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If you really really want to play basketball, try to get a B average to aim higher and higher in life.
Claim
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I think your policy will give us students a lesson to learn to aim for your goals and learn to know if you really want something, you must try your hardest to aim for it.
Concluding Statement
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Hve you ever been in an argument before?
Lead
Adequate
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Well I am goingto try and persuade you that the face are a natural land form.
Position
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First I will talk about the way I know that the face are not created by aliens or something. So lets get to it
Claim
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So now in the paragraph I am going to provide you with facts and details from the rticle of why I think it is a natural land form. First If this really is a face made by aliens or something where is the rest of the body? Also We as on earth NASA says that they have never seen or recorded a real life alien.
Evidence
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If aliens did make this
Counterclaim
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it would be in the news because come on how many aircrafts are sent into space a day most likly about one ever day.
Rebuttal
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And we also have a satilite up in space and I bet you Countries like Russia, Canada, and probaly even the British have one up in space.
Evidence
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And if something like that happened I would hope one of those satilites would see that happing. And for all you and me now is that are moon has craters in it. Right? So craters happen ever day so could something like this happen I would think so. And NASA also said that they did there reserach by pictures taken by the space shuttles and very accurte drawing of the "Face" not done by conserise theroys.
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In conclusion Those were some of my best argument reason of why I think the face is a natural land form not a face that was made by aleins. So thos eare my reasonings. So what do you think it is?
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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Hello, my name is Lisa, and i'm a scientist here at NASA. I have heard that you claim that aliens have created this landform we found on Mars.
Lead
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There has not been any life found on Mars at this momment.
Claim
Adequate
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It does look like it could be from another living organism, but it's just a rock on the planet. In our newest image of the rock, it turns out that the face has dissapered. There is no evidence of this being created by aliens, rather it was created by wind and water that has been found on Mars. The reason you might believe that this was indeed aliens, might be the fact that the news has blown it out of poportion. It's just the rock that had some interesting shadows and holes that made it look like a human face.
Evidence
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all i'm trying to say is that it cannot be aliens, it's just a rock on Mars.
Position
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I agree with that, because some student's would not come to the school, this a huge opportunity for us,
Position
Adequate
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CA4E39042770
we have some reasons to take classes in online because we missing to much classes for us graduation
Claim
Adequate
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it's easy organize our own time
Claim
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It's important to study because all of us, want to be a professional.
Evidence
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In some cases the student's prefer to come at the school, but I believe that for mejority of us, is preferable to take classes in online, because we don't have troubles with anyone and we can do the classes in anytime.
Claim
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For example; Many of students had job, and they have to work sometimes in the night also in the day, but they make an effort to complete their study. I am working really hard in my classes, and manytimes is very stressful. I want to take the advanced diploma, but I miss one class, so here I have the opportunity to take in online. In my opinion these is really important for us because is a help to continue a life less stressful. Something that I like is to pass time with my family and share with they, but I don't have time because I have to come at the school and I get to many tasks, exchange if we take classes in online we can do many things.
Evidence
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In addition; is good to come at the school but for the senior students is more preferable to take classes in online beause we begin to work in restaurants or another places
Claim
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I want to have this experience of not coming at the school and take my classes in online and I want to learn new things to develop my abilities. It's a good idea to know that we have more options to take classes when we take classes from home we have the advantage to sleep more. Students would benefit in this way because we want to do different things and not come to the school almost all day. For example: I want to travel but i can't because I have to come at the school.
Evidence
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The Electoral College is used in the United States to elect a president, yet it is higly debated over whether it is needed or not. The Electoral College was founded to compromise the election of a president between the people and Congress, to try to avoid problems between both parties. Many people allign themselves with one side to argue that it is needed to eliminate unfair advantages, or that it is not needed because it doesn't give the people the power to elect their president. This brings up disputes and controversy especially in situations that give evidence to support both cases, such as the 2000 presidential election between Al Gore and George Bush.
Lead
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The Electoral College should be kept in use
Position
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it provides a fair representation and campaign for all regions
Claim
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allows votes from states with fewer population numbers to have significance
Claim
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avoids the issue of trying to determine the president when neither receives the majority vote
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To begin with, the Electoral College should be in use because it provides fair representation for all the states involved in the election.
Claim
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The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have trans-regional appeal." "This is a desireable result because a candidate with only regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president." This shows that it is beneficial because it makes a candidate who has only regional appeal, have to work harder in other states to show that he would be fair to all states, not just the ones that support him. Furthermore, it allows for massive regional advantages, like the South, mean nothing because they would still have to convince the North to vote for them.
Evidence
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The opposing side might argue that if a candidate has regional appeal, they should just let that win them the election
Counterclaim
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but a successful president should be able to sway the whole country into voting for him, not just a certain region. Thus, showing that regional advantages prove meaningless with the Electoral College, making it less unfair to other regions.
Rebuttal
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In addition, the Electoral College eliminates the unfair advangate of having a bigger state, allowing smaller states to have a significance in the election
Claim
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The Electoral College restores some of the weight in the political balance that large states lose by virtue of the mal-apportionment of the Senate decreed in the Constitution." This shows that large states can sway the whole election, while small states don't make a dent on it, without the Electoral College in place. Thus, using it allows smaller states' votes to matter in the election, while eliminating large states' advantage over them
Evidence
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People might claim that large states deserve more representation because more people live in them
Counterclaim
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this doesn't preserve the equality for other smaller states's citizens that the United States stands for. This makes it apparent that without the Electoral College only the "big states" would matter and the candidates wouldn't have to worry about the small states.
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Finally, the Electoral College does its best to eliminate the issue of not being able to determine the winner when the majority vote does not differ.
Claim
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Most states have a winner-take-all system that  awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate." This stops the problem that occured in 1968 with Nixon and 1992 with Clinton, and provides a clear definite way to choose the winner. If the Electoral College wasn't in use, lengthy recounts and much controversy would follow elections to try to determine if the votes were fair; this would cause too much strife and unrest within the country
Evidence
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It can be argued that even with the conflict it provides the people a chance to make their votes count
Counterclaim
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but it does more harm than good and it doesn't truly change anything. As a result, the Electoral College solves the issue of uncertainty and significance of vote.
Rebuttal
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In essence, the Electoral College is necessary for the balance and order in the United States to remain. It provides a fair representation and campaign for all regions, allows votes from states with fewer population numbers to have significance, and avoids the issue of trying to determine the president when neither receives the majority vote. This all shows that fewer problems arise when using this procedure, rather than if they use majority vote. "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." This shows that the citizens still have power in choosing their candidate and it creates a balance with other parties. In conclusion, the Electoral College should be kept to preserve the integrity and equality the United States is all about.
Concluding Statement
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The  electoral  college  is  where  people  go  to  vote  for  President  and  also  our  vice  President. Each  canidate  has  his  or  her  own  group  of  electors. Every  elector  is choosen  by  the  canidate's  political  party.  Also  each  elector  is  carefully  selected  and are  aware  of  thier  responsibilties.  Ounce  you  vote  for  your  canidate  you  are  actually voting  for  the  canidates  electors. Which  helps  the  state's  electors  choose  who  is  fit for president.  The  presidential  election  happens  every  four  years  on  a  tuesday  in Novemeber. There  are  at  least  538  elector's  that  atend  the  Electoral  college. Also there  has  to  be  at  least  270  votes  to  elect  the  president.
Lead
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People  may  think  when  they  go  out  to  vote  for our  new  president  they  are  voting for  that  one  person  but  they're  not, you  are  actualy  voting  for  a  bunch  of  electors. There  is  a  group  of  people  from  the  goverment  that  get  together  and  select  each elector  that  is  trusted  to  vote  for  the  party's  nominee
Evidence
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There's  five  reasons  for  the Electoral  College.
Position
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One  is  certainty  of  outcome
Claim
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everyone's president,
Claim
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swing  staes,
Claim
Ineffective
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big states
Claim
Ineffective
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CB09A5442145
avoid  run-off  elections.
Claim
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CB2385831D75
"Honey, could you go to the CVS and get me some nyquil. I'm dying here," mom says. "Yeah, I'll be back in a bit." I grab my keys from my pocket and head outside. I unlock my new driveless car and climb in. "Take me to the CVS," I tell the car. It roars to life and backs out of the parking lot. It's been not even two miles and this thing is starting to glitch. "You will be taking possesion of this car in five minutes, ma'am," the car commands. I panic and take hold of the violently shaking steering wheel. Traffics harsh tonight meaning there's some kind of party out in town. The driveless car just unexpectedly starts going in the wrong direction, making me go in shock. Before I do a full turn I see a lady talking to her baby inside the car. I try to brake, but it just won't budge. I pray that I won't do any harm to them. Unfortunetly it does. I run smack into the front rear, making me black out. They say that before you die, your life flashes back through your eyes. But mine didn't. I instintly think of mom, dying there in her room, waiting for me to come back. But I won't and this is all because of this driveless car.
Lead
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driveless cars are not safe
Position
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it can harm people,
Claim
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it's new technology is very unfamiliar,
Claim
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it is not as driveless as you think.
Claim
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If you think harm is done only to you, then you are wrong. You can injure lots of people with only one lifeless car. A car with a mind that could turn into your enemy. It might seem a great idea to most of all over social media, but once they buy them then you will harm then. Not only will they sue the company, but have a bad record on there shoulders.
Evidence
Adequate
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You won't know what is in this bizzare car that is being monitored with itself. And as the article says, it will also monitor you. I think that this is not just crazy but scary too. And with this new technology you won't learn to handle a car by yourself, and I would want to.
Evidence
Adequate
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It will say that it drives itself. It will eventually come to some point where the car can't handle the heavy traffic and pass it on to you. Yep that's right, you get to control a car that does not want to be handled. A driveless car is a facade for hidding the real truth. Because that's what it's doing. Hiding the truth.
Evidence
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These driveless cars I've been telling you about won't make this world any better. Imagine Earth being invaded by robots. That's right, the new apacolypse. You see these can be extremely dangerous to the environment and the people inside the car. This new technology can't be acurate. There can be some huge change in it that you won't see it coming from two inches away. And this driveless car being controlled but not by its driver is a false fact. You will eventually drive it too. But this new experiment may be the cause of not returning to your home and giving your mom that nyquil that she wanted so badly because she was dying.
Concluding Statement
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Americans around the world gather around their televisions, frantically waiting to see who the next leader of the USA is. The first Tuesday of November is always an exciting time for American citizens. Citizens watch the number of votes go up, thinking their vote counted, when in reality, it did not. Many people are aware of the electoral college. The electoral college are the ones truly voting for the United States leader.
Lead
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While we may have had this process for years, it's time for us to take a vote to change the way we vote. Citizens of the United States of America should be able to vote by popular vote
Position
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the electoral college is outdated
Claim
Adequate
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ruins the American freedom
Claim
Adequate
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The world we live in now compared to the 1800s is very different. We've upgraded, not only in our inventions, but our states as well. The electoral college was made when America was first established because it was fit for the needs of that time. The Office of Federal Register states, "The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens." Back then, it was needed to balance things out among the 13 colonies. In those times, we didn't have the advance techonology we have now to see our candidates on screens or in person. Since then, we've turned 13 colonies into 50 states, turned horses into cars, and small radios into televisions. Rules and laws change to fit the current needs all the time. The electoral college should do the same. Due to the fact this system has been around since the founding fathers, major mistakes occur
Evidence
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This process is too old to keep up with the third largest population in the world
Claim
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Bradford Plumer of source 2 tells us that in 2000 "Al Gore--thanks to the quirks of the electoral college--won the popular vote but lost the presidency."  If this is truly a land of democracy and of the people, how could we let such a mistake happen? How could we let majority of citizens vote but not get the person they choose
Evidence
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Another factor to this problem is the American freedom
Claim
Adequate
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The electoral college imposes on the American freedom and right to choose their president. The United States of America is a representative democracy. The citizens choose who they want to lead but those votes aren't truly their own votes. According to Richard A. Posner of source 3, "...the Electoral College method is not democratic in a modern sense...it is the electors who elect the president, not the people. When you vote for a presidental candidate, you're actually voting for a slate of electors." American citizen votes do not matter as much as we think they should. The founding fathers built this country for the people. The people should have an actual voice in who they want to lead this great nation. In addition, Americans should have a direct say. Votes should go straight to the president and not the party's electors. This is not only fair to citizens but also a more relible plan. Bradford Plumer of source 2 explains to us that ""faithless" electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whomever they please..." We can't depend on these electors to determine one of the most important things of this country. We can't depend on these "faithless" electors to vote who we want when they might do the opposite. Voting by popular vote prevents these mishaps and restores our democracy.
Evidence
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While others may claim that the electoral college is beneficial to candidates because of big states, small states, and swing states
Counterclaim
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it's a one-sided deal
Rebuttal
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It may be beneficial to candidates but what about the voters? Source 2 reads "during the 2000 campaign, seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaign ad." If these candidates expect to lead the third largest country (population wise), they should have to put out the extra effort to visit and campaign to every state. The candidates need to show they care for this country and they are here for everyone. If they cannot put in the extra effort to see the lives they are going to change, do they deserve to be president
Evidence
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All in all, the electoral college is no longer needed to today. The electoral college is made for the modern world and also disrupts our representative democracy. Times are always changing, we, as a society, are always changing, and the electoral college needs to change as well.
Concluding Statement
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I believe that cell phones should be allowed in school around free time and at lunch periods.
Position
Adequate
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I think that the kids at schools would be a lot happier with more freedom.
Claim
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I also, think that with more freedom would become more responsibility, and i think that the students in the school could handle having their cell phones out during passing time and also during lunch periods. Many people would like to have that freedom of having our cell phones out. Also, i think that if we were able to have our cell phones and do things with them then we would be a lot happier and things would be a lot better at Warren Woods Middle School
Evidence
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I think that in classes cell phones could be used a lot with different assignments.
Claim
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Such as we could be texting a teacher our answers or looking things up. Also, you could play the quiet game and then just have our phones and then we could be texting each other back and forth about question and other sorts of things
Evidence
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I think that if we were allowed to have cell phones in school then we would only be able to have them outside of the class room and if had them any where else then we would have to get them taken away and also, then maybe cell phones would be band from schools. I think that the principal should be able to trust us to have our cell phones.
Concluding Statement
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Driverless cars are very unecessary and will only cause trouble that can be avoided.
Position
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These cars are unecessary, because driving is not one of the huge problems in the world.
Claim
Adequate
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A lot of other issues should be viewed as more urgent to take care of, than the development of cars that do not need people behind the wheel and in control. They will only cause problems, because they can easily get into accidents, among many other issues. It was just spoken about this week in the news: Google's car got into its first accident.
Evidence
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In order to completely transfer over to driverless cars, a lot of things have to be changed and developed
Claim
Adequate
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Not only are the cars themselves problematic (they are not even able to react around an accident site), but there are no laws stating who is responsible if a vehicle with no driver causes an accident to happen. Who is held responsible in the end? A prediction some can make is that many lawsuits will be formed against both the maker of the vehicle, and the driver behind the wheel. The question will also arise that if neither were in control, can you blame something such as a car?
Evidence
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Another problem that the cars could create, is a huge spending issue
Claim
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In the article it is stated that a certain device "cost two hundred million dollars." That is a lot of money to spend on the system for one car. And the cars need many sensors in order for them to run smoothly, such as," a rotating sensor on the roof, a video camera mounted near the rearview mirror, four automotive radar sensors," and that might be roughly half of all one car needs.
Evidence
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Another problem that could arise is the conditions of roads.
Claim
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Many of the driverless cars that the article states have been developed have needed specific conditions in order to function correctly, such as "a special test track" or "magnets with alternating polarity." How would those cars function in an everyday situation out on the open road? Not very well. So how would they be able to develop a vehicle that can operate on a true highway, as well as on the many other types of roadways in the world?
Evidence
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An issue that should be brought up also, is that none of the developed vehicles have been completely driverless.
Claim
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They need humans to do certain things for them behind the wheel, such as navigating crash scenes. What happens if a driver who is bored while their car drives for them forgets to be paying attention?
Evidence
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driverless cars are not something that should be stood for. They will only create trouble that is not needed in the world, and can possibly lead to way bigger issues, such as in our economy. The development and actual distribution of these cars would be something unprecedented and who knows what could come of unprecedented things. In reading this article, it was easy to pick out things that could go wrong, and reasons it would not be in the world's best interest to go further in the development, but it was a lot harder to pick out what could go right and how these cars could help the world. If something might do more harm than good, why do it?
Concluding Statement
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The Electoral College is a cruel, pointless process that simply makes a percentage of votes, or all of them if you look at it that way, to mean nothing, and allows for circumstances like the 2000 election.
Position
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There are plenty of reasons, and plenty of contradictions in "In Defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to kep our despised mehod of choosing the President."
Claim
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To begin, the winner-take-all system is very unfair to the voters.
Claim
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Voters in certain, dominated areas are supposed to know what they are voting for, yet get nothing to teach them? Not that it matters regardless, since every person within a state supports a political party, right, and, depending on your state's veiw, all Republicans/Democrats have no idea what they are voting for, correct? Like Bradford Plumer says, you shouldn't have to move to Ohio to be able to get a vote.
Evidence
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There is also the point countered Mr. Posner's article, which is that those in party-dominated states will have a feeling their vote doesn't count, and he sais that one vote will not swing an election.
Counterclaim
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Then why do you beleive an upside of the elecoral college is that those in more neutral states will feel their vote counts? Or do those in party-dominated states not matter, since those in neutrals think way more about their votes, and are the only ones you should trust, according to him? In practice, they are the only deciding factor
Rebuttal
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There are also the many unwanted results from electoral colleges, such as the 2000 election's outcome defying the people.
Claim
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What Is the Electoral College?" states you are voting for electors when you vote, but what is the point if they can simply defy you? It would be like if after the president was chosen, the Senate could overule him with a 1/5 vote. There is also the point in Plumer's article about the time Hawaii sent two slates, which forced the desicion to Nixon, who had to validate only the opponet's votes in fear of otherwise receiving bad publicity. There is also the strange way of resolving a tie, which boils down to the same thing as the winner-take-all system, except if more people support  it doesn't matter. It would be like if everybody in the  room wasn't alowed to vote, other than one voted, but everybody in the room agreed anyway for some strange, miraculous reason. (Of course, the one guy in the  next room doesn't agree, and completely takes out your vote, regardless of the fact that there were 30 people in this one.)
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Now, there is the gregarious amount of contradictory statements that can be found within Mr. Posner's article.
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One has already been mentioned in the winner-take-all system paragraph.
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He also conveintly provides a dispute that had nothing to do with a close vote in the Electoral College,
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