tasksource/argument-feedback · Datasets at Hugging Face

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cac06ff7bae3	0242719E9969	If their grade is above a C in the class after six weeks they would have the right to get out if they wanted to. I know schools like to compete against other schools and show off whose better. you'd be hurting everyone's feelings toward competing. Or you could give athletics a whole six weeks to get their grade above a C and if we didn't then you could put that rule into effect.	Evidence	Adequate
576bdf1f2a63	0242719E9969	I mean it's just down right unfair to do something like that to kids who love sports.	Position	Adequate
fbde87912b10	0242719E9969	What if its their passion to be competing against people, drive that out of someone they may never have a passion again.	Claim	Adequate
ba63dbecc152	0242719E9969	If i was the principle I certainty wouldn't do that to a bunch of children that their passion was that high for sports. What about fat kids who don't get outside and only do when their at school do you won't to take away something that precious away from someone. The only thing that keeps them from getting fat all over again.	Evidence	Ineffective
1aa9cb1e9169	028A2B1C73AF	Is there really a new kind of life on mars. No! We are the only life in this universe. Plus if people lived on mars, how could they build such a huge amount of rock into a face so perfectly.	Lead	Ineffective
33dc7b0fdd14	028A2B1C73AF	What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa--landforms	Position	Adequate
21300b1d4543	028A2B1C73AF	Also back then they did not have that great of cameras but now they do	Claim	Adequate
e250d671fddb	028A2B1C73AF	With the new cameras, we could acually see that it was just a landform with cracks in it. The only reason people think it is a sign, is because of the shadows. It makes up its eyes, nose, and mouth. What, do you think they could make that with their bare hands?	Evidence	Adequate
a7c15c9a8c4e	028A2B1C73AF	I don't think that there is people on mars, if there was , we would have probably found them all ready. I beleive that the [face] is not really a face. If you you beleive that there is, than thats fine but the real truth is that its not a face.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
68a8364cdfa6	02D889D32DF5	I think it is a bad idea to get a driverless.	Position	Adequate
10707fd2f917	02D889D32DF5	I feel as if there would be to many people who just would blow off their responsibilitys as a safe driver.	Claim	Adequate
8bcb9401e1f5	02D889D32DF5	I thnk this because they wouldnt be driving the car the car would be driving itself and that would make people pay less attention. But dont get me wrong it would be a nice and amazing idea if we could all be responsible enough and pay attention so that we dont cause accidents. These cars would also help us from accidents because it would be smart enough to know when there is a stop sign or anything like that.	Evidence	Ineffective
3f4071c205a0	02D889D32DF5	Some things that could ruin this idea would be if you thought about what if they mal-function and the car crashes and seriously hurts someone.	Claim	Adequate
6d1b87300586	02D889D32DF5	Im sure that the cars saftey system as in air bags and other things would become one of the prime resources if it did mal-function. I feel as if more people would trust this car if there was a percent or something on how efficent this car would be.	Evidence	Ineffective
7b8dd7f96097	02D889D32DF5	Some other major problems would be the price range	Claim	Adequate
d4ee665783ab	02D889D32DF5	i mean lets be serious no one wants to spend alot of money on a car that isnt worth it. I think if the car was a little cheaper and was alot more reliable on being able to pull over and stop without human work.	Evidence	Ineffective
bd718e9a6ba8	02D889D32DF5	the part that is good about the car telling the driver to help is it would keep the drivers alot more on the road then they would be if it could stop and pull over all on its own	Counterclaim	Adequate
3aef3d1bba4e	02D889D32DF5	One more problem i can see about this is there would be alot more texing on the road then is needed which would proabably cause alot more carelessness when people care riving to then would cause more accidents.	Claim	Adequate
7191f52ca1ac	02F89B4E55CF	In 2013, BMW announces the development of the "Traffic Jam Assistant". Been able to be comfortable and easier to drive but the driver has to be careful while driving. Be aware of everything that is going on the road; and we're the one who takes care of the car and not the car protecting us or feel more safer. I honestly think that we're the thinking more of the fashion or the style of the cars, and become more less careful on the protection of our own. We have to think more of the protection and make cars more safer to feel and comfortable. The driver is not going to feel safer, but it's also going to convince the driver to drive more safer. According to "driverless cars are coming' people are going to focus on laws that is going to keep drivers,passengers,and pedestrians safe.	Evidence	Ineffective
102189f28a30	02F89B4E55CF	More cars are going to make and more style are going to make; but I also want to be safe when I'm in a car.	Position	Ineffective
7dc62d7dbdc9	0350A994E363	This brief letter is to show you my perspective on changing from the Electoral College to changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States of America.	Lead	Adequate
fb45668cb5f0	0350A994E363	I believe that the Electoral College should be changed	Position	Adequate
1410cdaefc8f	0350A994E363	it's outdated,	Claim	Adequate
0804b21c3eca	0350A994E363	is very unfair,	Claim	Adequate
3eae0292ba10	0350A994E363	is very misguiding	Claim	Ineffective
437e2eb0d58d	0350A994E363	The Electoral College should be changed because of how outdated it is.	Claim	Adequate
51d4724bd9ed	0350A994E363	The United States is just calling for an update. And a productive and benificial update. Just like the update of IOS 7 that the Apple company has recently made. The Electoral College is just not as productive as it used to be. This is because of issues such as population increase. Since there's more people the electoral votes are more prone to getting miscounted or may lead to other problems.	Evidence	Adequate
13b23e446af8	0350A994E363	Not only is the Electoral College outdated, however, it's also causes way to many dillemas. Thankfully this only haopens every four years so we get a break from hearing about all the troubles the Electoral College has done.	Evidence	Adequate
7aa12770d202	0350A994E363	the Electoral college is so unfair to voters because voters aren't even able to vote for thier candidate they have their electors vote for them.	Claim	Adequate
5e6fdfc9870d	0350A994E363	even though this happens on very rare occasions the electors have the power to vote for whoever they might choose. Which also causes stress on the voters, this is due to the unconfirmed assumption that they might not be voting for who they claim to be.	Evidence	Effective
175344905fc8	0350A994E363	Aswell as the Electoral College being outdated, and unfair it's also irrational.	Claim	Adequate
073806cf34af	0350A994E363	Direct voting instead of using the outdated, unfair Electoral College voting would be a great update to the United States. Beniffiting the voters, electors, and the elected.	Concluding Statement	Effective
04341297656e	036F8E1EF7A2	The Electoral College has been around for a long time. The Electoral College is a process which consists of the counting of the electoral votes by Congress, meetings of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the selection of electors. It consists of a total of five hundred and eight electors and a majority of two hundred and seventy votes are required for presidency. Electors are choosen by the candidates political party. When voting for presidential elections, you are also voting for your candidates electors too. When the presidential elections are complete the govenor prepares a "Certificate of Ascertainment" which lists all the candidates who ran for President and the names of all the electors and it also tells who won the presidency and the electors that will represent your state. The state conventions, state partys central comitee, and the presidential candidates, all pick the electors.	Evidence	Ineffective
99fd1e0a381e	036F8E1EF7A2	Even though the electoral college is such and organized process of completing task	Counterclaim	Adequate
934f08fe8b08	036F8E1EF7A2	it is a disaster factor, it is unfair against voters	Rebuttal	Adequate
fa0fa8dad7a7	036F8E1EF7A2	The electoral college requires a presidential candidate to be choosen.	Evidence	Ineffective
81f027a23069	036F8E1EF7A2	It can be argued that the electoral college methods of choosing electors is bad	Position	Ineffective
d29f679c450d	036F8E1EF7A2	Obama is the president of the United States. Romney is a republican that went against Obama in the presidential election of 2012. Obama had a plurality against Romney, meaning he recieved more votes than Romney but did not recieve a clear majority of votes.	Evidence	Ineffective
48eca52ec17d	03CD4C5553A4	The adrenalin that you receive from sports is both vigorous and thrilling. However, if students are prevented from doing the one thing they enjoy and are passionate about, it takes away from apart of their lives and persona	Lead	Effective
589499068451	03CD4C5553A4	Having a C average is still passing and that's what we should contemplate on, not a B average. If we eliminate the sport activity from the child it wont benefit them	Position	Effective
ee930270f2d8	03CD4C5553A4	This would only lower their self esteem,	Claim	Effective
32364693d03c	03CD4C5553A4	cause them to be less healthy	Claim	Effective
665813ed3899	03CD4C5553A4	make them believe they wont be successful without playing the sport they love.	Claim	Effective
91d69a0cc8d5	03CD4C5553A4	Self esteem is a problem in most of our generation's children.	Claim	Effective
5095bfbe1dbd	03CD4C5553A4	They worry about their self image and what people think. However, while playing a sport they are engaged in something they love and they are no longer fixated on what people think about them. When children enter a sport they require practice and getting in shape. So, if a student is out of shape and has insecurities they work that extra lard off by entering a sport. Their grade should not be the reason to if they can participate in a sport or not.	Evidence	Effective
a1cfb84be4f5	03CD4C5553A4	Also, our school offers an excellent class called health. Moreover, they tell us that we should exercise because it helps us in the long run. But, if we take that away because of grades the kids may become more lethargic and not being able to even keep up with a C average! The effects would make the child's grade lower and possibly their status as a student would drop also.	Evidence	Effective
2823a8d39a6f	03CD4C5553A4	Teachers say well if we keep on letting them play their sport then they wont try to keep their grades up at all	Counterclaim	Effective
19ff303468cf	03CD4C5553A4	No, that is not entirely true. A way to fix this predicament is to have consequences and tutors.	Rebuttal	Effective
4c828d96fe4b	03CD4C5553A4	For example, if a basketball player receives a 65 on a test. Tell them that they can't start their next game unless they can pull it back up. Also, if you have tutors ( especially for the ones who struggle in math) it could help then bring their grades up to a B and possibly an A. These kids don't purposely try not to accomplish As its just hard for them to do it. All they need is a push.	Evidence	Effective
5d645b955603	03CD4C5553A4	Some students know that they are exceedingly well at playing their sport. But, on the other hand, they know that they do not achieve so much academically.	Evidence	Effective
94721e3da386	03CD4C5553A4	So, they aspire to do well in a sport and when that is taken away from them based on how they perform in class they believe they wont be successful in life and if they think that way then they most likely wont try to be.	Claim	Effective
7177048e3654	03CD4C5553A4	For instance my friend, RELATIVE_NAME, was the best football player I knew. Just by the looks of him, he was destined for greatness. However, his school followed the policy to where people who were involved with sports and activities had to have a B average. Well, RELATIVE_NAME wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed and could only keep up with a C average so he had to be kicked off the team. Unfortunately, now he can't even keep his grades up to a D and has failed a grade. And, this was all because he was snatched away from the one thing he loved. Now, he doesn't even care what his grades are because he knows that he wont be able to play foot ball.	Evidence	Effective
916f3396980a	03CD4C5553A4	Sports and activities are a passion for people that runs through their veins like nobody's business. So, what would be the benefit of the school taking that away? Nothing. Children get involved in activities because they love it and they would rather do nothing else. If we strip them from that then what else do they have to cause them to be ambitious in life? It's hard to tell but we know they wont have a passion.	Concluding Statement	Effective
7489455a30dc	03CECCDBCC09	I dissagree with the fact that the state wants to keep favor of electoral college. I think they should change the way the whole election is set up by using popular vote for the presedent of the united states	Position	Adequate
a07519140e59	03CECCDBCC09	To me the election should be based on what the people wants and what they think is best not on electoral college.	Claim	Adequate
3ce9bd712e9c	03CECCDBCC09	Electoral vote is also unfair to the people who vote because of the winner-takes-all system is certain states.	Claim	Adequate
03fc5efc07eb	03CECCDBCC09	Yes richard nixon, jimmy carter, bob dole, the u. s chamber of commerce, and the AFL-CIO agreed on electoral college but electoral college is when the voters vote for the state electors who the vote for president. there is an arguement called the disaster factor also and thats the single best argument against the electoral college. Thats why popular vote for president is better than electoral because there is a better possibility of the majority of people winning.	Evidence	Ineffective
36ab3244abc2	03CECCDBCC09	The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational it officail !!!. Also arguments against direct elections are apurious at best. Bob dole was right:abolish the electoral college.	Evidence	Ineffective
53b7a3042a9e	0424AC66B7C7	In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" there are different sides and reactions to driverless cars.	Lead	Ineffective
5356312fb1c5	0424AC66B7C7	Personally I think that driverless cars are a bad idea.	Position	Adequate
cfb88c349a0d	0424AC66B7C7	cause crashesand problems	Claim	Adequate
1cfbc4ea0fe4	0424AC66B7C7	costs lots of money	Claim	Adequate
cf5a423d59b9	0424AC66B7C7	need more modifications.	Claim	Adequate
7b813f35d305	0424AC66B7C7	Driverless cars can cause alot of crashes	Claim	Adequate
7eaf91d7d63d	0424AC66B7C7	if it is a contructions zone, the car does not knowhow to get through it or manuver around it. A problem that might happen is you can tell the car where you want to go but it might not take you there. That can be a dangerous situation. If you have a driverless car, the driver is not going to pay attention to the road at al, so if something does happen in the car, the driver will not be paying attention enough to take control of the car.	Evidence	Adequate
918d249c2d1e	0424AC66B7C7	Making these cars cost losts of money	Claim	Adequate
e729db14bf9f	0424AC66B7C7	all the sensors you have to put on them. Not just the sensors, but you have to get someone to install the sensors. And if the car malfunctions then the car company will face alot of court issues which also costs alot of money. Spending all this money on making the cars will not be worth it all when people come to complain or get hurt by the car.	Evidence	Adequate
8bc436736baa	0424AC66B7C7	The driverless cars need more modifications	Claim	Adequate
5532d9f9a6c5	0424AC66B7C7	they are not completely driverless. You still need the driver to assist the car. If you need the driver its not a driverless car because you still need someone to take the wheel when certain points come along the road.	Evidence	Adequate
93f5fa55032c	0424AC66B7C7	This articke shows me that driverless cars are an bad idea. Too much money, more modificatio, and crashes are only a little bit of the priorieties that need to be ficed with driverless cars. When these get fixed then driverless cars may be a better idea, but until then they need to try to fix these issues.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
f1c11de2e88d	0428DEB82659	Chossing our President so be done by popular vote and the electoral college. This will allow citizens who are involed with the congress and who are not involeve to have equal say on who is president.	Lead	Adequate
c86398fb9e09	0428DEB82659	So people might say that getting rid of the electoral college is the way to go because the congress have no say in the voting. The congress is part of the political system and they should be able to have the final say on who is President.	Position	Adequate
792557e429d2	0428DEB82659	The Electoral College is a process where selected elector come together and vote for President and Vice President. It consist of 538 electors and majority vote (270) is required to elect the presient	Evidence	Ineffective
536f4cea747b	0428DEB82659	With the electoral college there is a certainty of outcome	Claim	Adequate
1b0bbc4f2f08	0428DEB82659	It is possible to have a tiwe because there is an even number (538) of electors, But for a tie to happen is very unlikly. (source 3). Having no tie will ensure that we have a Presidnet that a majority of the citizen and even non-citizens are happy with.	Evidence	Effective
2262db89e2d9	0428DEB82659	Also, the Electoral colllege requires a presidential candidate to have trans regiona, all arounf he country, appeal	Claim	Adequate
40b30470cd34	0428DEB82659	NO region north, south,east, or west has enough electoral vote to elect a president (source 3). This ensure that one reigion that "favourites" on candidate has the majority say.	Evidence	Effective
5f5b3d26ed69	0428DEB82659	It is possible for the candidate with the most electoral votes not win the national vote.	Counterclaim	Adequate
e3fe9ed1888b	0428DEB82659	This incident is very unlikly to happen but in 2000 Gore had won the most popualr vote then Bush but had fever electoral votes	Evidence	Adequate
650728081b63	0428DEB82659	The electoral college has been around for a long time. Many people think it is an out dated way for electing a presidnet and Vice president	Counterclaim	Adequate
459718ddda58	0428DEB82659	The electoral college has been a sucessful way to choose our presidnets in the past. The elctoral college avoids the problem of elections in ehich no canidat receives a majoirty of the popual votes.	Rebuttal	Adequate
3cc0b462b04a	0428DEB82659	Many argue that the electoral college method of slecting a president may turn off potenial voters.	Counterclaim	Adequate
eaebd3cf2627	0428DEB82659	But the people who do vote are people who wanr a express a political preference rather than people who want to think that their ine singal vote will decide the over-all winner of the election.	Rebuttal	Adequate
c363ad0c16b4	0428DEB82659	When chossing a president remember that your one vote will not have a great effect on who is president but the electoral college does. Having both popular vote and electoral college vote will allow all citizen to be involed in the slection of your presient. Getting rid of it my allow more of the non congress citizen to have more of a say. The congress is part of our country to and they should be able to vote the way they want to.	Concluding Statement	Effective
b125bcb03d76	043E9B5AFC5F	Do you know what the Electoral College is? It's a process that the founding fathers established in the Constitution as a compromise between election of President by a vote in Congress and election of President by popular vote of qualified citizens.	Lead	Effective
3e63a3af1d78	043E9B5AFC5F	I think that we should change the way we vote by changing to election by popular vote for the President of the United States. I feel that this is a good idea and a good way to vote, let me tell you why.	Position	Effective
d20848a165cf	043E9B5AFC5F	It's a good idea because it benefits the public	Claim	Effective
c3948c896c97	043E9B5AFC5F	everyone knows exactly what kind of impact they're making	Claim	Effective
8a1d98d349ef	043E9B5AFC5F	it doesn't mess up the votes and or voting	Claim	Effective
1d019264c497	043E9B5AFC5F	The public wants to know exactly who and what they are voting for, they want to know exactly what their vote means to the election. More than half of the time they don't notice what kind of an impact a vote can make or what exactly they are voting for. Also when they do elect a President, the end up getting mad over their finances or taxes because the President trhat they voted for affected it in a negative way. They wanted to elect him because they wanted a better economy, to benefit them, not to restrict them from not having what they want.	Evidence	Effective
59d0e6cec108	043E9B5AFC5F	We all don't want to vote and not know what kind of impact our vote can make. We want to know that we can make a difference on who we're voting for, or who we vote for. They want to know and be sure if they vote for lets say "Billy Henderson" that he will lower gas prices and boost the economy, make this world a better place and help all the needy, instead of "Robert Metinguey" who will maybe to this and maybe do that. We want to know for sure what we're voting on and how much of a difference it can make. Not to be worried about if it won't happen.	Evidence	Adequate
7850161a1635	043E9B5AFC5F	According to the Gallup pole in the 2,000, taken shortly after Al Gore, thanks to the quirks of the electoral college, won the popluar vote but lost the presidency. Over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. This is what im talking about people. People are losing their elections due to the electoral college. One of the major reasons of why people are wanting a change, there should be no electoral college, only a popular vote for the election. We all want a better Government. I only there was a better way to vote.	Evidence	Effective
5ddad2b8ef96	043E9B5AFC5F	Well, there you have it. My reasons are final. I feel that we should change the voting process because it would benefit the public, so everyone can know exactly what kind of impact they're making and so it does not mess up the voting process. Don't do it for the government. Do it for your own sake. If you wanna make a difference, be on my side, and we can. Together. Now my only question to you is, are you willing to make a difference?	Concluding Statement	Effective
d1c9c588c476	046703375973	I don't think that it is a good idea to change the grade average to a B.	Position	Adequate
4a86e9ff3bfd	046703375973	A C is a passing grade, and trying to keep up a grade B while playing sports could sometimes be really hard.	Claim	Effective
c77d324ec989	046703375973	Kids have a lot to do and maybe going through some rough times, and are already trying there best to keep up with a grade c.	Evidence	Adequate
2f9f5e7e7fb5	046703375973	it is really hard to keep up with your grades, and school and other important things students may have to do outside of school.	Claim	Effective
99aaaaf72a24	046703375973	maybe they have a job, friends, family, personal things they are dealing with or have to do, and making that change will push them over the edge and stop them from playing. Also a C is a passing grade so the students are passing their classes and keeping up with school and everything else while playing a sport they love, so there isn't really any need to change the grade average. It is just unfair to the students. It is just too much for the kids to handle. it will hurt them not help them.	Evidence	Effective
a3b71c5b74e2	046703375973	the best part about school besides friends is sports.	Claim	Effective
fce43c71dce0	046703375973	To some kids sports is the best and most important part to them. They represent the school by playing to win and have fun. the school is fine the way it is so why make a change. Change is not always a good thing, it will just make everything harder and worse. You raising the grade just keeps the kids from doing what they love to do. they cant keep up with everything all at once.	Evidence	Adequate

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0242719E9969

If their grade is above a C in the class after six weeks they would have the right to get out if they wanted to. I know schools like to compete against other schools and show off whose better. you'd be hurting everyone's feelings toward competing. Or you could give athletics a whole six weeks to get their grade above a C and if we didn't then you could put that rule into effect.

Evidence

Adequate

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0242719E9969

I mean it's just down right unfair to do something like that to kids who love sports.

Position

Adequate

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0242719E9969

What if its their passion to be competing against people, drive that out of someone they may never have a passion again.

Claim

Adequate

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0242719E9969

If i was the principle I certainty wouldn't do that to a bunch of children that their passion was that high for sports. What about fat kids who don't get outside and only do when their at school do you won't to take away something that precious away from someone. The only thing that keeps them from getting fat all over again.

Evidence

Ineffective

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028A2B1C73AF

Is there really a new kind of life on mars. No! We are the only life in this universe. Plus if people lived on mars, how could they build such a huge amount of rock into a face so perfectly.

Lead

Ineffective

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028A2B1C73AF

What the picture actually shows is the Martian equivalent of a butte or mesa--landforms

Position

Adequate

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028A2B1C73AF

Also back then they did not have that great of cameras but now they do

Claim

Adequate

e250d671fddb

028A2B1C73AF

With the new cameras, we could acually see that it was just a landform with cracks in it. The only reason people think it is a sign, is because of the shadows. It makes up its eyes, nose, and mouth. What, do you think they could make that with their bare hands?

Evidence

Adequate

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028A2B1C73AF

I don't think that there is people on mars, if there was , we would have probably found them all ready. I beleive that the [face] is not really a face. If you you beleive that there is, than thats fine but the real truth is that its not a face.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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02D889D32DF5

I think it is a bad idea to get a driverless.

Position

Adequate

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02D889D32DF5

I feel as if there would be to many people who just would blow off their responsibilitys as a safe driver.

Claim

Adequate

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02D889D32DF5

I thnk this because they wouldnt be driving the car the car would be driving itself and that would make people pay less attention. But dont get me wrong it would be a nice and amazing idea if we could all be responsible enough and pay attention so that we dont cause accidents. These cars would also help us from accidents because it would be smart enough to know when there is a stop sign or anything like that.

Evidence

Ineffective

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02D889D32DF5

Some things that could ruin this idea would be if you thought about what if they mal-function and the car crashes and seriously hurts someone.

Claim

Adequate

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02D889D32DF5

Im sure that the cars saftey system as in air bags and other things would become one of the prime resources if it did mal-function. I feel as if more people would trust this car if there was a percent or something on how efficent this car would be.

Evidence

Ineffective

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02D889D32DF5

Some other major problems would be the price range

Claim

Adequate

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02D889D32DF5

i mean lets be serious no one wants to spend alot of money on a car that isnt worth it. I think if the car was a little cheaper and was alot more reliable on being able to pull over and stop without human work.

Evidence

Ineffective

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02D889D32DF5

the part that is good about the car telling the driver to help is it would keep the drivers alot more on the road then they would be if it could stop and pull over all on its own

Counterclaim

Adequate

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One more problem i can see about this is there would be alot more texing on the road then is needed which would proabably cause alot more carelessness when people care riving to then would cause more accidents.

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In 2013, BMW announces the development of the "Traffic Jam Assistant". Been able to be comfortable and easier to drive but the driver has to be careful while driving. Be aware of everything that is going on the road; and we're the one who takes care of the car and not the car protecting us or feel more safer. I honestly think that we're the thinking more of the fashion or the style of the cars, and become more less careful on the protection of our own. We have to think more of the protection and make cars more safer to feel and comfortable. The driver is not going to feel safer, but it's also going to convince the driver to drive more safer. According to "driverless cars are coming' people are going to focus on laws that is going to keep drivers,passengers,and pedestrians safe.

Evidence

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More cars are going to make and more style are going to make; but I also want to be safe when I'm in a car.

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This brief letter is to show you my perspective on changing from the Electoral College to changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States of America.

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I believe that the Electoral College should be changed

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it's outdated,

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is very unfair,

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is very misguiding

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The Electoral College should be changed because of how outdated it is.

Claim

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The United States is just calling for an update. And a productive and benificial update. Just like the update of IOS 7 that the Apple company has recently made. The Electoral College is just not as productive as it used to be. This is because of issues such as population increase. Since there's more people the electoral votes are more prone to getting miscounted or may lead to other problems.

Evidence

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Not only is the Electoral College outdated, however, it's also causes way to many dillemas. Thankfully this only haopens every four years so we get a break from hearing about all the troubles the Electoral College has done.

Evidence

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the Electoral college is so unfair to voters because voters aren't even able to vote for thier candidate they have their electors vote for them.

Claim

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even though this happens on very rare occasions the electors have the power to vote for whoever they might choose. Which also causes stress on the voters, this is due to the unconfirmed assumption that they might not be voting for who they claim to be.

Evidence

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Aswell as the Electoral College being outdated, and unfair it's also irrational.

Claim

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Direct voting instead of using the outdated, unfair Electoral College voting would be a great update to the United States. Beniffiting the voters, electors, and the elected.

Concluding Statement

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The Electoral College has been around for a long time. The Electoral College is a process which consists of the counting of the electoral votes by Congress, meetings of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the selection of electors. It consists of a total of five hundred and eight electors and a majority of two hundred and seventy votes are required for presidency. Electors are choosen by the candidates political party. When voting for presidential elections, you are also voting for your candidates electors too. When the presidential elections are complete the govenor prepares a "Certificate of Ascertainment" which lists all the candidates who ran for President and the names of all the electors and it also tells who won the presidency and the electors that will represent your state. The state conventions, state partys central comitee, and the presidential candidates, all pick the electors.

Evidence

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Even though the electoral college is such and organized process of completing task

Counterclaim

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it is a disaster factor, it is unfair against voters

Rebuttal

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The electoral college requires a presidential candidate to be choosen.

Evidence

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It can be argued that the electoral college methods of choosing electors is bad

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Obama is the president of the United States. Romney is a republican that went against Obama in the presidential election of 2012. Obama had a plurality against Romney, meaning he recieved more votes than Romney but did not recieve a clear majority of votes.

Evidence

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The adrenalin that you receive from sports is both vigorous and thrilling. However, if students are prevented from doing the one thing they enjoy and are passionate about, it takes away from apart of their lives and persona

Lead

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Having a C average is still passing and that's what we should contemplate on, not a B average. If we eliminate the sport activity from the child it wont benefit them

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This would only lower their self esteem,

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cause them to be less healthy

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make them believe they wont be successful without playing the sport they love.

Claim

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Self esteem is a problem in most of our generation's children.

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They worry about their self image and what people think. However, while playing a sport they are engaged in something they love and they are no longer fixated on what people think about them. When children enter a sport they require practice and getting in shape. So, if a student is out of shape and has insecurities they work that extra lard off by entering a sport. Their grade should not be the reason to if they can participate in a sport or not.

Evidence

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Also, our school offers an excellent class called health. Moreover, they tell us that we should exercise because it helps us in the long run. But, if we take that away because of grades the kids may become more lethargic and not being able to even keep up with a C average! The effects would make the child's grade lower and possibly their status as a student would drop also.

Evidence

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Teachers say well if we keep on letting them play their sport then they wont try to keep their grades up at all

Counterclaim

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No, that is not entirely true. A way to fix this predicament is to have consequences and tutors.

Rebuttal

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For example, if a basketball player receives a 65 on a test. Tell them that they can't start their next game unless they can pull it back up. Also, if you have tutors ( especially for the ones who struggle in math) it could help then bring their grades up to a B and possibly an A. These kids don't purposely try not to accomplish As its just hard for them to do it. All they need is a push.

Evidence

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Some students know that they are exceedingly well at playing their sport. But, on the other hand, they know that they do not achieve so much academically.

Evidence

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So, they aspire to do well in a sport and when that is taken away from them based on how they perform in class they believe they wont be successful in life and if they think that way then they most likely wont try to be.

Claim

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For instance my friend, RELATIVE_NAME, was the best football player I knew. Just by the looks of him, he was destined for greatness. However, his school followed the policy to where people who were involved with sports and activities had to have a B average. Well, RELATIVE_NAME wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed and could only keep up with a C average so he had to be kicked off the team. Unfortunately, now he can't even keep his grades up to a D and has failed a grade. And, this was all because he was snatched away from the one thing he loved. Now, he doesn't even care what his grades are because he knows that he wont be able to play foot ball.

Evidence

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Sports and activities are a passion for people that runs through their veins like nobody's business. So, what would be the benefit of the school taking that away? Nothing. Children get involved in activities because they love it and they would rather do nothing else. If we strip them from that then what else do they have to cause them to be ambitious in life? It's hard to tell but we know they wont have a passion.

Concluding Statement

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I dissagree with the fact that the state wants to keep favor of electoral college. I think they should change the way the whole election is set up by using popular vote for the presedent of the united states

Position

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To me the election should be based on what the people wants and what they think is best not on electoral college.

Claim

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Electoral vote is also unfair to the people who vote because of the winner-takes-all system is certain states.

Claim

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Yes richard nixon, jimmy carter, bob dole, the u. s chamber of commerce, and the AFL-CIO agreed on electoral college but electoral college is when the voters vote for the state electors who the vote for president. there is an arguement called the disaster factor also and thats the single best argument against the electoral college. Thats why popular vote for president is better than electoral because there is a better possibility of the majority of people winning.

Evidence

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The electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational it officail !!!. Also arguments against direct elections are apurious at best. Bob dole was right:abolish the electoral college.

Evidence

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In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming" there are different sides and reactions to driverless cars.

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Personally I think that driverless cars are a bad idea.

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cause crashesand problems

Claim

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costs lots of money

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need more modifications.

Claim

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Driverless cars can cause alot of crashes

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if it is a contructions zone, the car does not knowhow to get through it or manuver around it. A problem that might happen is you can tell the car where you want to go but it might not take you there. That can be a dangerous situation. If you have a driverless car, the driver is not going to pay attention to the road at al, so if something does happen in the car, the driver will not be paying attention enough to take control of the car.

Evidence

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Making these cars cost losts of money

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all the sensors you have to put on them. Not just the sensors, but you have to get someone to install the sensors. And if the car malfunctions then the car company will face alot of court issues which also costs alot of money. Spending all this money on making the cars will not be worth it all when people come to complain or get hurt by the car.

Evidence

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The driverless cars need more modifications

Claim

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they are not completely driverless. You still need the driver to assist the car. If you need the driver its not a driverless car because you still need someone to take the wheel when certain points come along the road.

Evidence

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This articke shows me that driverless cars are an bad idea. Too much money, more modificatio, and crashes are only a little bit of the priorieties that need to be ficed with driverless cars. When these get fixed then driverless cars may be a better idea, but until then they need to try to fix these issues.

Concluding Statement

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Chossing our President so be done by popular vote and the electoral college. This will allow citizens who are involed with the congress and who are not involeve to have equal say on who is president.

Lead

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So people might say that getting rid of the electoral college is the way to go because the congress have no say in the voting. The congress is part of the political system and they should be able to have the final say on who is President.

Position

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The Electoral College is a process where selected elector come together and vote for President and Vice President. It consist of 538 electors and majority vote (270) is required to elect the presient

Evidence

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With the electoral college there is a certainty of outcome

Claim

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It is possible to have a tiwe because there is an even number (538) of electors, But for a tie to happen is very unlikly. (source 3). Having no tie will ensure that we have a Presidnet that a majority of the citizen and even non-citizens are happy with.

Evidence

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Also, the Electoral colllege requires a presidential candidate to have trans regiona, all arounf he country, appeal

Claim

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NO region north, south,east, or west has enough electoral vote to elect a president (source 3). This ensure that one reigion that "favourites" on candidate has the majority say.

Evidence

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It is possible for the candidate with the most electoral votes not win the national vote.

Counterclaim

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This incident is very unlikly to happen but in 2000 Gore had won the most popualr vote then Bush but had fever electoral votes

Evidence

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The electoral college has been around for a long time. Many people think it is an out dated way for electing a presidnet and Vice president

Counterclaim

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The electoral college has been a sucessful way to choose our presidnets in the past. The elctoral college avoids the problem of elections in ehich no canidat receives a majoirty of the popual votes.

Rebuttal

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Many argue that the electoral college method of slecting a president may turn off potenial voters.

Counterclaim

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But the people who do vote are people who wanr a express a political preference rather than people who want to think that their ine singal vote will decide the over-all winner of the election.

Rebuttal

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When chossing a president remember that your one vote will not have a great effect on who is president but the electoral college does. Having both popular vote and electoral college vote will allow all citizen to be involed in the slection of your presient. Getting rid of it my allow more of the non congress citizen to have more of a say. The congress is part of our country to and they should be able to vote the way they want to.

Concluding Statement

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Do you know what the Electoral College is? It's a process that the founding fathers established in the Constitution as a compromise between election of President by a vote in Congress and election of President by popular vote of qualified citizens.

Lead

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I think that we should change the way we vote by changing to election by popular vote for the President of the United States. I feel that this is a good idea and a good way to vote, let me tell you why.

Position

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It's a good idea because it benefits the public

Claim

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everyone knows exactly what kind of impact they're making

Claim

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it doesn't mess up the votes and or voting

Claim

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The public wants to know exactly who and what they are voting for, they want to know exactly what their vote means to the election. More than half of the time they don't notice what kind of an impact a vote can make or what exactly they are voting for. Also when they do elect a President, the end up getting mad over their finances or taxes because the President trhat they voted for affected it in a negative way. They wanted to elect him because they wanted a better economy, to benefit them, not to restrict them from not having what they want.

Evidence

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We all don't want to vote and not know what kind of impact our vote can make. We want to know that we can make a difference on who we're voting for, or who we vote for. They want to know and be sure if they vote for lets say "Billy Henderson" that he will lower gas prices and boost the economy, make this world a better place and help all the needy, instead of "Robert Metinguey" who will maybe to this and maybe do that. We want to know for sure what we're voting on and how much of a difference it can make. Not to be worried about if it won't happen.

Evidence

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According to the Gallup pole in the 2,000, taken shortly after Al Gore, thanks to the quirks of the electoral college, won the popluar vote but lost the presidency. Over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. This is what im talking about people. People are losing their elections due to the electoral college. One of the major reasons of why people are wanting a change, there should be no electoral college, only a popular vote for the election. We all want a better Government. I only there was a better way to vote.

Evidence

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Well, there you have it. My reasons are final. I feel that we should change the voting process because it would benefit the public, so everyone can know exactly what kind of impact they're making and so it does not mess up the voting process. Don't do it for the government. Do it for your own sake. If you wanna make a difference, be on my side, and we can. Together. Now my only question to you is, are you willing to make a difference?

Concluding Statement

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I don't think that it is a good idea to change the grade average to a B.

Position

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A C is a passing grade, and trying to keep up a grade B while playing sports could sometimes be really hard.

Claim

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Kids have a lot to do and maybe going through some rough times, and are already trying there best to keep up with a grade c.

Evidence

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it is really hard to keep up with your grades, and school and other important things students may have to do outside of school.

Claim

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maybe they have a job, friends, family, personal things they are dealing with or have to do, and making that change will push them over the edge and stop them from playing. Also a C is a passing grade so the students are passing their classes and keeping up with school and everything else while playing a sport they love, so there isn't really any need to change the grade average. It is just unfair to the students. It is just too much for the kids to handle. it will hurt them not help them.

Evidence

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the best part about school besides friends is sports.

Claim

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To some kids sports is the best and most important part to them. They represent the school by playing to win and have fun. the school is fine the way it is so why make a change. Change is not always a good thing, it will just make everything harder and worse. You raising the grade just keeps the kids from doing what they love to do. they cant keep up with everything all at once.

Evidence

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