tasksource/argument-feedback · Datasets at Hugging Face

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8ee9d13ef5b0	2FC6AA5BBAE9	Many students move to different places throughout their learning career, making it difficult for them to adapt to their new situations. It is tiresome for many to adjust to new circumstances that could vary drastically depending on where the move takes place. For instance, students that have parents in the military may face moving to different countries in their adolescence. It could also be very difficult for students that move internationally to understand the language or cultural differences that they are surrounded by	Evidence	Effective
f27754540af5	2FC6AA5BBAE9	With online schooling and video conferencing, students will be able to be educated despite the hundreds of miles between them and their original school. This option may even help students take baby steps to slowly adjust to their new environment.	Claim	Effective
2e5c8d150488	2FC6AA5BBAE9	Science and technology are a constant effort that help us with our daily tasks, but, for some odd reason, we do not seem to utilize the extent of our genius when it comes to education	Evidence	Effective
c0eeb64a070d	2FC6AA5BBAE9	Online schooling is an affordable alternative to the concept of formal education. Some could argue that online schooling is only the beginning of a future with extremely accessible class education	Claim	Effective
047d69d36000	2FC6AA5BBAE9	We could see the implementation of virtual reality, or other new technology, in schooling systems in the near future. The more we encourage the use of this technology, the more we will see students prosper with a fulfilling education.	Evidence	Effective
ee74a6cb2f9e	2FC6AA5BBAE9	With our recent innovations, we will be able to see the next generations of students achieve a better education that gets increasingly accessible with the passage of time. It is becoming clear that the problem of missing education based off of things that students cannot control must be taken more seriously. Countless students are faced with circumstances that change every aspect of their learning experience, but we are now more able to counter these challenges than ever before. Despite the fact we have a long way to go to make sure students are given a perfect learning experience, problems associated with illness and moving could definitely be assisted with. Advancements in educational technologies will only occur with an abundant amount of care for the generations to come. Online schooling is a peek into our progressive education future.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
8e1959f0ea97	2FDB1B6086C9	I believe that policy 1 is a great idea	Position	Adequate
9c99201a8f00	2FDB1B6086C9	most students sometimes get done with their work before others and sometimes they just have to sit there. By this I mean maybe it would be a good idea if we were allowed to have our phones with us. If this is possible we should keep them off during classes and other educational things we attend while we are at school.	Evidence	Adequate
2531b0e1dc2d	2FDB1B6086C9	I think it would be a good idea if we could at least have our phones during free time or when we are done with all of our work as long as we don't bother others.	Claim	Adequate
bdda33f731f3	2FDB1B6086C9	It is also a good idea to have our phones with us in case there is some type of emergency while we are at school	Claim	Adequate
7e3b01205b04	2FDB1B6086C9	maybe the power gets shut off or something. The reason i like this policy is because when we are all done with our work, going on field trips, or even just having free time we should be able to have them at least to text the people at our school or maybe if possible people at other schools as long as they are not texting while in class. They could wait until they are finished with all of their work and then text back when they're done	Evidence	Adequate
2627edf49253	2FDB1B6086C9	I also think we should have them at our lunch period too.	Claim	Ineffective
0465339bd34d	2FDB1B6086C9	I think this because maybe when we are old enough to drive or maybe our siblings or parents could pick us up to go out to lunch every once in a while as well. I really think we should not have our phones on at all or out when we are having a test because someone could text someone the answer to a question or maybe if the had a camera phone they could take a picture of their test and send it to them and that would get you in a lot of trouble	Evidence	Adequate
fd3c534ac158	2FDB1B6086C9	Mainly i think we should only have them out in our free time, when we are going on trips, when you have showed the teacher that you're done with your work, and at lunch. If you will can you please try to take this into consideration and just think about it and get back with me.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
367f0a91222a	2FE74FFEB8A3	Hello, I am writing to you about the Electoral College and why that I think it should be removed	Position	Adequate
4095a6e51279	2FE74FFEB8A3	Why I think we should remove the Electoral College is when voter selects the president they want they are really just picking for a elector who elects the president for them	Claim	Adequate
d457a9a942a7	2FE74FFEB8A3	Also this makes a single rep from Wyoming of 500,00 people has as much say as 55 reps for California who represents 35 million people	Claim	Adequate
d6ae194e4f52	2FE74FFEB8A3	The last reason behind this is also being unfair to voters, the winner take all system where in the state the winner of the votes gets them all.	Claim	Adequate
8335af7f9c00	2FE74FFEB8A3	So in effect a candidate would spend no time in that per say a swing state. which the may have a chance of winning.	Evidence	Ineffective
88aa389a214d	2FE74FFEB8A3	When you vote for the president you really are not voting for him, you're voting for a elector who really elect the president.	Claim	Adequate
c0f46672f3a9	2FE74FFEB8A3	Also the question is brought up, who picks the electors? This also depends on the state could be the state party's central committee or the presidential candidate's people do. Also another question is what controls the elector from electing the wrong candidate, nothing.	Evidence	Adequate
5420c73d213d	2FE74FFEB8A3	Also why does a single reps in Wyoming with 500,00 people have as much say as 55 reps in California with 35 million people? That is just unfair to the voters,	Claim	Adequate
7154df52c1df	2FE74FFEB8A3	how could that in anyway represent what the majority of the people want.	Evidence	Adequate
cce2f8fcd95f	2FE74FFEB8A3	The other way the electoral collage is unfair is the winner take all system I mentioned earlie	Claim	Adequate
2c16c0ffb228	2FE74FFEB8A3	with majority votes in a state is the state vote, such as if 46 percent of people in a state voted one candidate and 54 for the other insted of just giving the candidates their votes the majority decided one would have them.	Evidence	Adequate
d36aa5e35dcc	2FE74FFEB8A3	The Electoral College is also not a democratic system of voting	Claim	Adequate
d49e69a538b5	2FE74FFEB8A3	people are really not deciding, and when it is said you are allowing each party to pick a trusted slate of nominees it is not true because the state's central committee not the presidential candidate's reps who are the people really needed to vote for such. In 2000 Gore had more popular votes than bush but less electoral votes, though rare to happen this the president who runs the country for four years at a time so that one rare moment could mean the future of the U.S.A .	Evidence	Adequate
e8092ce6e109	2FE74FFEB8A3	Also a president does not need to be trans-regional, they only need to appeal to swing states and not ruin relations with their states.	Evidence	Adequate
8a9a1e2fc012	2FE74FFEB8A3	So that was and is my reasoning of why I think that the Electoral College should be removed from our political system. Between the being unfair to voters through voting for electors not even the president, reps not even being scaled right also the winner take all system making the system unbalanced, and the presidential candidates not even needing to appeal to most states just the swing states. I hope this passage convinces you that the Electoral College should be removed in place of a better system that is not out dated.	Concluding Statement	Effective
54c4cbdf93ee	30045307DB37	I am writing to you about the debate on the abolishment of the Electoral College	Lead	Adequate
314fd310b102	30045307DB37	I see absolutely no point in the Electoral College	Position	Adequate
6059d874609d	30045307DB37	all it is is elected people from a state voting on the president based on what the popular vote for the president was in their assigned area.	Claim	Adequate
5b2ce6317d5c	30045307DB37	The Electoral College has 538 electors. The majority of them are from the states of California, Texas, New York, and Florida. Election Day is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. I don't see why we need other people to vote for us. The Bill of Rights said that we have a "freedom of speech", but our "freedom of speech" is given to other people to change around.	Evidence	Adequate
cbde29ec247d	30045307DB37	We need to abolish the Electoral Congress so we can just vote for who we want!	Claim	Adequate
09dbf1a2b514	30045307DB37	The popular vote means that the president who recieved more votes claims that the state voted more for him/her. The popular vote goes to our "electors" and they decide to vote for the President.	Claim	Ineffective
93d3f2bf72a4	30045307DB37	We should just vote straight up because the election in 2008 was a huge mistake. Obama decides to do whatever he wants. Insurance prices have gone up due to "ObamaCare", and now there is a huge, long, and exhausting process to get te see a specialist especially if you need to see one. It is out of control and he needs to do something about it.	Evidence	Ineffective
32cb4dd4fee9	30045307DB37	We should abolish the Electoral College because its just a waste.	Claim	Ineffective
5aa54c3a45dd	30045307DB37	All they do is tally up the popular vote, and say "OK, im going to vote for Romney since that's what my people want." Why can't we just vote for who we want instead of wasting our time! The popular vote should be the only way to vote. There shouldn't be a long and hard process to voting. If I go and vote, I don't want to have to know like 60 different people to vote for, I just want to check the box saying that I want to vote for 'so and so' and leave and go home. It is ridiculous about having a whole process to voting.	Evidence	Ineffective
4050e6ee689c	30045307DB37	I hope this letter made up your mind on to vote YES for abolishing the Electoral College. When I get older and can start voting, I hope that I can vote for whom ever I want without being told that " You just voted for nothing because the popular vote when to '(other Presidential Candidate)'and they won so they get the state.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
f389611c75ec	300B76F37D8E	I don't think it is fair to the students that play sports to have just an B average, i think it should be at least an C average because some students are better in some subjects than other students and by taking that away you are taking away all some kids know	Position	Effective
8e344fc34acf	300B76F37D8E	some kids need sports	Claim	Adequate
aa895d1e8404	300B76F37D8E	some kids try in school but can never get there work done because some don't understand the subjects they are failing.	Claim	Adequate
2c0771c591f0	300B76F37D8E	Some kids can't help if all they can make is an C average because some students need more help in some subjects than others,	Claim	Adequate
c036c0e874b7	300B76F37D8E	they may make straight A' s in one class but when they get to another subject they make an C. Some kids get some subjects and others do not.	Evidence	Ineffective
eafae9e7c65b	300B76F37D8E	some kids enjoy playing there sports	Claim	Adequate
54e9ad615873	300B76F37D8E	i know a kid whose mom made him quit playing basketball because he got one C on his report it tore him because he was really sad going to the games and him not being on the court but he was in the stands watching his team. That's all he live for was basketball. What I'm saying is make the kids take a survey just a little one explaining what they can do to bring there grades up.	Evidence	Adequate
1b08137e1d7f	300B76F37D8E	In the end just give the kids another chance to explain why there are making the bad grades and to ask if they need help in anyway, but don't take away there right to play sports.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
a023b886930b	301D48946CB9	Can you really trust a car to take you from point A to point B safely? There are many possible things that can go wrong while a person is not controlling their car. I think that there is not a safe way for a car to drive a person all by itself. If you don't know the next action that your car is going to take, how can you stop anything bad from happening? Will the car be able to determine where to stop if it is approaching a stop sign?	Lead	Effective
d7f21404d6b2	301D48946CB9	There are too many "what ifs" with a driverless car for me to feel safe to ride in one, or to even have one driving on the street around me.	Position	Effective
b847b1771251	301D48946CB9	To me, there are a variety of things that can go wrong when you are allowing the car drive all by itself. There are too many questions that need to be answerd about these new cars.	Claim	Effective
73c4eb7bda91	301D48946CB9	For example, how will the car react to a sudden change in the environment? If another car gets to close will it swerve out of the way potentionally causing an accident? Even if the car notifies the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, what will happen if the driver isn't notified in time? Also, if one of the sensors on the car were to be broken or damaged, then how could the car continue to drive on its own? Would it notify the driver that a new part is needed? If the car were to get into an accident, who would be to blame, the driver or the company that created the car? Would it depend if it was on manual control or automatic? These questions are the main reasons why the driverless cars need to be improved before I will even think about ridding in one. I know that I would rather know exactly what I am doing and how it will be done instead of having a car try to do it for me.	Evidence	Adequate
29dccef07e30	301D48946CB9	I think that driverless cars are a terrible idea. There are too many problems that can occur during the driving process, and I don't want my life in the hands of a car that can't see or think the way that a human does	Claim	Effective
e908b5a44e36	301D48946CB9	If during some parts of the drive it requires a human to take the wheel, why have it automatically drive you? Wouldn't it get tiring waiting for your turn to drive, especially when you aren't sure when the car is going to have you take over? You must stay focused on the road and have both hands on the wheel, so you could very easliy just drive the car yourself without the worry. This way you can control the situations that you get into, and not having a car get you into trouble that you might not be able to get out of. I think that it is much more safe to have a human that can respond quickly to change and can manuver through obsticals than to have a car, that might not see everything in its environment, drive automatically through it.	Evidence	Effective
e6981124214a	30293E16144E	I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States.	Position	Adequate
2e5e90aa7b93	30293E16144E	Because it's easier to read when voting	Claim	Ineffective
531db59f298e	30293E16144E	everything is label right,	Claim	Ineffective
bc5a8003f7a9	30293E16144E	the President has alot of trust in people.	Claim	Adequate
50ccb3230a44	30293E16144E	First of all, I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States because it's easier to read when voting	Claim	Ineffective
ffd226450ab7	30293E16144E	In source one, by the Office of the Federal Register, it states that "The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President". This shows that when all the votes are tallyed up theirs no need to go through so much problem, when their's basically a rubric to go over the electors and the electoral votes. For example, if this wasn't invented, we would have our own people just sit their on long day and nights. Without any sleep and count all those votes. This could lead to alot of miscounts. This is why I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the presidnet of the United States.	Evidence	Adequate
75662e91a848	30293E16144E	Furthermore, I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States because everything is label right.	Claim	Ineffective
3fc1aadf9858	30293E16144E	In source one, by the Office of the Federal Register, it states that "Under the 23rd Amendement of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors. . . .". This shows that whatever the 23rd Amendment is under, that's what the District of Columbia is allocated. This is just like an case at court or when you getting arrested. For example, when you are pleged guilty for murder. The judge is going to read every amendment you broke and what's your charges. And everything that's she's reading is made up. It's all labeled in United State Constitution. This is why i strongly believe we should keep the Electroal College for the president of the United States.	Evidence	Ineffective
9528faa6e08e	30293E16144E	Lastly, I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States because the president has alot of people to trust in	Claim	Ineffective
37a23d81e0d3	30293E16144E	In source one, by the Office of the Federal Register it states that "Each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors." This shows that whoever the president of the United State is choosing for his or her own group of electors has put alot of trust on each and one of that individual. And it's time for the President to see who or who he can't put his trust in. For example, A president has alot of things that we depend on him or her to do for our Country. And the Electoral College is the best way to see if he or she could do it. This is why I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States.	Evidence	Ineffective
d1be8c484c6c	30293E16144E	In conclusion, I strongly believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States because; One, it's easier to read when voting. If the Electoral College didn't existed their would be alot of miscounting. Second, everything is label right. Their's no need to get things from the top of your head. Third, the presdient has aot of in trust in people. Us humans gets to finally see if we could depend on him. If he choose's the right group of electors. This is why I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
c8670e2adf7c	3030A5BB7889	I would go with policy number one because something might come up that day at school and the student might need to tell a parent what happened.	Position	Adequate
5bb72a71f912	3030A5BB7889	I wouldn't let the students have the phones all day because that would effect their learning skills	Claim	Adequate
9a15bbe102c1	3030A5BB7889	They would become hooked to their phone and not listen to their teacher as much. But I would go ahead and have them use their phones through out the day when they are not in classes. Like say it started snowing really bad at school that day and your coach tells you at school that there will be no practice after school. You could call or text your parent ahead of time during school that there is no practice. So it would be more efficient for you and your parent both. Your parent could go home earlier without having to wait for you after practice. I just think that it is important to have your phone at least when your not in class.	Evidence	Adequate
a1e0427aac46	3030A5BB7889	But sometimes it isn't good to have phones at all in school	Counterclaim	Adequate
80582a8bb740	3030A5BB7889	Like say someone at your school got shot or maybe something very bad happened to someone and your texting and calling your parents, grandparents, friends, and other people about what had happened. Well you and your whole school plus the people your texting and calling all the time. They block the phone station so you cant call the real important people like the hospital or police	Evidence	Ineffective
44ce03e3c561	3030A5BB7889	That would be bad so the there are PROS and CONS about having phones at schools.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
ca59e9502407	3052DB170D3E	I believe that having time to use our cell phones is prior to our learning.	Position	Adequate
b3973e732d5e	3052DB170D3E	What if someone's family member is pregnant and goes into labor during class? Would you deprive them of getting updates via text?	Evidence	Adequate
ec7e68a6e72f	3052DB170D3E	I think if its the right circumstance you should be able to use your phones	Claim	Adequate
e3f1412236fc	3052DB170D3E	Like if your math teacher runs out of calculators and you don't get one, you should be able to use the calculator on your phone. Maybe music calms you down and you have some on your phone and you are too stressed about some personal problem and they cant focus on they're work, this has actually happened to me. One time i had a substitute teacher named TEACHER_NAME, he would let us talk, text, listen to music, and now he's banned from the premises and i can tell you i got more work done in 30 minutes then i could've in a day of that class	Evidence	Adequate
6313cf7eab29	3052DB170D3E	I think if were allowed some leeway than we will be happy with our teachers so we can actually work on our work	Claim	Adequate
3c6a122e7706	3052DB170D3E	Some kids are so shy that they don't even talk to their teachers and those kids might think that the class is too hard or the teachers are mean or something if we were allowed phones out in class he might feel comfortable	Evidence	Adequate
6ff32cd3e474	3052DB170D3E	I could see where there would be some trouble with kids who simply don't care	Counterclaim	Adequate
1262d20186c3	3052DB170D3E	so there should be some sort of points system where you have to have a certain amount of points to get the privilege of phones	Rebuttal	Adequate
57a768e9196b	3052DB170D3E	What's the point of being at school if you're not comfortable.	Concluding Statement	Ineffective
7250e94ee557	305B4157DD19	Do you think that we should keep the Electoral College?	Lead	Adequate
b8df885b2fdf	305B4157DD19	We should keep the electoral college	Position	Adequate
942dbd4f8570	305B4157DD19	because the founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for the president and vice president, and the counting of the electoral votes by congress. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. The electors are generally chosen by the candidate's political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are.	Evidence	Ineffective
23f907b1dc5f	305B4157DD19	You help choose your state's electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors. The Certificate of Ascertainment also declares the winning presidential candidate in your state ad shows which electors will represent your state at the meeting of the electors in December of the election year. Your state's Certificates of Ascentainments are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. Abolishing the electoral college! According to a Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore,Richard Nixon,Jimmy Carter,Bob Dole,the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO-thanks to the quirks of the electoral college-won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. Under the Electoral College system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president.	Evidence	Ineffective
44be18be0f3e	305B4157DD19	The single best arguement against the Electoral College is what we might call the disaster factor. Consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people. In the same vein, "faithless" electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please. Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president.	Evidence	Ineffective
5e532563acbf	305B4157DD19	At the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. It's official: The Electoral College is unfair,outdated, and irrational. The best arguements in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. And the arguements against direct elections are spurious at best. It's hard to say this, but Bob Dole was right: Abolish the electoral college! The Electoral College is a widely regarded as an anachronism,a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be [overruled] by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular vots the winner. There are five reasons for retaining the Electoral College. The first reason is certainty of outcome. The second reason is everyone's president. The third reason is swing states. The fourth reason is big states. And the last reason is to avoid run-off elections.	Evidence	Ineffective
821629dd36ff	305B4157DD19	It can be argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state. But of course no voter's vote swings a national election, and in spite of that, about one-half the eligible American population did vote in election. Voters in presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election [source 3: In defense of the Electoral College: five reasons to keep our dispised method of choosing president].	Evidence	Ineffective
57a10a03b2e6	305B4157DD19	That is why we should keep the Electoral College.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
378e85e76fb0	306BCA39D2E9	In all honestly, getting rid of the Electoral College is for the best.	Position	Adequate
e5906c265d51	306BCA39D2E9	It's unfair to the voters. Changing it to election by popular vote for the president of the United States would be easier for the people.	Claim	Adequate
31caf5a7d005	306BCA39D2E9	because the candidates don't go to states they don't have a chance of winning, because of the winnner-take-all system. The candidates only focus on the tight races in the swing states. Sorce 2 also claims that in the 2000 election, 17 states didn't see the candidates at all! That's pretty rediculous. And voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't even get to see a single campaign ad.	Evidence	Adequate
62a87843b705	306BCA39D2E9	In the Electoral College system, voters dont only vote for the president, but for electors, who also vote for the president. Then again, in source 2, the article says the the electors that were voted for can vote for anyone they choose. That's some tricky business.	Evidence	Adequate
ed594ec1d673	306BCA39D2E9	Voters can't control who the electors vote for.	Claim	Adequate
23898407776b	306BCA39D2E9	Electors aren't even voted for by the people. They sometimes come from state conventions, sometimes the state party's central committee, sometimes even the presidential candidates themselves. The second article says that the legislature is responsible for picking the electors. And these electors coukd always go against what the people want.	Evidence	Adequate
38d4baff805c	306BCA39D2E9	Article 1 says that to Electoral college is meant to be a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral College consists of the meeting of electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of electoral votes by congress.	Evidence	Ineffective
05e8f0201f73	306BCA39D2E9	Doing away with the Electoral Cololege is the best thing to do for the people. IT's unfair and tricky. The people deserve to be respected and not cheated out of their vote by electors.	Concluding Statement	Adequate
9e35dc0d8960	308E3A168F23	Dear senator i think that you shuled change to people vote then a Electoral college.	Position	Adequate
dd4d54a5fbd4	308E3A168F23	Here are the reason why you change it is unfair, stuipd.	Claim	Adequate
e1598aaf085a	308E3A168F23	these are the reason why we should go to people vote for the president of the USA.	Evidence	Ineffective
566e55d0240e	308E3A168F23	why does a state person can pick are next president. when the people cant choose and the state vote are more powerful then the people. the people can choose the president.	Claim	Adequate
0770da24f7c4	308E3A168F23	for example Nixon in 1968 and clinton in 1992 both had only a 43 percsnt purality of the popular votes,while winning a majority in the Electoral college (301 out 370). These is a reason why people right need to count more the the state.	Evidence	Adequate

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Many students move to different places throughout their learning career, making it difficult for them to adapt to their new situations. It is tiresome for many to adjust to new circumstances that could vary drastically depending on where the move takes place. For instance, students that have parents in the military may face moving to different countries in their adolescence. It could also be very difficult for students that move internationally to understand the language or cultural differences that they are surrounded by

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With online schooling and video conferencing, students will be able to be educated despite the hundreds of miles between them and their original school. This option may even help students take baby steps to slowly adjust to their new environment.

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Science and technology are a constant effort that help us with our daily tasks, but, for some odd reason, we do not seem to utilize the extent of our genius when it comes to education

Evidence

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Online schooling is an affordable alternative to the concept of formal education. Some could argue that online schooling is only the beginning of a future with extremely accessible class education

Claim

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We could see the implementation of virtual reality, or other new technology, in schooling systems in the near future. The more we encourage the use of this technology, the more we will see students prosper with a fulfilling education.

Evidence

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With our recent innovations, we will be able to see the next generations of students achieve a better education that gets increasingly accessible with the passage of time. It is becoming clear that the problem of missing education based off of things that students cannot control must be taken more seriously. Countless students are faced with circumstances that change every aspect of their learning experience, but we are now more able to counter these challenges than ever before. Despite the fact we have a long way to go to make sure students are given a perfect learning experience, problems associated with illness and moving could definitely be assisted with. Advancements in educational technologies will only occur with an abundant amount of care for the generations to come. Online schooling is a peek into our progressive education future.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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I believe that policy 1 is a great idea

Position

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most students sometimes get done with their work before others and sometimes they just have to sit there. By this I mean maybe it would be a good idea if we were allowed to have our phones with us. If this is possible we should keep them off during classes and other educational things we attend while we are at school.

Evidence

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I think it would be a good idea if we could at least have our phones during free time or when we are done with all of our work as long as we don't bother others.

Claim

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It is also a good idea to have our phones with us in case there is some type of emergency while we are at school

Claim

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maybe the power gets shut off or something. The reason i like this policy is because when we are all done with our work, going on field trips, or even just having free time we should be able to have them at least to text the people at our school or maybe if possible people at other schools as long as they are not texting while in class. They could wait until they are finished with all of their work and then text back when they're done

Evidence

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I also think we should have them at our lunch period too.

Claim

Ineffective

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I think this because maybe when we are old enough to drive or maybe our siblings or parents could pick us up to go out to lunch every once in a while as well. I really think we should not have our phones on at all or out when we are having a test because someone could text someone the answer to a question or maybe if the had a camera phone they could take a picture of their test and send it to them and that would get you in a lot of trouble

Evidence

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Mainly i think we should only have them out in our free time, when we are going on trips, when you have showed the teacher that you're done with your work, and at lunch. If you will can you please try to take this into consideration and just think about it and get back with me.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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Hello, I am writing to you about the Electoral College and why that I think it should be removed

Position

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Why I think we should remove the Electoral College is when voter selects the president they want they are really just picking for a elector who elects the president for them

Claim

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Also this makes a single rep from Wyoming of 500,00 people has as much say as 55 reps for California who represents 35 million people

Claim

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The last reason behind this is also being unfair to voters, the winner take all system where in the state the winner of the votes gets them all.

Claim

Adequate

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So in effect a candidate would spend no time in that per say a swing state. which the may have a chance of winning.

Evidence

Ineffective

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When you vote for the president you really are not voting for him, you're voting for a elector who really elect the president.

Claim

Adequate

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Also the question is brought up, who picks the electors? This also depends on the state could be the state party's central committee or the presidential candidate's people do. Also another question is what controls the elector from electing the wrong candidate, nothing.

Evidence

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Also why does a single reps in Wyoming with 500,00 people have as much say as 55 reps in California with 35 million people? That is just unfair to the voters,

Claim

Adequate

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how could that in anyway represent what the majority of the people want.

Evidence

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The other way the electoral collage is unfair is the winner take all system I mentioned earlie

Claim

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with majority votes in a state is the state vote, such as if 46 percent of people in a state voted one candidate and 54 for the other insted of just giving the candidates their votes the majority decided one would have them.

Evidence

Adequate

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The Electoral College is also not a democratic system of voting

Claim

Adequate

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people are really not deciding, and when it is said you are allowing each party to pick a trusted slate of nominees it is not true because the state's central committee not the presidential candidate's reps who are the people really needed to vote for such. In 2000 Gore had more popular votes than bush but less electoral votes, though rare to happen this the president who runs the country for four years at a time so that one rare moment could mean the future of the U.S.A .

Evidence

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Also a president does not need to be trans-regional, they only need to appeal to swing states and not ruin relations with their states.

Evidence

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So that was and is my reasoning of why I think that the Electoral College should be removed from our political system. Between the being unfair to voters through voting for electors not even the president, reps not even being scaled right also the winner take all system making the system unbalanced, and the presidential candidates not even needing to appeal to most states just the swing states. I hope this passage convinces you that the Electoral College should be removed in place of a better system that is not out dated.

Concluding Statement

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I am writing to you about the debate on the abolishment of the Electoral College

Lead

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I see absolutely no point in the Electoral College

Position

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all it is is elected people from a state voting on the president based on what the popular vote for the president was in their assigned area.

Claim

Adequate

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The Electoral College has 538 electors. The majority of them are from the states of California, Texas, New York, and Florida. Election Day is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. I don't see why we need other people to vote for us. The Bill of Rights said that we have a "freedom of speech", but our "freedom of speech" is given to other people to change around.

Evidence

Adequate

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We need to abolish the Electoral Congress so we can just vote for who we want!

Claim

Adequate

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The popular vote means that the president who recieved more votes claims that the state voted more for him/her. The popular vote goes to our "electors" and they decide to vote for the President.

Claim

Ineffective

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30045307DB37

We should just vote straight up because the election in 2008 was a huge mistake. Obama decides to do whatever he wants. Insurance prices have gone up due to "ObamaCare", and now there is a huge, long, and exhausting process to get te see a specialist especially if you need to see one. It is out of control and he needs to do something about it.

Evidence

Ineffective

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We should abolish the Electoral College because its just a waste.

Claim

Ineffective

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All they do is tally up the popular vote, and say "OK, im going to vote for Romney since that's what my people want." Why can't we just vote for who we want instead of wasting our time! The popular vote should be the only way to vote. There shouldn't be a long and hard process to voting. If I go and vote, I don't want to have to know like 60 different people to vote for, I just want to check the box saying that I want to vote for 'so and so' and leave and go home. It is ridiculous about having a whole process to voting.

Evidence

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I hope this letter made up your mind on to vote YES for abolishing the Electoral College. When I get older and can start voting, I hope that I can vote for whom ever I want without being told that " You just voted for nothing because the popular vote when to '(other Presidential Candidate)'and they won so they get the state.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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I don't think it is fair to the students that play sports to have just an B average, i think it should be at least an C average because some students are better in some subjects than other students and by taking that away you are taking away all some kids know

Position

Effective

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some kids need sports

Claim

Adequate

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some kids try in school but can never get there work done because some don't understand the subjects they are failing.

Claim

Adequate

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Some kids can't help if all they can make is an C average because some students need more help in some subjects than others,

Claim

Adequate

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they may make straight A' s in one class but when they get to another subject they make an C. Some kids get some subjects and others do not.

Evidence

Ineffective

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some kids enjoy playing there sports

Claim

Adequate

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i know a kid whose mom made him quit playing basketball because he got one C on his report it tore him because he was really sad going to the games and him not being on the court but he was in the stands watching his team. That's all he live for was basketball. What I'm saying is make the kids take a survey just a little one explaining what they can do to bring there grades up.

Evidence

Adequate

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In the end just give the kids another chance to explain why there are making the bad grades and to ask if they need help in anyway, but don't take away there right to play sports.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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Can you really trust a car to take you from point A to point B safely? There are many possible things that can go wrong while a person is not controlling their car. I think that there is not a safe way for a car to drive a person all by itself. If you don't know the next action that your car is going to take, how can you stop anything bad from happening? Will the car be able to determine where to stop if it is approaching a stop sign?

Lead

Effective

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There are too many "what ifs" with a driverless car for me to feel safe to ride in one, or to even have one driving on the street around me.

Position

Effective

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To me, there are a variety of things that can go wrong when you are allowing the car drive all by itself. There are too many questions that need to be answerd about these new cars.

Claim

Effective

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For example, how will the car react to a sudden change in the environment? If another car gets to close will it swerve out of the way potentionally causing an accident? Even if the car notifies the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, what will happen if the driver isn't notified in time? Also, if one of the sensors on the car were to be broken or damaged, then how could the car continue to drive on its own? Would it notify the driver that a new part is needed? If the car were to get into an accident, who would be to blame, the driver or the company that created the car? Would it depend if it was on manual control or automatic? These questions are the main reasons why the driverless cars need to be improved before I will even think about ridding in one. I know that I would rather know exactly what I am doing and how it will be done instead of having a car try to do it for me.

Evidence

Adequate

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I think that driverless cars are a terrible idea. There are too many problems that can occur during the driving process, and I don't want my life in the hands of a car that can't see or think the way that a human does

Claim

Effective

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If during some parts of the drive it requires a human to take the wheel, why have it automatically drive you? Wouldn't it get tiring waiting for your turn to drive, especially when you aren't sure when the car is going to have you take over? You must stay focused on the road and have both hands on the wheel, so you could very easliy just drive the car yourself without the worry. This way you can control the situations that you get into, and not having a car get you into trouble that you might not be able to get out of. I think that it is much more safe to have a human that can respond quickly to change and can manuver through obsticals than to have a car, that might not see everything in its environment, drive automatically through it.

Evidence

Effective

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I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States.

Position

Adequate

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Because it's easier to read when voting

Claim

Ineffective

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everything is label right,

Claim

Ineffective

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the President has alot of trust in people.

Claim

Adequate

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First of all, I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States because it's easier to read when voting

Claim

Ineffective

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In source one, by the Office of the Federal Register, it states that "The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President". This shows that when all the votes are tallyed up theirs no need to go through so much problem, when their's basically a rubric to go over the electors and the electoral votes. For example, if this wasn't invented, we would have our own people just sit their on long day and nights. Without any sleep and count all those votes. This could lead to alot of miscounts. This is why I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the presidnet of the United States.

Evidence

Adequate

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Furthermore, I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States because everything is label right.

Claim

Ineffective

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In source one, by the Office of the Federal Register, it states that "Under the 23rd Amendement of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated 3 electors. . . .". This shows that whatever the 23rd Amendment is under, that's what the District of Columbia is allocated. This is just like an case at court or when you getting arrested. For example, when you are pleged guilty for murder. The judge is going to read every amendment you broke and what's your charges. And everything that's she's reading is made up. It's all labeled in United State Constitution. This is why i strongly believe we should keep the Electroal College for the president of the United States.

Evidence

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Lastly, I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States because the president has alot of people to trust in

Claim

Ineffective

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30293E16144E

In source one, by the Office of the Federal Register it states that "Each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors." This shows that whoever the president of the United State is choosing for his or her own group of electors has put alot of trust on each and one of that individual. And it's time for the President to see who or who he can't put his trust in. For example, A president has alot of things that we depend on him or her to do for our Country. And the Electoral College is the best way to see if he or she could do it. This is why I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States.

Evidence

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In conclusion, I strongly believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States because; One, it's easier to read when voting. If the Electoral College didn't existed their would be alot of miscounting. Second, everything is label right. Their's no need to get things from the top of your head. Third, the presdient has aot of in trust in people. Us humans gets to finally see if we could depend on him. If he choose's the right group of electors. This is why I believe we should keep the Electoral College for the president of the United States.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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I would go with policy number one because something might come up that day at school and the student might need to tell a parent what happened.

Position

Adequate

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I wouldn't let the students have the phones all day because that would effect their learning skills

Claim

Adequate

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They would become hooked to their phone and not listen to their teacher as much. But I would go ahead and have them use their phones through out the day when they are not in classes. Like say it started snowing really bad at school that day and your coach tells you at school that there will be no practice after school. You could call or text your parent ahead of time during school that there is no practice. So it would be more efficient for you and your parent both. Your parent could go home earlier without having to wait for you after practice. I just think that it is important to have your phone at least when your not in class.

Evidence

Adequate

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But sometimes it isn't good to have phones at all in school

Counterclaim

Adequate

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Like say someone at your school got shot or maybe something very bad happened to someone and your texting and calling your parents, grandparents, friends, and other people about what had happened. Well you and your whole school plus the people your texting and calling all the time. They block the phone station so you cant call the real important people like the hospital or police

Evidence

Ineffective

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That would be bad so the there are PROS and CONS about having phones at schools.

Concluding Statement

Ineffective

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I believe that having time to use our cell phones is prior to our learning.

Position

Adequate

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What if someone's family member is pregnant and goes into labor during class? Would you deprive them of getting updates via text?

Evidence

Adequate

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I think if its the right circumstance you should be able to use your phones

Claim

Adequate

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Like if your math teacher runs out of calculators and you don't get one, you should be able to use the calculator on your phone. Maybe music calms you down and you have some on your phone and you are too stressed about some personal problem and they cant focus on they're work, this has actually happened to me. One time i had a substitute teacher named TEACHER_NAME, he would let us talk, text, listen to music, and now he's banned from the premises and i can tell you i got more work done in 30 minutes then i could've in a day of that class

Evidence

Adequate

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I think if were allowed some leeway than we will be happy with our teachers so we can actually work on our work

Claim

Adequate

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Some kids are so shy that they don't even talk to their teachers and those kids might think that the class is too hard or the teachers are mean or something if we were allowed phones out in class he might feel comfortable

Evidence

Adequate

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I could see where there would be some trouble with kids who simply don't care

Counterclaim

Adequate

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so there should be some sort of points system where you have to have a certain amount of points to get the privilege of phones

Rebuttal

Adequate

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What's the point of being at school if you're not comfortable.

Concluding Statement

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Do you think that we should keep the Electoral College?

Lead

Adequate

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We should keep the electoral college

Position

Adequate

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because the founding fathers established it in the constitution as a compromise between election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for the president and vice president, and the counting of the electoral votes by congress. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. The electors are generally chosen by the candidate's political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are.

Evidence

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You help choose your state's electors when you vote for President because when you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors. The Certificate of Ascertainment also declares the winning presidential candidate in your state ad shows which electors will represent your state at the meeting of the electors in December of the election year. Your state's Certificates of Ascentainments are sent to the Congress and the National Archives as part of the official records of the presidential election. Abolishing the electoral college! According to a Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore,Richard Nixon,Jimmy Carter,Bob Dole,the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO-thanks to the quirks of the electoral college-won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now. Under the Electoral College system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president.

Evidence

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The single best arguement against the Electoral College is what we might call the disaster factor. Consider that state legislatures are technically responsible for picking electors, and that those electors could always defy the will of the people. In the same vein, "faithless" electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please. Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote. In that case, the election would be thrown to the House of Representatives, where state delegations vote on the president.

Evidence

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At the most basic level, the electoral college is unfair to voters. Because of the winner-take-all system in each state, candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning, focusing only on the tight races in the "swing" states. It's official: The Electoral College is unfair,outdated, and irrational. The best arguements in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality. And the arguements against direct elections are spurious at best. It's hard to say this, but Bob Dole was right: Abolish the electoral college! The Electoral College is a widely regarded as an anachronism,a non-democratic method of selecting a president that ought to be [overruled] by declaring the candidate who receives the most popular vots the winner. There are five reasons for retaining the Electoral College. The first reason is certainty of outcome. The second reason is everyone's president. The third reason is swing states. The fourth reason is big states. And the last reason is to avoid run-off elections.

Evidence

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It can be argued that the Electoral College method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope of carrying their state. But of course no voter's vote swings a national election, and in spite of that, about one-half the eligible American population did vote in election. Voters in presidential elections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who think that a single vote may decide an election [source 3: In defense of the Electoral College: five reasons to keep our dispised method of choosing president].

Evidence

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That is why we should keep the Electoral College.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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In all honestly, getting rid of the Electoral College is for the best.

Position

Adequate

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It's unfair to the voters. Changing it to election by popular vote for the president of the United States would be easier for the people.

Claim

Adequate

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because the candidates don't go to states they don't have a chance of winning, because of the winnner-take-all system. The candidates only focus on the tight races in the swing states. Sorce 2 also claims that in the 2000 election, 17 states didn't see the candidates at all! That's pretty rediculous. And voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't even get to see a single campaign ad.

Evidence

Adequate

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In the Electoral College system, voters dont only vote for the president, but for electors, who also vote for the president. Then again, in source 2, the article says the the electors that were voted for can vote for anyone they choose. That's some tricky business.

Evidence

Adequate

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Voters can't control who the electors vote for.

Claim

Adequate

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Electors aren't even voted for by the people. They sometimes come from state conventions, sometimes the state party's central committee, sometimes even the presidential candidates themselves. The second article says that the legislature is responsible for picking the electors. And these electors coukd always go against what the people want.

Evidence

Adequate

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Article 1 says that to Electoral college is meant to be a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. The Electoral College consists of the meeting of electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of electoral votes by congress.

Evidence

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Doing away with the Electoral Cololege is the best thing to do for the people. IT's unfair and tricky. The people deserve to be respected and not cheated out of their vote by electors.

Concluding Statement

Adequate

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Dear senator i think that you shuled change to people vote then a Electoral college.

Position

Adequate

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Here are the reason why you change it is unfair, stuipd.

Claim

Adequate

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these are the reason why we should go to people vote for the president of the USA.

Evidence

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why does a state person can pick are next president. when the people cant choose and the state vote are more powerful then the people. the people can choose the president.

Claim

Adequate

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for example Nixon in 1968 and clinton in 1992 both had only a 43 percsnt purality of the popular votes,while winning a majority in the Electoral college (301 out 370). These is a reason why people right need to count more the the state.

Evidence

Adequate