed46",
"input": "Topic: Polygamy\n Argument: Polygamy provides wives with a sisterhood of life-long friends.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f510778b12d34e57b0b8c03d2b1c9d85",
"input": "Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?\n Argument: Private farming is more effective to deal with food problem.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2a6e4ff2aaac42c1991276b9199d0c49",
"input": "Topic: Waterboarding\n Argument: Information obtained through waterboarding is unreliable.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3e4d6d09128942a2abac962d30645810",
"input": "Topic: Dollarization\n Argument: Dollarization undermines the sovereign symbolism of a national currency.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3a0fdd9f28684259aed43fe4b6417ec1",
"input": "Topic: Algae biofuel\n Argument: Algae can be produced locally for food and fuel.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c2d9161e3c37429a959f3a972291b2b5",
"input": "Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China\n Argument: A boycott of the 2008 Olympics would antagonize the Chinese people.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba8c6c8d6b774c32a5971520bb0f8544",
"input": "Topic: Death penalty\n Argument: The death penalty helps protect inmates and prison guards.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-09da989de54d4fe4af242b85296681f5",
"input": "Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections\n Argument: Attack ads are a part of politics, but sources must be known.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-398936c9c69a451ba74e158b8a447be8",
"input": "Topic: Fairness Doctrine\n Argument: Fairness Doctrine would counter conservative domination of radio.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ad14692389ec4f649f8f6b56b66d9305",
"input": "Topic: South Ossetia independence\n Argument: Name Ossetia has history independent of Georgia.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-88456dfeef084538b28da80e72a2d45f",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: Dams are economically viable and often highly profitable.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4f338b01045d41f19f33981986ab8e6b",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: Many countries perform enhanced interrogations.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1a2ffac5425c41ea82ab710bd1c72705",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: Wind energy surges can strain electricity grids.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7b8945e9404142eda33955308b74f020",
"input": "Topic: Palestinian right of return\n Argument: Right of return jeopardizes Israeli welfare, so invalid.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eccd2b7080e6431090f3d9a841d910e2",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: Full-body scanners are very expensive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-031270a05ba7484aa331b044c3f43b70",
"input": "Topic: US debt ceiling deal\n Argument: Deal far less damaging than default.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-08396286810244c8a480a5e5f4d59b8e",
"input": "Topic: Affirmative action\n Argument: Affirmative action promotes mediocrity by undermining meritocracy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2bed920072544f32b30885bf02bdf496",
"input": "Topic: Cluster bomb ban\n Argument: Signing cluster bomb ban enhances international trust.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-215d998f0da94dce8bd44976e5aa7280",
"input": "Topic: College football playoffs\n Argument: Football players miss fewest classes; playoffs OK.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7166c922ca9148b3b41f466bce05cacf",
"input": "Topic: War on Drugs\n Argument: War on Drugs is a good idea even if not winnable.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-68fcc9f06946486e85eb3e8582385312",
"input": "Topic: Gays in the US military\n Argument: Privacy issues with gays in the military can be resolved.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-574a699d032b4882afc2655be7947808",
"input": "Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout\n Argument: Government should buy stock in banks, not just bail them out.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2474d95342c2472eb98dabd70775f2c6",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: There are enough alternatives to lasers for self defense.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cb1f95d540ec4b1ca67578a0f91d11e2",
"input": "Topic: Direct democracy\n Argument: Direct democracy generally reduces the risks of corruption.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1c2e5c9a5ea04aedb5c94e759876d5ba",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: Number of US troops lost in Iraq is relatively small.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e797e8be00b04edaa7b0f417172d05be",
"input": "Topic: Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China\n Argument: Boycott Beijing Olympics.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2ac16c18c86040cf82ded180e681991a",
"input": "Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama\n Argument: The military industrial complex profits from escalation in Afg.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6a4f038448b843f5a8ea657ddbddeb35",
"input": "Topic: Return of Israel to pre-1967 borders\n Argument: Arabs seek pre-1967 borders to weaken and dissolve Israel.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ced6ea5a75ef4eb9aa9eff2ebc9dde55",
"input": "Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Driver's licenses for illegal immigrants undermines legal immigration.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bca9c0b470a14e2f9f9b7118d7f88377",
"input": "Topic: Affirmative action\n Argument: Affirm action fills key jobs with less productive individuals.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-12dd0f919004413eac6234279406e423",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: Carbon capture and storage requires significant water.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3d47e44330d142d9bc5d8f2265d2e390",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance mandates\n Argument: Mandate deters uninsured from going to hospital, receiving penalty.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6b617311b477457d98eb78cb76dfa088",
"input": "Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections\n Argument: Anonymous funding of TV ads runs against principles of free speech.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d3aa13ea1dba449ea0267d5e009be0c5",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas vehicles\n Argument: Natural gas burns more cleanly than gasoline in general.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-89fa1ee914da454f97ec43f9d8cb048d",
"input": "Topic: Ban on human reproductive cloning\n Argument: Cloning is safe enough to perform on humans.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-df88b1400097497a854c0853aa460469",
"input": "Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Illegal immigrants in America should be integrated into society.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c87e42ada3374c2d8c75f4cf5e45a436",
"input": "Topic: Manned mission to Mars\n Argument: There is little public support for a mission to Mars.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f629a598cf2c4e10bc749dbb4c3ec356",
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: Needle exchanges help protect families of drug-abusers.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-27be3d2883ac4008bbf76ec358574889",
"input": "Topic: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty\n Argument: Test ban would help combat growing nuclear threats.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-902049be83eb428ca1950a26a18d653f",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: Human displacement does not inherently accompany dams.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-75a902b8e7874b499a779d5dc8c811bf",
"input": "Topic: Is a nuclear Iran intolerable?\n Argument: Military strikes on Iran would invite painful retaliation.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c4403a41039a4031803ee444cb099e28",
"input": "Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama\n Argument: More troops in Afg will inflame broader Muslim anger, terrorism.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f55418f0515949afa23a2a6980d44187",
"input": "Topic: Constitutionality of US health insurance mandates\n Argument: Insurance mandates set dangerous precedent for federal power.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-df4709689ab94d47b9e154918cddd3cc",
"input": "Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama\n Argument: Afg is backward, cannot be salvaged by US.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9b03e6bbbca14264bcc15a7f787effef",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: Cellulosic ethanol can be 0 emissions.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-def022571b2f4eef892575c810cb3d76",
"input": "Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans\n Argument: New Orleans civilization should be maintained despite hurricane threat.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-63dda03a4dbc428296de7618ad36c65b",
"input": "Topic: Affirmative action\n Argument: Affirm action justly asks whites to sacrifice for common good.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-df1a29369b034ee9b69a23f3acc72e15",
"input": "Topic: European missile defense\n Argument: European missile defense would foster stability, not instability.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8f9265e4b9904dec9416b4818f5a1155",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering\n Argument: Geoengineering may whiten skies, harm human psychology.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4931c2220aef4775ba2cb98cde2e6610",
"input": "Topic: Manned mission to Mars\n Argument: Artificial gravity can overcome zero-gravity on Mars mission.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-38958536c46e4473a8002bdfdf169a93",
"input": "Topic: Death penalty\n Argument: Life in prison is a sufficient punishment; execution is excessive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cdf50146c894418c90bac74686f3eea4",
"input": "Topic: Oil sands\n Argument: Tar sands unnecessary if focus is placed on clean energy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-596c3f34cb9b49e781d40c5753ac9c05",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: War not worth roughly 100,000 Iraqi civilians killed.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5dd2f1da4e1e456193b0183a8d22f91c",
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Underground storage will never overcome societal fears.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fb210bfa8f674588b45741f86fd9352a",
"input": "Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard\n Argument: US Renewable Electricity Standard is popular.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-76ab4a95a84d4b3a9908033c0e4b85da",
"input": "Topic: Child beauty pageants\n Argument: Parental ambitions can make kid queens mentally unwell.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-176a791a46034b77a8d6439f52ca1c73",
"input": "Topic: Compulsory voting\n Argument: Money spent on mandatory voting is better spent elsewhere.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-97b0a34115be48cf907bcefc9a683662",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: NATO expansion can only lead to the overstretching of the organisation and thus the undermining of stability for the entirety of Europe.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f351688172734308beb48851777c2c32",
"input": "Topic: Greece bailout\n Argument: Greek debt is too large for bailout to solve.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8a0c02bdbe9a4b089cc3847972522b81",
"input": "Topic: Kyoto Protocol\n Argument: It is unimportant for the US to join Kyoto now.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a3ad9533dc0f4941810a6ad7a7ca3c43",
"input": "Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq\n Argument: An early withdrawal from Iraq would embolden terrorists.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-acc8889e36204672a3d79cfe54eeef2e",
"input": "Topic: Dollarization\n Argument: Dollarization can benefit nations suffering from hyperinflation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2f7187a9c9844ad78b6735fed1a2af37",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: Veil-wearing can make it very hard to identify individuals.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-98b9253d250342ce9377fa8ed886e3fd",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of adult incest\n Argument: Incest taboo is due to evolutionary inclination for variation.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-15c877408ea1476eac3c19152f6e67b5",
"input": "Topic: European Union Expansion\n Argument: EU enlargement will improve foreign direct investment into eastern Europe.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eae4e3c2bca34c90a129545f8b45f962",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of Marijuana\n Argument: Marijuana use impairs hormone production.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b07cc7f6f2bc4a628115426026b0eeee",
"input": "Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States\n Argument: Semi-automatic weapons do not serve a sporting purpose.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3811ec8168df427dacb06e755efa285a",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: NATO expansion helps deter Russian expansionism.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-17008ce1e0604ca1885918fa936db73e",
"input": "Topic: Education vouchers\n Argument: Profit motive of private schools is costly, undermining vouchers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c58a11ab46c5466f9319952437f43a1c",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: Scanners can be modified to accommodate children.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3c02254a21b749f889ca13559685e03f",
"input": "Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers\n Argument: Random sobriety tests are a just public safety intervention.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-33a00000fb0446e6b8eaaee258f2a464",
"input": "Topic: Fairness Doctrine\n Argument: The Fairness Doctrine improves the public discourse.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-269abda0c4e643df92a02a989376f171",
"input": "Topic: Employee Free Choice Act\n Argument: Employee Free Choice Act eliminates workers' right to secret ballots.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3ebd242783db46228647cb9960b6a062",
"input": "Topic: Gay marriage\n Argument: Marriage is about much more than kids; gays qualify.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4d945b8856ab4f7eb412985217aa4152",
"input": "Topic: European missile defense\n Argument: The majority of poles oppose missile defense on their territory.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1a85df0c13094a9d97d3285c62834fd6",
"input": "Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming\n Argument: Reforestation can immediately reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c041b99979684fc9a0bfaea0d48500f5",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: Wikipedia lacks the important process of peer-review.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ee4b14e0745444a1bff25c3407b07684",
"input": "Topic: Pornography\n Argument: Porn improves self-control with distance from sex.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cfbca09c370d410bb67196f93f00cd8d",
"input": "Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq\n Argument: Mending relations with countries that opposed the war would make it easier to fight the war on terror.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-08ae1afa78bb48fcb1e7c88655d9269b",
"input": "Topic: Dollarization\n Argument: Overnight dollarization is not feasible.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-26fcf76b5765438e9604663fa5f3580a",
"input": "Topic: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla\n Argument: Gaza blockade causes economic and humanitarian suffering.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6c9db6a928f6480dbb06c35ca2c6091c",
"input": "Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout\n Argument: $700b plan would bail-out greedy capitalists that created crisis.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-46437bac2e44402385791cdebfc40599",
"input": "Topic: Turkey EU membership\n Argument: Turkish membership may cause a backlash among EU publics.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-217d191fa5b04c2db114bdb0201e7b76",
"input": "Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama\n Argument: Defeat in Afghanistan would embolden terrorists globally.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4777a6b572954786b426e18bfb1a538f",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: The crime is very dangerous.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-671e9214ee7642ed851f55a9cf4174c9",
"input": "Topic: Gene patents\n Argument: Gene patents and research could do harm to the environment.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dcc598ff596240f0a57e4d550fcc53fd",
"input": "Topic: Free trade\n Argument: Trade liberalization damages the growth of poor countries.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5dba4ba3d0934be295e523f553d1220c",
"input": "Topic: Is a nuclear Iran intolerable?\n Argument: A nuclear Iran would use oil as a weapon.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-df878cbea8ee4a73ac1316dbabddf968",
"input": "Topic: DREAM Act\n Argument: DREAM Act is very expensive.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a0ced8617132443e8f73ee065dfd9105",
"input": "Topic: MBA\n Argument: Total cost of MBA (including opportunity costs) is high.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4c43ca94015e49d4941aa53ada5ba9f4",
"input": "Topic: Carbon emissions trading\n Argument: Cap-and-trade schemes cause job loss.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cf1de5df54f4414fb045a78f065d01b4",
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: Needle exchanges generally degrade community cleanliness.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-62f6c251fb4045389e0dd1cf58aaff8b",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of adult incest\n Argument: Sex is for reproduction; incest cannot be only about sex.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cbe69e5a4069436297443570e3bfe478",
"input": "Topic: Single-payer universal health care\n Argument: Universal health care decreases the likelihood of health related problems.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6ca1d79b2b244951b164957a15cbf6a3",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: No Child Left Behind encourages parents to engage more actively.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-67a500b199274285a47ca1222869dfc2",
"input": "Topic: Wave power\n Argument: Wave energy more about profits than environment.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-645a7f43595b43048d8ec5678313357d",
"input": "Topic: Greece bailout\n Argument: Greek bailout avoids a second global economic crisis.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d189e6284b4343ee9c3079ca6d0c4083",
"input": "Topic: Colonization of the Moon\n Argument: Growing crops on the moon faces many difficult challenges.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eb65a50f5df3465bb8df945a29323316",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance cooperatives\n Argument: Some government involvement in co-ops is justified.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bce7997e7ea24105944ae295edae42b8",
"input": "Topic: Military recruiting in public schools\n Argument: Recruiters raise general awareness about military.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a88005014dea4bc299c6c3e2b5baa10e",
"input": "Topic: Vegetarianism\n Argument: Animals have rights and it is wrong to kill them needlessly.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-725d576776af4f03976df6d59e7acfc8",
"input": "Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: The costs of providing driver's licenses to millions of illegal immigrants would be very high.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9c5735f2b7d04749b45210909c823f86",
"input": "Topic: Veal\n Argument: Veal is to cattle as lamb is to sheep.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-afb8650762a24cb4a5fea52ff6b451ee",
"input": "Topic: Polygamy\n Argument: Polygamous women can choose the right husband, even if he is married.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2ad5cf2ebbf2404ab9e689a37a3fb05d",
"input": "Topic: Vegetarianism\n Argument: Eating meat is bad for both animals and for humans; simple ethics.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2f2dc1c5d0134044bca63c886050db45",
"input": "Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial\n Argument: Various claims regarding the facts of the Holocaust.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-38b07512e3cb4ea59b94e11e77380d1f",
"input": "Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia\n Argument: Translocating Kangaroos is not too difficult or impractical.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5f2d16b932254c72906361d5e293fed2",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: Big govt is individuals working to meet collective needs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3401f3b54044409aa64acf8252807d32",
"input": "Topic: Colonization of the Moon\n Argument: A manned presence on the Moon is superior to a robotic one.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-27790b40bc6b4e0694a7493ecce0f9ef",
"input": "Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Argument: Republika Srpska has right to secede to protect right to exist.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0a1e7000a7e54ed385feb0b1c4df57e3",
"input": "Topic: Polygamy\n Argument: Polygamy is traumatizing and depressing for wives.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9ed9412d43c942699f4b122f6aa27fff",
"input": "Topic: Gays in the US military\n Argument: Minority of troop discomfort with gays is enough to damage cohesion.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7e122c4b202e48149c911955772e63b4",
"input": "Topic: Corporate free speech\n Argument: Free speech does not apply equally to companies.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4f61236adc1c448d99363cc2faa97ac0",
"input": "Topic: Hate crime laws\n Argument: Hate crime laws provide special protections like other laws do.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4ca8ca3e6534415bac6389facb961a2f",
"input": "Topic: Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty)\n Argument: Efforts to clear landmines should be improved, instead banning them.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f5c84c8a992f4ee281473144e1446e02",
"input": "Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)\n Argument: Lisbon Treaty limits national economic sovereignty.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a5e1eb93196f41f1bc6086cd9fbd98ea",
"input": "Topic: Gay marriage\n Argument: Gay marriage should not be banned for tradition.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c668fd3e49764473bbad6c441403ddf7",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: Islam is a religion of peace.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-39bd552ac716450a8c9243c8262387d2",
"input": "Topic: Single-payer universal health care\n Argument: Most uninsured simply can't afford it; it's not a choice.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-168520d8392448a4946efed956beaa87",
"input": "Topic: Guantanamo Bay detention center\n Argument: Guantanamo detainees are not being tortured.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c1ca98449bd44cbfaca08f34702afef5",
"input": "Topic: DREAM Act\n Argument: University leaders almost universally support DREAM Act.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c5c1878164b34031aec391c5708fceab",
"input": "Topic: US health care reform\n Argument: Killing 2009 health bill would delay reform for years.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5733667210074f4ca94e8a5829774e87",
"input": "Topic: Abortion\n Argument: The right to choice/privacy (abortion) does not override the right to life.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-88557be323114b6e82488e101598d2d5",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: Prisoners deserve voting privileges only when they act responsibly.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2156fa7014e44163ae7550dd7f54108a",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: Wind energy comes naturally from the environment.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8781ebf051a24e30bf2c93942da9d85c",
"input": "Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout\n Argument: $700b plan has been corruptly influenced by Wallstreet.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-696f79d545aa4e6db24d9bcaf363f25f",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Hybrids significantly reduce emissions, fight global warming.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ee0cd9769f644a21b6374f972962f3d9",
"input": "Topic: Employee Free Choice Act\n Argument: There is significant public support for EFCA.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1c896001eef745c585115dbaaef2c862",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: Calorie counts will be ignored by some, but help others.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c5d6c2f528ca4a14935e2c0a2692273c",
"input": "Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers\n Argument: Random sobriety stops set-up unjust detection of other crimes.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9001c6f414e1461bb028601b3cff7083",
"input": "Topic: AIG bonuses\n Argument: AIG bonuses are an insult to suffering taxpayers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6482180fc63d464689d06ef0f878b488",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: Congress would have voted against Iraq War knowing costs now.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ea026aa1778f4b8a92c815faf300463b",
"input": "Topic: Algae biofuel\n Argument: Algae biofuel is commercially viable on an industrial scale.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1dbb9107b58d4678aeec06ccb20a01fe",
"input": "Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan\n Argument: A tax rebate is not a sustained, long-term stimulus.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f8cb26f56b7c481cb92f9522e7648a68",
"input": "Topic: Instant replay in baseball\n Argument: Instant replays can be exciting for fans.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-de0ff39fa44d4b15bf19454250091e01",
"input": "Topic: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies\n Argument: Oil subsidies shield poor from high oil prices.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-19e19c7b4e3d490c901a62eef3338770",
"input": "Topic: Network neutrality\n Argument: Net Neutrality is a solution in search of a problem.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b6123861279048e0a6ecef07125c2094",
"input": "Topic: Tibet independence\n Argument: Tibet can follow the East Timor model to achieving independence.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-40ee453994dd447c956c53bcb97a593c",
"input": "Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions\n Argument: Talking with all Muslim leaders shows Muslims US is listening.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-def717896171442cb8597f70e9764b14",
"input": "Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza\n Argument: Israeli attacks embolden extremists on both sides in cycle of violence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cca6628b2aec4fcf9308a0250f08a2c5",
"input": "Topic: UN Security Council veto\n Argument: UN SC veto need not be abolished, but extended to more countries.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-496634b3f9314338a1bc871acdeb8fb4",
"input": "Topic: Law school\n Argument: Public interest legal jobs are underpaid.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-15b3c9db6ede4acdb731d85bd3406e13",
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: Needle exchanges decrease infections and therefore costs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-83a20ecdaf3a4e6a9587df05ab56b338",
"input": "Topic: Open primaries\n Argument: Open primaries can be modified to limit costs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-96d2c15cde7b4b0fa2cfc94e85d9706b",
"input": "Topic: Law school\n Argument: Law school aids in personal and professional decision-making.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3713a32d48b54d9da5d9602a34de75b5",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: Carbon emission greater threat to birds than wind energy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a5e6bf02285e4af8b31b6239459703e7",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: Big government fosters harmful entitlement culture.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-96bb5398e58b4ce3b012d6460c986bb1",
"input": "Topic: Corn ethanol\n Argument: Most engines are compatible only with ethanol mixed with gasoline.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1e1debc1d4fb4ea1a3affd89169bf26c",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: Small government encourages self-reliance.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b578a2523e2d46819229ee396e61d06f",
"input": "Topic: South Ossetia independence\n Argument: The world needs fewer borders; A S. Ossetian nation adds more.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ea6c6beac88d4cbfa7b537aa22fce52c",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of drugs\n Argument: In the short term it might eliminate drug dealers on our streets but do any of us really think that whatever multinational corporation ends of cornering the drug market will have a problem trading with the existing cartels.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9de6f991c1964068ac2437517d782b02",
"input": "Topic: Free public transportation\n Argument: A lot of people would already be using it if it didn't cost so much.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-da4c029118034b509e022385bb17a4c7",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: Offshore oil exploration could result in a major find.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fe65194d75ba4ff796d28aec543db201",
"input": "Topic: Kyoto Protocol\n Argument: Humans are not causing global warming so Kyoto can't solve it.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bdb83b6eec8043aaac9814e29bb75372",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of Marijuana\n Argument: Legalizing marijuana will reduce profits of traffickers and gangs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cb78ed53bc054d6aa309170718f50b6b",
"input": "Topic: Infant male circumcision\n Argument: Circumcision reduces risk of urinary tract infections.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bb107cafd3534ad49b446795cad0b339",
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Nuclear waste storage requires huge state subsidies.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2a5c3e0a6cba4bedbfe3c382671312ad",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: Allowing head scarves would foster a greater clash of civilizations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-854ea38ce8924a11a2f45d7839443196",
"input": "Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Argument: Russian backing of Republika Srpska ind. could spark global conflict.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-43ba297cdbda41af92fae17e797ea0b7",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: Many Muslim women view the veil as a means to protect their modesty and privacy.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6bedc884d7ee4b8388319eb63d43b808",
"input": "Topic: Gene patents\n Argument: Gene patents do not incentivize innovation.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9a995f3c318f401b853ff83d5155a60b",
"input": "Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy\n Argument: Catholic Church's natural family planning is ineffective.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1622bd9cd7c746ac953be7bb288b2467",
"input": "Topic: Tidal energy\n Argument: Tidal energy can lead to prolonged and undesirable winter icing.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-392d6b221bef4dccb982fe220d9121a8",
"input": "Topic: Affirmative action\n Argument: Affirm action mismatches bad students with difficult classes.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-33caeb08a5b946f19f4d8323f9355cab",
"input": "Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18\n Argument: 21 drinking-age general lowers under-age drinking.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f118ea11036c4da590b51ae7edb1ec59",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: Producing solar cells need not use fossil fuel energy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d819aa44eef94aa7a01d56949a0d3461",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: European-style big governments foster more stable societies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5796a42b64f04ff9978a3780fc575527",
"input": "Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?\n Argument: Great social spendings allow people of Venezuela to use many services free.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1babca172a764c1987f016280bf404ac",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Merit pay works in markets, can work for teachers.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1efc6e71d6d24af2bb53376b96460cc8",
"input": "Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree\n Argument: Deeper knowledge of JD/MBA is always valuable.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-451dd1604a9d423bbae0e26d8fcdae30",
"input": "Topic: Democratic peace theory\n Argument: Spreading democracy and peace is used as a pretext for war.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-274ebffd4db04309b7326e2fe8f2ee23",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: Exploiting animals is more dignified than their living in the wild.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c02445da0a1448cabf478151df8524e0",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Hybrid vehicles reduce noise pollution.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6f19326bd6f949e79d774f1fbfe91497",
"input": "Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America\n Argument: Puerto Ricans have earned statehood through support of US.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d415d4bdde4840068972aa01dcf401ed",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: Question of choice, in prostitution, is different for each person.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9bfccfb318b143ff9355a01d12dec25f",
"input": "Topic: Child beauty pageants\n Argument: Beauty pageants are not good for a child's confidence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-66c012b30d844704a740b74ca1fc3c16",
"input": "Topic: Graduated response antipiracy laws\n Argument: Graduated response is best compromise b/w stakeholders.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f9a102a424f04bccb87e65e916f75dd7",
"input": "Topic: Superdelegates\n Argument: Superdelegates often vote out of self-interest for likely winner.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b28d587aa03744f5b038d53093fcc9a4",
"input": "Topic: Obama, meeting with hostile foreign leaders without preconditions\n Argument: Talking to your enemies is not a concession.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cbf52752860a4e85b7e7f3cca5a208cd",
"input": "Topic: International Criminal Court\n Argument: ICC has strong controls for politicization and abuse.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d07909e072fd4cb1ab52a29444cd0572",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: There are better ways to store water than dams.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8073ca5694cd47e8b543e788c225bd19",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: Laser pointers are in popular demand.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-56832290a8554bad8add383a57927c85",
"input": "Topic: Bush economic stimulus plan\n Argument: Tax rebates encourage irresponsible consumer spending habits.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7288b7af226b41d0ad171970e63b5e27",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: Russians are feeling betrayed by the expansion of NATO.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e4380fd9d1a44ac4a491987b4c9edc1a",
"input": "Topic: Assisted suicide\n Argument: Euthanasia would not cut health care costs by very much.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3e991e508a144917b736137ae755706d",
"input": "Topic: Is Wikipedia valuable?\n Argument: User identity is impossible to enforce on the Internet.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4f03a88685e64e268c9d16308c7e4c2f",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of drugs\n Argument: Drugs can have a beneficial mind-expanding capacity.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-296a6cba2960424e9d10ac6be4e458bf",
"input": "Topic: Algae biofuel\n Argument: Algae fuel ponds must be expensively covered.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eabc561459f84b0299b34401558b2692",
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: The TGD taps China's underexploited hydroelectric potential.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d169a78ee0c9437ba947e0e2daaf97f9",
"input": "Topic: Airport security profiling\n Argument: Terrorists can easily beat profiling systems.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a225e3541d33474d8373fb3b67665ca4",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: Cellulosic ethanol land-use harms forests, environment, climate.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1783295b470748cd8a60111b0d4c6ce2",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Castration is about helping, not hating/hurting offender.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b16c88eebc184f0c91c97c8c2353d1e2",
"input": "Topic: US and NATO intervention in Libya\n Argument: Libya war expands imperial presidency farther than ever.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d5337c7074674b6695e5ea16e0731298",
"input": "Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba\n Argument: Changing legally etched Cuban human rights violations requires sanctions.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6cd360309d7a4cee855192e0f789bf23",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering\n Argument: Geoengineering comes from human hubris; let mother nature work.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-81fe19f18f914076acc44f25e545a2bf",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods\n Argument: Insects are likely to become resistant to GM crops.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-64e0e063329840ab8559b6cb64fae3f4",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: War has given Iraqis a young democracy to grow.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-23995ea5c9154ed6993770c4ada0a5bb",
"input": "Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans\n Argument: New Orleans should be rebuilt out of respect for tragedy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-da439db0aba2461b9e98ce36fcd8202f",
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: Drug dealers sell drugs near needle exchanges.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9562a407e5a14f54950ce0300bb225fd",
"input": "Topic: Withdrawing from Iraq\n Argument: That coalition troops are not the cause of violence is shown by the fact that most attacks are not against them.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba2e61a4b5364f4596b954e55023506d",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: NATO expansion will improve the operational capacity of NATO.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e35b9d5327644baf9f5a31afb6f965b6",
"input": "Topic: EU elected president\n Argument: An EU president cannot hold such a complicated system to account.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-00712734146f47f6a6f59e8ab1fdc053",
"input": "Topic: MBA\n Argument: MBA teaches how to operate/lead organizations at scale.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5ed7097a66944f5d933df742441abb87",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: Sequestered C02 can be injected into reservoirs to recover oil.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-945c0ffcb57f4d398a79be1b652472bd",
"input": "Topic: 2010 US bank tax\n Argument: Bank tax recoups taxpayer bailout of banks.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-85b7b70bdf8a4e58978ce2fd9432c5e4",
"input": "Topic: Gene patents\n Argument: Gene patents do not apply to natural genes.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7e060e1ad06c4a479eb6d1c4dc32d232",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of drugs\n Argument: The state can tax the sale of legalized drugs and use the revenue for treatment programs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a9a3968c6d804f83a8b6d7fc53e0bd15",
"input": "Topic: Wave power\n Argument: Wave power provides clean renewable power.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-33f12b8d9ccf4f948ee5edf32a675644",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: Cell phone ban in cars would simply be ignored.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-743461688e9e4a6d873157b0c9563f96",
"input": "Topic: Castration of sex offenders\n Argument: Innocent shouldn't face choice of more prison vs. castration.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8e398542aa2c4fc38b0c557f105a74cd",
"input": "Topic: Trying 9/11 terror suspects in NYC courts\n Argument: Trying and imprisoning terrorists can create US jobs.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-42b660db07cb484e9b7bdc99242c5fcf",
"input": "Topic: EU constitution reform treaty (Lisbon Treaty)\n Argument: Lisbon Treaty will increase taxes for many EU citizens.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-da46fa2fd8c2497e854f32dbcefcf92b",
"input": "Topic: Free trade\n Argument: Free trade and markets harm the environment.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-861cd15f136d49de989b876b47d0dfaf",
"input": "Topic: Pickens US energy plan\n Argument: Pickens Plan requires infeasible electric grid upgrades.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4a7b926d2be847b68e4404fd6c4ebf58",
"input": "Topic: Free trade\n Argument: Free trade promotes peace and stability internationally.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b64cf3d694034eb2acd83a41aa93e475",
"input": "Topic: Crime cameras\n Argument: Crime cameras often have no one watching due to limited resources.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8d00a72d062340bd9e3aeaab42f9e5e9",
"input": "Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers\n Argument: Random breath tests create slippery slope to expanding police powers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bca1fffa37874ae19a32d8519efefee3",
"input": "Topic: Corn ethanol\n Argument: Producing corn for ethanol requires too much water.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1e5dbd842db0491d9288a6657bf4c4bb",
"input": "Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming\n Argument: Reforestation creates financial interest in sustaining forests.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-023d61281a1745ee8dfcaa610f7da59e",
"input": "Topic: Banning Muslim hijab\n Argument: Banning Muslim head scarves will not cause fundamentalist backlashes.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f7632770e5304fcc9ea8d46d8d8de2fe",
"input": "Topic: Privatizing social security\n Argument: Privatized social security will cut tax revenues and social services.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ab20556a1b5d4c38b6ea2ddc565e2b9d",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Good chance Seattle tunnel will go over budget.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5e2dadd663db41ff840aeb47e33a8e6d",
"input": "Topic: Open primaries\n Argument: Open primaries would rarely lead to two nominees of same party.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fea53aaa499441c7bbd13ec6b2533ff7",
"input": "Topic: Big government\n Argument: Big government helps stimulate economic growth.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c2c6ce22743a41bb9d3fe07f1f7fd356",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods\n Argument: Labeling respects opinion of those not wanting to consume GM foods.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1a501aad870543feae0069f7e331bf01",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: Laser pointers are a valuable tool for self-defense.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-627d08cf1a6f4a4ea8f20299ca16124e",
"input": "Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution\n Argument: Spending limits creates certainty for job creation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0c98a9db14784c508f05775744a35213",
"input": "Topic: European missile defense\n Argument: European missile defense is a necessary part of a layered defense.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-99326a2e43ff4ec593020c1ebc8977b3",
"input": "Topic: Tidal energy\n Argument: Tidal barages produce more energy than other forms of tidal.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-aad550db56b5453e81f5835e0857f42f",
"input": "Topic: NATO expansion\n Argument: Expansion will make more resources available to NATO.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2790b667f47b46d5966ecec565786940",
"input": "Topic: Deporting illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: General statements in favor of deporting illegals from the US.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8706b5d8d8f5496aaf73a15aadbb2380",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance cooperatives\n Argument: Co-ops are non-profits, not run by government nor companies.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eaa22bf04dc54b71a42acaeb6241fae8",
"input": "Topic: New START Treaty\n Argument: New START is not adequately verifiable.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1143a565c1504464b85e5c7350665c36",
"input": "Topic: Law school\n Argument: Public interest legal work has moral dilemmas too.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f1c950d12edc4ccf8fb4b87efcb56fbf",
"input": "Topic: Electric vehicles\n Argument: Electric car power and speed can be precisely controlled.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-00c718e5abb340a5a77a3e5344112eda",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: US offshore drilling would hardly lower global oil prices.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8945b58cf6ba41b78ce4ec366071450a",
"input": "Topic: Crime cameras\n Argument: Police should not waste time watching crime cameras.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4c18c6be15e84bb2bf8471d1bb314772",
"input": "Topic: MBA\n Argument: MBA provides business competencies more quickly than on-job training.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5758773d69144be7bc63b06e5f1e6f36",
"input": "Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy\n Argument: Church contraception policy is supported by natural law:.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ca642cbbf5994dcf803299fcc9067f46",
"input": "Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections\n Argument: Anonymity ensures that arguments rise above identity attacks.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6406128336504b049dcb91722f937bd3",
"input": "Topic: Network neutrality\n Argument: W/o Net Neutrality, price discrimination risks stifling start-ups.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4d41b3ddee50452f8140d6e2ee4f5cb4",
"input": "Topic: DREAM Act\n Argument: Illegals cannot use legalized children to gain citizenship.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e9d41a80a81a48c1b8b515f11bc348a0",
"input": "Topic: $700 billion US economic bailout\n Argument: $700b bailout saves Wallstreet by slamming taxpayers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-179042d0c3f24379afd0506a619a43b3",
"input": "Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard\n Argument: Renewable Electricity Standard is more consistent than tax credits.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-05e10d67d570400f8ef51ba0ff363f55",
"input": "Topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial\n Argument: Outlawing Holocaust denial risks revisionists being called deniers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-78b7a52b0c5b41ffb767f9b5bcc44db4",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus\n Argument: No restaurant will be disadvantaged if all are required to list calories.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7c6d7cde9c0a49c781c99c60820c3610",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory military service\n Argument: Government better off running training schemes.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2cc7d2b986304f5796878c4177e76825",
"input": "Topic: Palestinian right of return\n Argument: Palestinians never citizens of Israel, no right to return.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-78e07a1bf27d4a7595c6e8609bd64a1f",
"input": "Topic: Hydroelectric dams\n Argument: Human-rights abuses do not inherently accompany dams.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7d411f28f60c4a7485adf570f818a7e9",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: The price of a human life is incalculable.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-45dfbbabc7d6470496fb9ece8ca8eea2",
"input": "Topic: Three Gorges Dam\n Argument: The hydroelectric TGD should not be considered renewable due to social, environmental costs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-08d9d34c3e7c48c2b03a9e89103b4cf0",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: Bible says harming animals is equivalent to harming humans.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8a4347b4223842f1866eb529c3222edf",
"input": "Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Argument: Republika Srpska secession would incite Bosnian Croat secession.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a45c984613da40e18574521722e8a0dc",
"input": "Topic: European missile defense\n Argument: Real threat of rogue states missile attacks.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e54df5d274be470bab1b6900254adc46",
"input": "Topic: Waterboarding\n Argument: Torture is justified in saving lives.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c4fcbbcebd3d4f179486993bc401652d",
"input": "Topic: No Child Left Behind Act\n Argument: No Child Left Behind lacks non-English tests.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e283bc31a3fe44dea3cea291022c4f18",
"input": "Topic: US health care reform\n Argument: 2009 health bill rushed through for political reasons.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-20f6ab4a894e440d80a7ebd33aa6a7a4",
"input": "Topic: High-speed rail\n Argument: High-speed rail is predominantly used by wealthy.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1d7ef180f5cd4af6b4ea34456c44d212",
"input": "Topic: Gene patents\n Argument: Gene patents and bio-engineering may harm environment/society.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9650c4a441f349b7a3d62b069af254b4",
"input": "Topic: Merit pay for teachers\n Argument: Teacher merit is too hard to measure for merit-pay to be fair.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f49bff0c07b94fbf81d333a787da72b4",
"input": "Topic: Balanced budget amendment to US Constitution\n Argument: Amend would create Const. crisis, court battle w/ each budget.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b98a156d5f9347bfb251ae6d04d2c4e3",
"input": "Topic: Hate crime laws\n Argument: Hate crimes terrorize communities and so deserve greater punishment.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-788597b390f34c578edbfb1298f1364b",
"input": "Topic: Carbon emissions trading\n Argument: US cap-and-trade in sulfur dioxidew was succesful.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ec9ab715a5e14f3abbf5d37057a48ccf",
"input": "Topic: Driftnet ban\n Argument: Drifnet by-catch has a disastrous impact on ocean life.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d1566f15696747f8bd3ce229d2890ee0",
"input": "Topic: Gays in the US military\n Argument: Don't ask don't tell softened military policy on gays.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-43d2ac89dd8a45efaa3ca4c6eface20f",
"input": "Topic: Free public transportation\n Argument: Car sales would drop significantly.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ee3f35f271dc49969cc9b6cb9e12b09a",
"input": "Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba\n Argument: Sanctions hurt Cuban-Americans with relatives in Cuba.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cdb1ec86290b48b2bd74322fc6e2b06c",
"input": "Topic: Israeli military assault in Gaza\n Argument: Israel strikes were intended to further dispirit Palestinians.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-874e2d1f69e147a98dba57fc27053823",
"input": "Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries\n Argument: Marijuana smoke is highly damaging to the lungs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-daf68d6b501548e68b1311b96c9c45d6",
"input": "Topic: Natural gas\n Argument: Natural gas engines are as efficient as gasoline engines.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5645c8fd9f044c99a801af854d8b5a21",
"input": "Topic: International Criminal Court\n Argument: ICC adopts an unacceptably vague definition of aggression.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-82656956595f489eb43626319a0ed7c0",
"input": "Topic: Medical marijuana dispensaries\n Argument: That marijuana is herbal does not mean it is safe.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d0e2d8799a5d4da988eecd8bfcc9cc6b",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: Hunting is a good way of controlling widlife.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d006815dc11b449b84e27cdef57fc2aa",
"input": "Topic: Israeli settlements\n Argument: Israeli settlements do not impede creation of Palestine.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-96e4f0b270294ed0a684ccc256f81abe",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: CCS passes C02-leakage problem to our children.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dce1e8ca596a42ea879ba0b2e35e4e99",
"input": "Topic: Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections\n Argument: If you're going to attack a candidate, reveal your identity.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a94ac4d6fb334c69af46292ed0458398",
"input": "Topic: Hybrid vehicles\n Argument: Hybrids are more complicated, which has has costs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-43468e586f47404490abfe0cd9cb6b48",
"input": "Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup\n Argument: They are a source of headaches.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fa1eb011a8c64045b8bbdaa01d85dce3",
"input": "Topic: EU elected president\n Argument: An elected president would make the EU more functional.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-acfb75090c4d48e7a4ca9e519d44a466",
"input": "Topic: Catholic Church contraception policy\n Argument: Evil (condoms) should not be used to fight evil (HIV/AIDS).",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d82a25ef1c1d47138a5fbdfefeb39ae9",
"input": "Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?\n Argument: The increase in private sector in the economy causes instability.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7413c1f9dfdd47dcbadd0f1311b517ba",
"input": "Topic: Hate crime laws\n Argument: Hate crime enhancements will not overwhelm reporting systems.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-32a588d26e63463eafa50af5e5258310",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Ecotourism is just green-washing for profit.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-56d8008635564134b75a0a1f63b5ed26",
"input": "Topic: Reforestation as a solution to global warming\n Argument: Reforestation can result in release of greenhouse gas Methane.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fb1b84cc5f7f41dbbf673828937d29b2",
"input": "Topic: Wind energy\n Argument: Litigation to clear land (scenery) for windmills can be costly.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-44b24c9da01a4b6a96c42d765c36a4c1",
"input": "Topic: More troops to Afghanistan under Obama\n Argument: Afghanistan security forces can hardly be trained.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-263090f6c7c14767a7170cf15b388190",
"input": "Topic: Ending US sanctions on Cuba\n Argument: Lifting sanctions against Cuba will hardly benefit US businesses.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-df72aa4a168246e38bf459bc084c3d81",
"input": "Topic: Corn ethanol\n Argument: Corn ethanol is less energy efficient than regular gasoline:.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c098ad3c94684e82b734cd52ad9b72e2",
"input": "Topic: Libertarianism\n Argument: Free-market economics is the ideal form of (non)governance.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1fc76d9100dc43c489055f26087542d0",
"input": "Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia\n Argument: Kangaroos are the cause of costly car accidents.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5bbf1b662ef7404db4f926b16585c63a",
"input": "Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America\n Argument: Puerto Rico has waited for too long for full citizenship.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-bbdd7c00e6074b0598a455a69313b8f7",
"input": "Topic: Assassination of a Dictator\n Argument: To liberalize a regime, there are better ways than assassination.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f0688021f35e4688be3a7010fcd12f94",
"input": "Topic: DREAM Act\n Argument: Young illegal immigrants are US asset needing development.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3a23334cbbfb4cdc99895ddf55697a37",
"input": "Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard\n Argument: Renewable Energy Standard increases energy prices, kills jobs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba68d0a57a21445dafeabb69bdbb3a4d",
"input": "Topic: Trans fat ban\n Argument: Banning trans fats means saving thousands of lives.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-986f37a89a63410b9888eafe7adf51ef",
"input": "Topic: DC handgun ban\n Argument: If the 2nd amendment was to protect an individual right it would have clearly expressed it.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4609d1fa149446a782cdb0b8371e18f3",
"input": "Topic: Primaries in US elections\n Argument: Primaries are largely the internal affairs of political parties.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0eb9935a81f941b3841d160b85b87c7e",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: Unhelpful to ban voting by prisoners serving for 6 months.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-63ff55778eb34fc99ae1f584102f29b0",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of adult incest\n Argument: Sending law-abiding incestuous couples to prison looks bad.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a1647052112e49ca9d1d4c9893092c3e",
"input": "Topic: Bullfighting\n Argument: Bullfighting is too dangerous to humans to justify.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e63689d217c047d6a931d14def3076e1",
"input": "Topic: Affirmative action\n Argument: Minority schools disprove perceived value of diversity.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8ec3ff1c7dba43ce805950e753ff1ad6",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: Name Cordoba House indicates nefarious intent of mosque.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-80c8cd58d309474e827cbd8a461b2b53",
"input": "Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia\n Argument: Kangaroos are part of Australia's identity.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-567389154b524be2940ce8a28d6e7f0a",
"input": "Topic: Funding for space exploration\n Argument: Humans could benefit from natural resources of other planets.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-25441d7448014906964047f416425d43",
"input": "Topic: Ground zero mosque\n Argument: Banning ground zero mosque would violate sep of church/state.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-08c2d72348ad4775a67212f43dc45836",
"input": "Topic: Fairness Doctrine\n Argument: Free speech requires boundaries, such as Fairness Doctrine.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fa50ed31fc664cba85cf7e68bdf2f997",
"input": "Topic: Underground nuclear waste storage\n Argument: Underground nuclear waste storage far superior than status quo.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d2119182fde844debacbf88467b77f38",
"input": "Topic: Pornography\n Argument: Porn watching may actually reduce rape rates.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0eecb6fb3cb44ea88113a22642bac124",
"input": "Topic: Assisted suicide\n Argument: Most people that believe euthanasia is wrong never sat by a bed side.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-345aa5ad60e8470eabdd424b6f329d33",
"input": "Topic: Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla\n Argument: Israeli use of force on flotilla was disproportionate.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-352e31233fcd45068669916a03a3162b",
"input": "Topic: Libertarianism\n Argument: People have full rights to their property that governments can't deprive.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e0f9921ee4aa489bac24258660abd1ce",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance cooperatives\n Argument: Co-ops are a great alternative to the public option.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-180826bc631443249276608d85ab74ea",
"input": "Topic: Abortion\n Argument: The fetus causes physical pain; the woman has a right to self-defense.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-96326bc5fdbf4d3ba897caa57e31aca5",
"input": "Topic: Corn ethanol\n Argument: Making ethanol from corn does not deprive the needy of food.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-be21ecf3cee84c4a846b43f820eba11b",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading\n Argument: Geoengineering concepts dampen public will to cut emissions.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a9e9abc2541c44d480ecc6a7a84deaff",
"input": "Topic: Crime cameras\n Argument: Cameras help protect citizens' liberties against crime.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-33b242af75c44b288ea19884406e338b",
"input": "Topic: Seattle deep-bore tunnel\n Argument: Deep-bore tunnel draws funds away from other infrastructure.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f9e72b0131c4469887e3e64fc8e08978",
"input": "Topic: Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Denying illegal immigrants driver's licenses does not address the problem of illegal immigration.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-05cbab3c996343ee92cd5c13edb96300",
"input": "Topic: Bailout of US automakers\n Argument: US has successfully aided autos before; can do it again.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-317f095944434e7aa7aa6d5742b4de25",
"input": "Topic: DC handgun ban\n Argument: A handgun ban deprives citizens of the most commonly used weapon for self defense.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1030a5228b104ed39477f5e04f133962",
"input": "Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption\n Argument: Coca chewing is bad for human health.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-272cfc95a6fd48988cbefd7004044311",
"input": "Topic: US health care reform\n Argument: US health care law ends pre-existing conditions discrimination.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-56175d44c762427e9e988c6c698c69b2",
"input": "Topic: Funding for space exploration\n Argument: Humans should not bank on destroying the Earth and moving to another planet.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-67e0f574eec245a4b935be6bd10a40c2",
"input": "Topic: US Renewable Electricity Standard\n Argument: Renewable Electricity Standard equivalent to an energy tax.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4eeade41e5e9449c8b670d5eb3527cac",
"input": "Topic: Kyoto Protocol\n Argument: Kyoto regulations on C02 emissions do not improve air-quality.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-54d5ab8d918943868e29d7d4a21fdf03",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms\n Argument: If natural iron fertilization occurs, it is OK for humans to do it.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-12e5c4a798f24c72adfee541cc3faed8",
"input": "Topic: US health care reform\n Argument: 2009 US health care bill does not cut costs.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7e6ab8cc2c794ca0b6ebcd04a50d3564",
"input": "Topic: Banning cell phones in cars\n Argument: Markets are better at regulating cell phone use in cars.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2c538365c9754886891a38299140bbce",
"input": "Topic: Vehicle fuel economy standards\n Argument: Fuel economy standards increase car manufacturing costs and prices.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a5083f656eb2463f96a9daecd38f2d3e",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: Charter schools cut through red tape, quickly opening after Katrina.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5b075b43174141c5a0b8d265125d1534",
"input": "Topic: Ban on human reproductive cloning\n Argument: Human clones will be seen and treated by some as inferior.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3ab3b80ea90746409b85c54ec9b3902d",
"input": "Topic: Should Hugo Chávez focus on the private sector more than social spending?\n Argument: Many could be motivated to work by a wish to aid their fellow man.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8b19f56145f340118c84e09143c4f60f",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering\n Argument: Many geoengineering solutions cut atmospheric greenhouse gases.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8ae1e5a87d7848b8974e606d3ef4294f",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: Illegal use of lasers (like knives) does not justify ban.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5a7932461def4b5b9656d18a4b6e446f",
"input": "Topic: Driftnet ban\n Argument: The reports of extinction through over-fishing are inconclusive and based on anecdotal evidence.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2015d54c1a044998bf69d3edc5c1539b",
"input": "Topic: Infant male circumcision\n Argument: Circumcision helps protect against chlamydia.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b9cf14eac3eb4c928c5e8bfb2d7b96a8",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: There are better alternatives to body scanners at airports.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4ca4ede772124a9da9c464f92ce28c7d",
"input": "Topic: International Criminal Court\n Argument: ICC causes tyrants to cling to power to avoid prosecution.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e3fee7b3eaba43379300cfd943f7b010",
"input": "Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki\n Argument: The bombing of Japan was illegal under the international law of the time.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-40de36c034044c519e2e6f5f474f1e34",
"input": "Topic: Instant replay in baseball\n Argument: Instant replay should not exist for sake of personal achievements.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-182f6313e1cf44dcaefdd9a16450bd24",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: Human life is of greater intrinsic value than animal life.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-516d2d005f624b24a7335867139db92c",
"input": "Topic: Death penalty\n Argument: Capital punishment is compassionate to the victims.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3178921a0b5244b5a73621523b551847",
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: HIV transmission has increased despite needle exchanges.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c213128bf6dc4634bfbcd219263c8f05",
"input": "Topic: Oil sands\n Argument: Oil sands threaten down-river communities.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5c137175da9d4bc7a80f786cf3580e54",
"input": "Topic: Oil sands\n Argument: Tar sands can't enhance energy security; too expensive, not enough.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-15d16bd5a8d64bdb8ab82739fee9891d",
"input": "Topic: Crime cameras\n Argument: If a person has nothing to hide, then there is no issue.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b98f632e5db3487f9f39a85d2ecd0de0",
"input": "Topic: Education vouchers\n Argument: Education vouchers improve minority academic achievement.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-88a1d6071969428bbcdb716f7a706f24",
"input": "Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Argument: Republika Srpska is making serious moves toward independence.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ec15557715574fa9a65d919757139744",
"input": "Topic: War on Drugs\n Argument: Legalizing drugs would improve quality control.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5146660291eb4de9bee540898e810678",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading\n Argument: Solar shading can effectively and rapidly reverse global warming.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-cbc75731114241d9a9dcd9142063fdf4",
"input": "Topic: College football playoffs\n Argument: College football can evolve to include a playoff.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-93772d662d604e5fbedd0fe15c5cd4d2",
"input": "Topic: Libertarianism\n Argument: Free market economics fosters capitalist authoritarianism; undermines rights.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3528e940935645b7972e5554d72f32ba",
"input": "Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Argument: Republika Srpska cannot break Dayton, which created RS.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4826eefa38a54084b47fdab7a1c948c8",
"input": "Topic: Assassination of a Dictator\n Argument: Moral absolutes exist; murder can never be justified.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-26113b19d4b04826be52e49c9ac052d7",
"input": "Topic: War on Drugs\n Argument: State justified in protecting individuals from own drug abuse.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0c0afd33f68944709e70a0ea6b55989a",
"input": "Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons\n Argument: Nuclear weapons can not just be simply destroyed or dismantled,.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b9681d1665524917831a39aecf191cab",
"input": "Topic: Vegetarianism\n Argument: Vegetarians are healthy due to their health-consciousness not vegetarianism.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-451aaa3716854b13a04028fb2fb005bc",
"input": "Topic: Fairness Doctrine\n Argument: Popularity of conservative talk radio confirms its legitimacy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-43a5633e3b3f4db889ab314c6dba867d",
"input": "Topic: Puerto Rico statehood in America\n Argument: Puerto Rico statehood is not economical for US.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-305329766f22436ca7251770d62ab973",
"input": "Topic: 700 mile US Mexico border fence\n Argument: A border fence would not be as effective as other measures.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2bc1ed3e6129467fbbb8e24aa52c3983",
"input": "Topic: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18\n Argument: Many states allow under-age drinking with parents/spouses.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7ee370864c0348529a4e77b61bd3197f",
"input": "Topic: Education vouchers\n Argument: Public schools are being improved without vouchers.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2d49cff9382a468091839e6764bfcdca",
"input": "Topic: Tidal energy\n Argument: Anchors of tidal energy systems can damage ecosystems.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fc25d482f88e462fb648552eb24a37be",
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: Needle exchanges rightly place harm reduction over all else.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f7d517ddb9e749dd85a2dae1dd9ae839",
"input": "Topic: Crime cameras\n Argument: Crime cameras lead to slippery slope of Big Brother surveillance.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b8050805cc4648af858cc626f5f590be",
"input": "Topic: College football playoffs\n Argument: Playoffs would be unfair to some college football teams.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e7fd3d5e0971423a9d0e1ebe0480c168",
"input": "Topic: Privatizing social security\n Argument: Private accounts prevent politicians taking from social security.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e87d3a64461c4ffeb9099e75cb860484",
"input": "Topic: Education vouchers\n Argument: Vouchers promote innovation and specialisation.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-428855a3357340af997cccc0b0452afc",
"input": "Topic: European Union Expansion\n Argument: Admitting new members to the EU will increase transmission of diseases.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2f6136af33b6440483068c0a165fbedd",
"input": "Topic: Charter schools\n Argument: New Orleans should not be experimented on with charter schools.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a09ca935b2404316b5c7249f814aa9af",
"input": "Topic: Random sobriety tests for drivers\n Argument: Good use of police to cultivate awareness on drunk driving.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-678c615a6fdc468fb2b540d2bfe653eb",
"input": "Topic: Libertarianism\n Argument: Society must collectively own many form of property through government.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-064a814db0c24e77bc96e147cef2c58a",
"input": "Topic: European Union Expansion\n Argument: Drugs will flow more easily due to entry of new countries into the EU.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b22f66fbb26e46939550fdd6bbd722e0",
"input": "Topic: Earmarks\n Argument: Earmarks are often unrelated to legislation; undemocratic.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-077235cccc394b5ba80985f03bcbe784",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: Alternatives cannot replace animal testing for certain objectives.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d137b41c504946599c54ca1dac911bf7",
"input": "Topic: Kangaroo culling in Australia\n Argument: Killing millions of kangaroos does not make it sustainable.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2254bc960476401bb2233e6bf903bdff",
"input": "Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans\n Argument: New Orleans can be rebuilt to address its social problems.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8b0188241da540a199470c42e53890f3",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: Prisoner voting cheapens votes of citizens.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-97bf0d7539804b199258fe1cafb95f20",
"input": "Topic: UN Security Council veto\n Argument: Abolishing veto would enable more global action in the UN.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2f8026840f834789a294399e7b85c7dc",
"input": "Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree\n Argument: Law schools offer classes in business; don't need joint degree.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ec7ce18fe25d40ca8ca93db0a1106b08",
"input": "Topic: UN Security Council veto\n Argument: Veto power is frequently hijacked by national agendas.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1d372a913a2143b3a3ba159e382b33f4",
"input": "Topic: Compulsory voting\n Argument: There are many reasons for not participating in elections.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6965f8e4884147b98cb8c234182f529d",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of adult incest\n Argument: Offspring of first-cousins have a low chance of defects.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-acfe83c277a442689e71e7880d8ebd0d",
"input": "Topic: Constitutionality of US health insurance mandates\n Argument: Congress can't regulate behavior indirectly impacting commerce.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-472b1546959746fd8d86fa37270c3f44",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: Energy security: cellulosic ethanol reduces dependence on foreign oil.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e9820af6d07346a7bb2adf2a067a2bd9",
"input": "Topic: Assassination of a Dictator\n Argument: Assassinations erode norms against assassination; jeopardizes leaders.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-4ff4613faf9a4d48a1a58c959984a492",
"input": "Topic: Legalization of Marijuana\n Argument: There is no evidence that marijuana decreases cognitive functions.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e89a2c7b069540019110dbea00fd10a9",
"input": "Topic: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods\n Argument: Opinion is often divided or ambivalent on labeling GM foods.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-77c64ad6f85b4ece86ad2e09456e1243",
"input": "Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010\n Argument: Financial reform will make derivatives market transparent.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5c0fc5513aca41fab75ee82145a65b98",
"input": "Topic: Pornography\n Argument: Pornography further victimizes sexual abuse victims.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c858df8906784c8e892dcd5a0ba85665",
"input": "Topic: Ecotourism\n Argument: Ecotourism cultivates a conservation ethic.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
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"id": "task209-5490d0b432f44b1c9133a1e1ea81d7c6",
"input": "Topic: Legality of coca production and consumption\n Argument: Coca can be used as a local anesthetic.",
"output": [
"in favor"
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"id": "task209-f9a3d34bedd5401aa793f7cc431a1fdd",
"input": "Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki\n Argument: No international law forbade the bombing of Japanese civilians.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
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"id": "task209-b9722f451a03470dbe8ea278c555174f",
"input": "Topic: Kosovo independence\n Argument: The potential of violence should not deter a principled move to an independent Kosovo.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
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"id": "task209-ce485dd27bba405691d2ff82ebae120e",
"input": "Topic: DREAM Act\n Argument: DREAM Act is bad for American employment.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-376f03b1af1d41d8b1b47fac9ed98a82",
"input": "Topic: Bullfighting\n Argument: Not a fair fight: gang of armed men against one bull.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a604d6b175654ee6a5fc4358667a495f",
"input": "Topic: Google decision to stop censoring results in China\n Argument: Google should not politicize its commerce in China.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ad5ea83e8ce342ea87ffdd1d17a5f647",
"input": "Topic: Gays in the US military\n Argument: It would strenghten relations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-9cb08ff0a50948ce8bdde67d5788ea23",
"input": "Topic: Joint JD/MBA degree\n Argument: JD/MBA unlikely to get you higher salary than JD or MBA alone.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ebc0b603972e40afbdf359ccb8b396cc",
"input": "Topic: Prostitution\n Argument: Individuals must cede some rights for safety, including right to prostitute.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-85008cd95652446b8f1475ade3d739cd",
"input": "Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections\n Argument: The primary system and late Michigan and Florida primaries disenfranchises these states.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-efccdf7556a54a5897d49b47ea5e2f8e",
"input": "Topic: Fish farming ban\n Argument: Fish farming is economically beneficial.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-094f1ebdf1f64946b83b2fb1e2315cee",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, iron fertilization of algae blooms\n Argument: Sinking organic blooms can render the deep sea anoxic.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f1080be0be6b4767850f7765bff3a8a5",
"input": "Topic: Carbon capture and storage\n Argument: CCS makes continued dependence on hydrocarbons cleaner.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
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"id": "task209-628b8c6e0cc948f293234b86ef944529",
"input": "Topic: Privatizing social security\n Argument: Private social security accounts are voluntary.",
"output": [
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]
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"id": "task209-2ab579f0693b48bd913e207e1cf9559b",
"input": "Topic: Corporate personhood\n Argument: Corporations are property; should have few rights.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fc00f58c6c3f4be79df30b7d6b0d0a94",
"input": "Topic: Oil sands\n Argument: Better to import oil from Canadian sands than from corrupt regimes.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6b1ef8f984314bad93de0d22381d277b",
"input": "Topic: Driftnet ban\n Argument: By-catch doesn’t need to be a reason to ban driftnets.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fc561e73c72e4bc58af6564d77051c6c",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: Majority of Americans believe harsh interrogations justified.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ebf3572cbced4699a3130d5f80837c9c",
"input": "Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki\n Argument: Bombing Japan was justified in the post-Okinawa context.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a167705627aa4aa78af9097da4c2c1d4",
"input": "Topic: Direct democracy\n Argument: Direct democracy creates risk of corrupt recall efforts.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3adc8b0b46214f868321fa3a505c5183",
"input": "Topic: Was the War in Iraq worth it?\n Argument: Victory better than letting terrorists win in Iraq.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
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"id": "task209-58e0f37afcfe4e99b0d813fe20520348",
"input": "Topic: Corporate personhood\n Argument: Corps. not full community-members, ineligible for personhood.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-431622ba3b4a48f4bd6554bdd12ff465",
"input": "Topic: Hunting for sport\n Argument: Animals should be treated as we would want to be treated.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-12f7f21dedc748e4a58771c7c3f1fef1",
"input": "Topic: Ban on laser pointers\n Argument: Laser pointers have the capability to bring down aircraft and cause major accidents.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6cb80ae295e44e2faa8b2f3b43a7ed2d",
"input": "Topic: Election of judges\n Argument: Impossible to avoid big-money influence in judicial elections.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-dbf3f12f7f074a54a0c877b1c07af76b",
"input": "Topic: Direct democracy\n Argument: Direct democracy dulls politicians' sense of responsibility.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5681cdae63df4e73b818fff8b37730be",
"input": "Topic: US offshore oil drilling\n Argument: Offshore oil still valuable, even if years away.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ba962f0fe9b4468baddafe0095e1090e",
"input": "Topic: 2009 US economic stimulus\n Argument: Majority of economists believe government can stimulate economy.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a54146835b724bbcb07d1297b1f84354",
"input": "Topic: Cellulosic ethanol\n Argument: Cellulosic ethanol start-ups are mostly failing.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-f0379a4ce4f84780bd8e01e0efeb4db4",
"input": "Topic: Open primaries\n Argument: Open primaries disincentivize engagement by core party activists.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d38795601d854b788179b1ee6f088b28",
"input": "Topic: Geoengineering, solar shading\n Argument: Volcanoes perform solar shading; why is it wrong for humans to do so?.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-2e02e4dd12b843eb9fa1608a4df8eaa6",
"input": "Topic: Algae biofuel\n Argument: Industrial algae biofuel requires too many nutrients.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-232420956ee6445b9b84563257edf25b",
"input": "Topic: Filibuster\n Argument: The filibuster helps protect the will of the minority.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c1f7cb5138ac44348c06bba0ceeb40a6",
"input": "Topic: Needle exchanges\n Argument: Needle exchanges protect public, not just drug addicts.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8e702881f6454fc2965ada17759f79b4",
"input": "Topic: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010\n Argument: 2010 financial regs won't end too big to fail and bailouts.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
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"input": "Topic: Assassination of a Dictator\n Argument: Assassinations breed destabilizing counter-assassination attempts.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-fae7094b4a6e4db2b5aa79bd720fd0d4",
"input": "Topic: Veal\n Argument: Loose housing for calves often subjects them to bullying and apprehension.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
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"input": "Topic: Palestinian right of return\n Argument: Denationalization of Palestinians illegal; have right of return.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-7257d174e24449fda3788c48722b3d4c",
"input": "Topic: Manned mission to Mars\n Argument: Cumulative challenges and risks of Mars mission are too great.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-36d62fec21a247ec8b6070baec890521",
"input": "Topic: Abolition of nuclear weapons\n Argument: It's not possible to abolish nuclear weapons now that the are at large.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-12b3a4d4a7d04435b1846082923b5108",
"input": "Topic: AIG bonuses\n Argument: AIG did not file for bankruptcy; bonus contracts still valid.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-eeaab71888fd40fea75fd57990c3cc30",
"input": "Topic: Health insurance mandates\n Argument: Mandatory insurance violates right to engage in contracts.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-c41dd62da3284057bcca81a4a3b038a9",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: Sleep deprivation is a form of torture.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
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"id": "task209-6a919cfb199c4ce38e7c9621b3db49f9",
"input": "Topic: Enhanced interrogation techniques\n Argument: US prosecuted foreign governments for waterboarding.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b12c5151b68f47bb9aaac43915587156",
"input": "Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial\n Argument: Sea burial elegant solution to burying Bin Laden's corpse.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-0c2289dc197b40d783a4206e45f90774",
"input": "Topic: Employee Free Choice Act\n Argument: Secret voting systems allow for employer abuses.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-672c9e667215418b9b3044c426e48862",
"input": "Topic: Driftnet ban\n Argument: Driftnet fishing is a form of subsistence living for many.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-179ec6033a3540128c6f1518b791dadc",
"input": "Topic: Prisoners right to vote\n Argument: Prisoners must be able to influence world they will re-enter.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-b95406b5b1864b85804996a08907617e",
"input": "Topic: Assassination of a Dictator\n Argument: Assassinations protect publics from terrorism; even while it's hard to measure.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-3ff0a03727c34901868936899c70f970",
"input": "Topic: Republika Srpska secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Argument: Bosnian Serbs fought legitimately in Bosnian civil war.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-8206df525985492bba7dc1d9df3eaf26",
"input": "Topic: Animal testing\n Argument: Animals are good research subjects because they are similar to humans.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ad54a4d034aa4db28fd91103be989403",
"input": "Topic: Driftnet ban\n Argument: There is a ban on the use of driftnets in international waters already.",
"output": [
"neutral"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-d3c1de7e6c4345bf941813718578fc7b",
"input": "Topic: Rebuilding New Orleans\n Argument: Rebuilding New Orleans is key to improving US race relations.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-1f44225bae21471fa3ae8c309d17c6a1",
"input": "Topic: Single-payer universal health care\n Argument: Universal health care is not free; people pay with their taxes.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-116f3ff4de1040dcb79560bc5ff13d6f",
"input": "Topic: Full-body scanners at airports\n Argument: Full-body scanners will slow airport security check-points.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-13c719774965485cb62b7cccfe9d870c",
"input": "Topic: Algae biofuel\n Argument: Algae biofuel is a renewable resource.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
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"id": "task209-bf4e8b70c7c04d71b6905864b8b84102",
"input": "Topic: Tibet independence\n Argument: Protecting Tibetan culture by opposing modernization is wrongheaded.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-5f80320a5d0146039b740f416f5f3f2a",
"input": "Topic: Banning vuvuzela horns at the 2010 World Cup\n Argument: Vuvuzelas can disrupt national anthems and award ceremonies.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e92a129294a7441c9056b950bc3a10de",
"input": "Topic: Deporting illegal immigrants in the US\n Argument: Mass deportation has been successful in the past.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-af6af3b995564b4387d0231bf43e5bbf",
"input": "Topic: DREAM Act\n Argument: DREAM Act offers citizenship to youth already Americans.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-51e32c912ac74ee0a8336fc03761e863",
"input": "Topic: Airport security profiling\n Argument: Profiling works well for Israel, can work well elsewhere.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-676c9caf3c3e46928388f67d3cb994b5",
"input": "Topic: Assisted suicide\n Argument: Third party euthanasia regulators can ensure against abuse (family, doctor...).",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-6a8bb383d75546cb8002e443e2b3d607",
"input": "Topic: Employee Free Choice Act\n Argument: EFCA is biased toward punishing employers and not unions.",
"output": [
"against"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a432bdd780ea4c2e96fe274fe04e8bbd",
"input": "Topic: Solar energy\n Argument: Solar energy does not damage air quality.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-33137a5f57834bbc95c159d10f269c1e",
"input": "Topic: Abortion\n Argument: If a fetus was defined as a person, the legal shifts would be too dramatic.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-a60c0c276ade40b3bde06d19423f2dc6",
"input": "Topic: UN Security Council veto\n Argument: The UN veto fosters a system of checks and balances.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-e47b9dd9dcf747fda07e82cfaf560762",
"input": "Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States\n Argument: Assault weapons are used by drug cartels, kill thousands.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
},
{
"id": "task209-ed89015b434a4bb390ab4b4205392704",
"input": "Topic: Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 US elections\n Argument: Seating Michigan and Florida delegates in 2008 gives a voice to voters there.",
"output": [
"in favor"
]
}
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