discourse_id
stringlengths 12
12
| essay_id
stringlengths 12
12
| discourse_text
stringlengths 4
4.1k
| discourse_type
stringclasses 7
values | discourse_effectiveness
stringclasses 3
values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7449bb81ca7e | D7C33D289E26 | Driving without alert humans? How "smart" does that sound? | Claim | Adequate |
1db2382c7c74 | D7C33D289E26 | I understand the idea, and to me it sounds cool | Counterclaim | Adequate |
5ca53b273697 | D7C33D289E26 | But are we going to risk several other problems to look cool? | Rebuttal | Adequate |
c8fc36f91770 | D7C33D289E26 | Driverless cars would be tempting for drivers to not pay attention. | Claim | Adequate |
abba3ba2f80c | D7C33D289E26 | If they don't pay attention, it could cause wrecks, accidental turns, who knows? You might end up at the wrong place. Lawmakers themself even agree that safety is best achieved with alert drivers. Also, if we went driverless, it would give drunks an "ok" to drive because technically, they aren't driving.. which would cause a whole nother problem.
If we went driverless, it would look cool for awhile, but eventually everything would crash. The cars might not be programmed correctly, people would put the blame on the car and not themself, it would cost us a tremendous amount of more money. From the actual car itself; to all the problems it would cause. | Evidence | Adequate |
cbead3d62e8c | D7C33D289E26 | We would need to change all the roads and enable electrical cables. | Claim | Ineffective |
6109c82ac89b | D7C33D289E26 | Requiring "massive upgardes to existing roads, something that is simply to expensive to be practical." | Evidence | Ineffective |
096a7e0c6599 | D7C33D289E26 | The article states. If the google cars aren't truely driverless, people have to be alert in case of complicated traffic issues. Do you honestly think people would pay attention? Or will it become such a habit and easy to just sleep on the way to work at least one time. Should we take a risk to look cool and "change the world?" Or is it possible to improve technology in a differnet way that keeps drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe and happy. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
1c7a57a32394 | D7CF42E7FD3B | The electorial college should not be used because you dont exactly vote for the president. the electorial college is to voulintary for presidention voting | Position | Adequate |
3e99b67fd00c | D7CF42E7FD3B | 3 reasons why the electorial college should not be used because you vote for a slate of electors | Claim | Adequate |
68dfce6c3636 | D7CF42E7FD3B | they would have the advantige in votes | Claim | Adequate |
e760e4860fa7 | D7CF42E7FD3B | it over rules the poeple vote | Claim | Adequate |
bc92d64468d9 | D7CF42E7FD3B | One reason why this method should not be used becaus you vote for a slate of electors | Claim | Adequate |
2ec8544bde6d | D7CF42E7FD3B | instead of voting and using the poeoles vote, you vote for electors to elect for you. it comes from a variaty of places of whom is the electors. which lead to the biggest election crises odf 2000 | Evidence | Adequate |
a47a0ac3a681 | D7CF42E7FD3B | Another reqason why this method should nt be used is because they would have a advantige in votes | Claim | Adequate |
c9c4e65524de | D7CF42E7FD3B | Republicans would mostly build up the election group. which is over 300 polititions | Evidence | Ineffective |
657daf0d1991 | D7CF42E7FD3B | one last reason is that it over rules the poeples vote | Claim | Adequate |
c00dd3b0fbf9 | D7CF42E7FD3B | if the poeple vote is up to 40% and the electorial vote is 60% it would over rule our vote. which leads to a obviouse winner in the election on the camopaighn run | Evidence | Adequate |
9840f2abd889 | D7CF42E7FD3B | the reason the elecctorial colllege should be banned is, you votefor a slate of electors, they would have the advantedg in the vote run, and it over rules the poeples vote. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
eb0d5e98700a | D81428AC9545 | I think that students shouldn't be required to do community service because there family might not have time or maybe there parents wont let them. | Position | Effective |
0e53172839f9 | D81428AC9545 | I think it would be nice for some children to help out but they shouldn't have to. | Claim | Adequate |
82905c89ecbd | D81428AC9545 | The children should not be responsible to take on actions on doing other peoples stuff because it might have not been them who either littered or did something that the person that did this action should be responsible for it. Children should only be required to do community service if they have served time in jail and is required by the law or they are doing it for a good cause like when they have to do it at there school so they are ready for college and have to learn what their life is going to be about | Evidence | Adequate |
51e65543adca | D81428AC9545 | Taking time to do community kind of takes away being able to be a kid | Claim | Adequate |
19e8ea96c510 | D81428AC9545 | because you don't really get to hang out with friends and family , you don't get to have your own time and you might not have time to do your homework and that might cause you to have failing grades which even takes away more of your privilege's to hang out with friends or have your own time | Evidence | Adequate |
a863e25db0d8 | D81428AC9545 | so i think that being required to do community service shouldn't be allowed unless you have done something so that you have to do community service. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
8554467b8ccc | D81428AC9545 | All though community service looks good on your college application so children should try to participate with community service | Counterclaim | Adequate |
57afda4f6685 | D81428AC9545 | but shouldn't be required at least you should wait until the kids are a senior in H.S. to start require community service. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
dfa06d5c30fb | D81FB980878F | After reading this controversial essay on Electoral College and how it affects other and our "American People" I feel personally a bit ashamed at our own country that we allow all this nonsense to have happened. | Lead | Adequate |
d6d025aec2d2 | D81FB980878F | I would want too ban the choice of Electoral College, | Position | Adequate |
33e87435bf35 | D81FB980878F | because first off we're looking way too deep into our system of voting, is it really necessary too compare our states number of votes with another's just to possibly get noticed? | Claim | Ineffective |
643cc64a590e | D81FB980878F | Why dont we take things into our own hands and not count on voting for some stranger to do the work for us. | Claim | Adequate |
62b3fff812ab | D81FB980878F | In one of they many paragraphs I had read, it simply stated "The Electoral College is widely regarded as an anachronism, a non-democratic method of selecting a president that out to be (overruled)" | Claim | Adequate |
952558a1e2a8 | D81FB980878F | that doesnt sound like everyone here in America is fully williing too agree to all of this, and I wouldn't blame them. I don't understand why we cant just vote directly for the president ourselves! I mean after all, he is going too be our leader. I just would never put that type of a big decision in somebody else's hands who I don't even know at all, and especially if I know its not completely certain that whomever I had put my vote in for is at a 50/50 chance of winnning as it is. | Evidence | Adequate |
67100e0bfe55 | D81FB980878F | If there is already an apparent list of five reasons all about retaining the Electoral College because of its democratic pedigree, just is another reason as too why I'm against this kind of voting system. | Claim | Adequate |
2cce3ed64c44 | D81FB980878F | With having the first reason listed as being "Certainty of Outcome" should really make the person reading that question themselves on if they're making a right decision or not. You would have too go through a lot of trouble and paperwork as it is whenever voting for someone, At least I would like too know that I'm not basically giving my one vote away for technically someone else to do it for me. | Evidence | Adequate |
f1bebb0ea7e2 | D828BE60BE57 | If they go by Electoral college then Congress would have to count up all the votes. | Claim | Ineffective |
7899cab85cb1 | D828BE60BE57 | The Electoral Cpllege has as many as 538 electors, 270 votes will determine who becomes our new president. | Evidence | Adequate |
08f275c027cd | D828BE60BE57 | On the other hand changing to election by popular vote for president will give people a chance to choose there favorite canidate to become the president. | Claim | Adequate |
360b84a424d1 | D828BE60BE57 | Its basically like picking favorites you get to pick who you think is best and who you want to become the new president of whatever you the situation may be. | Evidence | Adequate |
fae94834fce8 | D828BE60BE57 | Electoral College your not really voting for a president your votins for a slate of electors. | Claim | Adequate |
9163c5ba92f5 | D828BE60BE57 | Who really chooses the presidents ? That would be the electors who actually pick the president not the people. Mainly if you win the Electoral vote you still have to go through the popularity voting comes after that. Electoral College avoids the problem of elections in which no candidate reciaves a mojority of the votes that are cast. | Evidence | Adequate |
d762f4af69e1 | D82CB7B7EC22 | I don't think that the idea of a driverless car is a good idea. | Position | Adequate |
8f9442917f05 | D82CB7B7EC22 | I feel as if driverless cars are just the fact of people being lazy | Claim | Adequate |
5651170f1930 | D82CB7B7EC22 | I don't understand what's hard about driving a car just for a short amount of time. Driverless cars might be a good idea for long road trips, but just think about how much work those cars would need if they broke down. | Evidence | Adequate |
34c8fe9d5029 | D82CB7B7EC22 | On the positive side these driverless car might be a good idea for someone that's always is on the go & they get tired of driving. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
2270618eca0a | D82CB7B7EC22 | It may also be good for the mothers of young children. Only when the child is crying the can have the car driving it's self while they get the baby in order. They should really make that a feature of the car | Evidence | Adequate |
415b4cb5f3f1 | D82CB7B7EC22 | Other than that the car seems worthless & is just another car problem that us Americans would have. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
fd1f90ab1330 | D82CB7B7EC22 | Now having a driverless is just insane & lazy | Claim | Ineffective |
e086ce110808 | D82CB7B7EC22 | First off what is the point of having a car if it's just going to drive it's self? | Claim | Adequate |
ecd6e37facfc | D82CB7B7EC22 | I think it would cause more accident & like the article said | Evidence | Adequate |
f9f43163f816 | D82CB7B7EC22 | who's fault would it be the would the accident be on? | Evidence | Adequate |
b0403afb5f12 | D82CB7B7EC22 | Then insurance would be at an all time high, because the makers of these cars are going to find everyway to make these more advanced then the next, like I said in the first paragraph how much EXACTLY would it cost to buy A car like this or even fix a car like this | Evidence | Adequate |
b483b6ab6920 | D82CB7B7EC22 | Literally us as people only make enough to support our families & pay the bill. | Claim | Adequate |
72aa7be00b58 | D82CB7B7EC22 | Having to buy these cars would be another thing to break us. | Evidence | Adequate |
76a85c990377 | D82CB7B7EC22 | To wrap things up, in my opinion i think this car is something that they should second guess. It might benefit some people & others it might put a steep hole in their pocket. Once again i feel as if there is no purpose of having a car if you're not going to drive it. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
8a14fc9d8110 | D85B93C13556 | I believe that if driverless cars became legal more accidents would occur and thousands of perople lose their jobs. | Position | Effective |
d208da5995e8 | D85B93C13556 | Driverless cars have almost every part of the car controlled by a computer. | Claim | Effective |
6197ca87029b | D85B93C13556 | So, what happens if the car's computer lost power because it has been on to long, or it overheats because the computer is working to hard? In all these situations the car would most likely stop functioning correctly , and quite possibly hurt a pasenger. What if an essential part of the car breaks while on the road? The google car has a special piece of equipment called a LIDAR that keeps a constant 3-D model of the area around. If that piece of machinery fails while on the road the driver is required to take control of the car to keep it from driving into any people, buildings, or other cars. In all of the situations above the driver would need to take control of that unique situation, or else fatalities could occur. These are only a couple examples of what could happen if a driverless car malfunctioned while on the road. | Evidence | Effective |
d44cd08822ce | D85B93C13556 | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," it says that the current taxi system would be taken over by driverless cars. this would put hundreds of thousands of taxi and Uber drivers out of a job. There are also some jobs that cannot be replaced by driverless cars. A job like the trash collector would require the driver to get into the driveway, and get in the correct position to properly and safely collect the trash. Emergerency response vehicles like ambulances, police cars, and fire trucks would also need drivers to get them through traffic quickly, efficiantly, and safely. | Evidence | Effective |
0599a42d4fb7 | D85B93C13556 | These examples show that hundreds of thousands of people would lose their jobs if driverless cars were to take over. They also show that some jobs can not be completed without a driver behind the wheel. | Claim | Effective |
8dd134966a21 | D85B93C13556 | Since, driverless cars are driven by computers that means they are suseptable to hackers or other harmful people. | Claim | Effective |
d5ae75e3c06d | D85B93C13556 | If a driverless car has a computer that is connected to the internet hackers anywhere in the world could hack into the car's computer, and make it do whatever they want. There are also people who could damage the car physically by damaging essential external parts of the car. There are also unforseen events that could happen through nature. The car's camera or LIDAR could be covered up acciddently by a leaf or a bug. The car could hit a bad bump and jar the sytems computer. These are things that are possible in the realm of driverless cars. | Evidence | Adequate |
81248251daef | D85B93C13556 | These reasons that I have stated show that there will always be a time when cars will need a driver to take control of a unique situation. Whether it be a faulty computer or broken camera; drivers will always be needed. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
e32543e5e4b1 | D891B1BFC6F6 | I think you should let us students to bring our cell phones to school | Position | Adequate |
1082154edf13 | D891B1BFC6F6 | we are in a growing society and we all need to communicate. | Claim | Adequate |
27aba49fb476 | D891B1BFC6F6 | to begin with i consider all students must have a cell phone in order to text their class mate to ask about the home work from last night | Claim | Adequate |
cccbb05476fb | D891B1BFC6F6 | or just to have a briefly talk about the test in class that they are giving or just to let the students have more freedom. also texting is being more widely used than any other devise in earth like face book or twitter they are both being used to talk on the phones know every body has a phone i am right yes because technology has been growing rapidly and faster then ever know on days you don't see that device what was it called oh yea the beeper because it took so much time to call the one typing it in and for her to send the message to the other person beeper that has become obsolete. | Evidence | Adequate |
f0f532b6a305 | D891B1BFC6F6 | also phones have been one the worlds greatest inventions. | Claim | Ineffective |
09371e325546 | D891B1BFC6F6 | in fact the on who created the first phone was Alexander gram bell and know look at the phones they even have GPS. they can take you to their destination with out problem is like the sexton that used triangulation to find your position in earth. but know they use seven GPS to know where you are and were are you going now they are more accurate they take anywhere any time any place. phones have develop allot know there even a hand free devise that you use that is not even a cord is just dangling from your ear and it its totally cool to have one i have one. | Evidence | Adequate |
626819ae19d2 | D891B1BFC6F6 | so please principal with your rat honor please allowed phones for us to call each other. also hanks for taking your time and reading this thank you allot i hope you take my opinion in consideration | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
c356f0431074 | D8D90E042134 | I think that students should decide on their own | Position | Adequate |
4320ccc8c218 | D8D90E042134 | I mean if they're eight-graders, they should be smart enough and decide on their own on what they want, or don't want to do | Evidence | Adequate |
d1fff89aa396 | D8D90E042134 | For me, I would choose helping the community, 'cause if you think about it, your actually doing it for your own goods, maybe in some points your not, but most of them from peoples personal experiment's basically, your doing it for your community and your country, the world and people that are around you | Claim | Adequate |
f107d0397607 | D8D90E042134 | What i would do, I would make a list from easiest, to hardest on helping the community, and start from the easiest because at first, your not used to it, and you need to learn how to be responsible for your things, and for what you do | Claim | Adequate |
19aa90ac82be | D8D90E042134 | For example, I'll pick, helping students in your classrooms. Then, I might start tutoring my cousins or neighbors, something to start of with, like a practice. If I'll see or think that I'm good enough, I might move on, tutoring Elementary kids. Later on, I'll be a famous tutor! If I'll be doing a good job at tutoring, I might starting subbing for teachers, then they'll ask me to be a teacher! Which means, that now I'll have a job! So basically, I made my own personal carrier just for helping the community! | Evidence | Effective |
223ab0296a3b | D8D90E042134 | helping you community isn't as bad | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
5953fddf87d5 | D8EAAA9AB53B | " I only love my bed and my momma, I'm sorry," is a song lyric from famous R&B artist, Drake. This quote may pertain to one, considering many people love the comfort of their own space and bed. One can shop, watch concerts, get food, and more through electronics. So then rises the question: why not attend classes through these same devices? | Lead | Effective |
c835fe3eabee | D8EAAA9AB53B | Students would benefit from being able to take classes from home by way of online or video conferencing | Position | Effective |
355f9a25b59f | D8EAAA9AB53B | students will not have to worry about discrimination of any kind, | Claim | Effective |
750d560d3ee0 | D8EAAA9AB53B | have more control over their learning | Claim | Effective |
063fd34b3e1c | D8EAAA9AB53B | be able to decide the timing in which they learn.
| Claim | Effective |
63f2862f9ae8 | D8EAAA9AB53B | The school setting is one of the main grounds for bullying; consequently, this affects one's ability to focus and learn. | Claim | Effective |
8cdc091b4d51 | D8EAAA9AB53B | This effect is not a problem at home, because one does not have to fear getting talked about by fellow students in the classroom. In the isolation of one's home, nobody sees them, what they have on, how their hair looks, etc. For example, one could have half of their hair undone, and not have to worry about what the next person has to say about it. This online replacement, in fact, completely eliminates the need to get ready and look the utmost best to try to avoid stares and whispers. | Evidence | Effective |
a14e19a6d618 | D8EAAA9AB53B | Another example is that a friend has not only told me, but I have witnessed how much online schooling has benefited her for the better. She is not as self conscious as she used to be, due to the fact that, she has gotten very used to being comfortable in her own skin and not having to listen to other people's opinions. In school, she was a C, and occasionally a D, student because she was always leaving class to go speak with counselors about how people would make jokes about her and throw items at her, because she looked different and was Arabian. Since she switched to online schooling, she is now an A and B student. Furthermore, she is about to graduate and get her diploma with a 3.0 GPA. If she did not switch to online schooling, would she be in this situation now? | Evidence | Effective |
a8e947d3dcdf | D8EAAA9AB53B | People have different ways of learning and getting information into their head. With classes online, one has more control over their learning. | Claim | Effective |
d8fbe6b5e1b5 | D8EAAA9AB53B | Studies show that majority of humans have three different ways of learning: audio, visual, and more proactive. With the web, people can simply listen to the lesson, watch it, or write things down and create models in home for a more interactive experience. In addition, taking notes is easier with this strand of learning. One is able to focus, without distractions in a classroom setting. For example, other students being obsessively loud, to the point where, one cannot hear the teacher or be able to do the assignment properly. | Evidence | Effective |
9b02fd0327e1 | D8EAAA9AB53B | Also, students tend to move at many different paces when trying to learn; therefore, online classes can support this. | Claim | Adequate |
f01ed3439f64 | D8EAAA9AB53B | One can go through the lesson at their own pace; being able to move forward or go back to certain information, if they move a little slower or faster than the average. People could have slightly different learning abilities, and need certain resources. For example, someone may need a dictionary to understand. However, with electronic learning, these resources are right at your fingertips. | Evidence | Adequate |
0c82ce2fde3e | D8EAAA9AB53B |
Online schooling and video conferencing is just another way or learning that is more flexible, due to the fact that, one is in their home. Students would definitely benefit from being able to attend classes from home because one is able to avoid discrimination from fellow students, approach the way of their learning, and control the timing of their learning. At the end of the day, why move from the comfort of the home and bedroom, especially when there's better benefits if one stays? | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
7ea74cb8d64c | D8ED809B7F92 | I feel as if you should keep the Electoral College as it is. | Position | Adequate |
eb55e61051b6 | D8ED809B7F92 | Our country is so messed up that we have a lot of our people not working or just getting well-fair. | Claim | Ineffective |
a3a636874ae8 | D8ED809B7F92 | To be honest, that isnt fair that they get a vote. Who are they going to choose when it comes to voting? Someone trying to help us move forward or someone making our tax money got to the people who dont want to get off there lazy butt and do something. I do not know 100% of the facts on who can vote or not, but if a bum sitting on state road 70 all day begging for money just so he can go buy beer, seems unfair that he should even get a vote. In my opinion half of the population will end up voting for someone because, of what bad benefits he is offering and then we will be stuck with another bad president for another 4 years! Who knows more about congress then our congress? Lets be a honest here, do we really want all our tax money going to families with 8 kids and cant afford 2 or the bums on the side of the road begging for money or the trashy people hitting up crack ever time they get a little bit of money? Not me! | Evidence | Ineffective |
05d6a156a991 | D8ED809B7F92 | The article states that yes the electors may choose differently from what the people and the popularity wanted. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
c4d391e5af25 | D8ED809B7F92 | I dont think that matters because why would they vote for someone who isnt fit to be president? If they are even up there, they are fit. So I think the Electoral College is just fine of a process to use for the United States of America. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
a677867502e0 | D8ED809B7F92 | Yes, maybe our electors dont see certain benefits one canidate might be offering or doesnt understand as to why one might be better in your eyes. | Counterclaim | Adequate |
aa5dc775af9c | D8ED809B7F92 | But in the end, the president we choose is probably not even going to actually do half the things he promised so who cares? | Evidence | Ineffective |
fc99fa9fe84b | D8ED809B7F92 | If we want this country to go anywere we need to let the people who actually understand what the men up on the campains telling the people of america a bunch of lies really offer us. They know whats good for us and thats why they are voting for them. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
623c1b587170 | D8F3209E84CF | In the article "Driverless Cars Are Coming," the author presents both positive and negative aspects of cars that drive themselves. Although, there are bountieous reasons why driverless cars are a good thing, there are also myriads of reasons as of why this could also be a bad thing. | Lead | Effective |
a1d3ce9dc8b8 | D8F3209E84CF | From upgrading roads | Claim | Effective |
c8f7a972b5f2 | D8F3209E84CF | the invasion of privacy, | Claim | Effective |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.