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bfb5e5f3b30e | FA62EE04FAFA | But I believe even the best-laid systems can be wrong | Claim | Ineffective |
8ab11fba8575 | FA62EE04FAFA | teacher asks:
What Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the AFL-CIO all, in thier time, agreed on?
My answer:
Abolishing the electoral college!
they're not alone; according to a Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore- thanks to the quirks of the electoral college- won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of voters would perfer a direct election to the kind we have now. This year voters can expect another close election in which the popular vote winner could again lose the presidency. And yet, the electoral college still has its defenders. what gives?... | Evidence | Ineffective |
c5a37e2792e9 | FA87416EF173 | do you thing stuudent would benefit from being able to attend classes from hom? | Lead | Adequate |
d152b166904d | FA87416EF173 | I sopport the student should be attend class from home | Position | Adequate |
1a692827307b | FA87416EF173 | because We do not have to go to School and we can have more time with the family | Claim | Adequate |
583f46b8ecee | FA87416EF173 | We do not have to wake up early | Claim | Adequate |
8db94208f8af | FA87416EF173 | we can saty safe at home.
| Claim | Adequate |
b80366fd34b1 | FA87416EF173 | some student do not like to wake up early and they shoose to take the classes online | Claim | Adequate |
52b45046b49c | FA87416EF173 | for the reason that student do not to ride the bus and can early to School.
| Evidence | Ineffective |
4600d9ab2574 | FA87416EF173 | In my opinio it is a good idea to take class online most in this time becacuse so many bad thing are happen in the world | Claim | Adequate |
0ef085a59886 | FA87416EF173 | for Example the corona virus this is one of most reason that I support to attend class at home because We can do the classes online and we can stay at home more safe and healthy. | Evidence | Adequate |
2a5e1f2730c1 | FA87416EF173 | other good reason that is a good idea to take classes in home is that you mom know that you are in home because a lot of students scape and they mom thing that they are inthe School | Claim | Ineffective |
438c7f095579 | FA87416EF173 | so if peolple attend classes from home mom ready know the his son in home. | Evidence | Ineffective |
e9058d161e0a | FA87416EF173 | conclution some student do not like to use the computer and they shoose to come to School and other student they do not how to use computer but still doing a good idea tke classes at home becasue you can have more time with your family also you don't have to wake up early to ride the bus and you can do you work at home and take more break | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
aff4b4486220 | FABE0E966789 | Students may bring there phones to school but they could only use them while there in lunch or any free time. Phones need to be turned off while in class or in the library if not they might get there phone taken away and they need to pick it up at the end of the day. Student's phones must be in their backpacks or in their pockets during class. | Lead | Ineffective |
bba28103ede9 | FABE0E966789 | students should just leave their phones at home | Position | Adequate |
e673684d88d6 | FABE0E966789 | so it wont be taken by the teacher or so you wont loose it at school or other students wont have to rob you. | Evidence | Adequate |
fdd35bff37c7 | FABE0E966789 | Another thing why students should not bring their phones to school at all it might fall and brake when you walk or if your texting you might bump into each other | Evidence | Adequate |
fa4e297fe024 | FABE0E966789 | someone might call in the middle of class. or a friend might text you in the middle of class | Evidence | Adequate |
19a0e36a9968 | FAF658D1034B | I am in favor of keeping the election by popular vote for the president of the United States. | Position | Adequate |
d2db5583d7c8 | FAF658D1034B | I think our country deserve the right to elect our president the person thats going to make the laws and better things for us. | Claim | Adequate |
40b14198e3b1 | FAF658D1034B | Some of the people yet can't vote but they watch the interviews the campains you make. What you are preparing for us for the future for our childrens parents and animals. For every single thing and we judge you the way we think is supposed to be we want our country to be better to be the best . We dont want some people we dont even know how they think to select something for us | Evidence | Ineffective |
7a7cb884de27 | FAF658D1034B | sometimes we make wrong elections | Counterclaim | Adequate |
8bd1eada67ef | FAF658D1034B | but we all humans and if we make the wrong decition later we can't judge you because we elect our president our ''saver''. | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
7ca2e44eff29 | FAF658D1034B | Electoral collage is not a bad option but Im in favor of voting by popular vote for the president of the United State . | Claim | Adequate |
e1469f2e8303 | FAF658D1034B | Voting is a privilage we have it let us use it . Let us pick and make our mistake . Try to tell us by the campians congresist let us know you. The way you think so we can be sure in what hands our putting our futures our sons and daughters future. The electoral collage constists in 538 electors. A majoritiy of 270 electoral votes is requiered to elect the President. The presidential election is held every four years on Tusday after Monday in Novemeber. New year isn't a new life . The elections is new taxes , new laws, new benefits. Thats a new life .When you vote for a president you vote for your candidate you are actually voting for your candidate's electors. Democrats and Repunblicans they all had have ups and downs . But they still make their elections | Evidence | Ineffective |
cc9c4d6f8e42 | FAF658D1034B | Being in favor of election by popular vote give us the people the right to decide | Claim | Adequate |
a3795a099665 | FAF658D1034B | The right to choose something good our bad the right to know what we need and want from the new President. If we choose by popular vote is that more people want somebody because that somebody offers something better. Because everyone or allmost everyone is confident about that man. About what his offering us . Elecitng our president by popular vote ill be a great idea . You will make the people happy. And you are giving us the place as citizens of the United States that we deserved. These is the greates country, this is the best country in the hall world everyone want to come here because of the equal rights you give us. Because the liberty of expretion. Thats a previlage . Aren't we allow to use it to the the maximun . This is a free country and we had to fight hard for that our ansesters. Electing our President of the Unirted States by popular vote is the best they could do | Evidence | Ineffective |
ab8ce3b5967a | FAF658D1034B | Im in favor of it and that's my opinion. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
cc1ae84ab1e5 | FAF9437BCC50 | what is this electoral college? You are telling me that i vote for electors thta supposedly are pulling fior my choice of candidate for pesident. I don't think that is right to just take my choice of president and put it in someone else's hands. It should be my choice to whom I want it to be. Now I realize that there is probably some rule that prevents them to changing their mind, but actually I don't think that there is such a rule. | Lead | Effective |
9dfc7dd8473c | FAF9437BCC50 | I think that we should be rid this Electoral College and go by popular vote. So this way my vote is directly counted and going towards the candidate of my choice. | Position | Adequate |
a53ebb478e62 | FAF9437BCC50 | Now I know that ths would be a big thing because it is unconstitutional, so we should have a vote upon what the people think. Whether we should keep up with this electoral college buisness. | Evidence | Ineffective |
2a4f089056f1 | FAF9437BCC50 | Another thing, why wasn't I, a american, told about all of this. Because my vote probably doesn't even matter now that i think about it, it's probably just a trashed paper that goes toward these electors. How doesd these electors just get chosen, do you wof your way up or you get it if your popular? | Evidence | Ineffective |
4bf4562cc62a | FAF9437BCC50 | What would happen if these electors just went with a different candidate and left all the voters in the dust? | Claim | Adequate |
e05e5814db74 | FAF9437BCC50 | If so that this happened what would happen to the election? | Evidence | Ineffective |
54f492f8e25e | FAFDA54C78E1 | My name is STUDENT_NAME and i would like for the policy to stay the way it is | Position | Adequate |
017a9cf22621 | FAFDA54C78E1 | if kids want to play sport then let them if they have a c let them play its only if the go under a c that's when u take them off the team there on and tell them when they get there grades up they can play the sport again but not until they get there grades up. | Claim | Adequate |
6529ed95f932 | FAFDA54C78E1 | Like my mom always said if ur going to play football u got to keep ur grades up no getting ur grades under a d or ur grounded and off the football team she told my sister and brother the same thing when they were in school but there out of school got good jobs did good in school so yea. | Evidence | Adequate |
2e49b3b43dfd | FAFDA54C78E1 | i don't like the way ur doing things put the school policy at if they go under a d there off the team all my friends have good grades they all play football and basketball and u think they would like it if they got kicked off the team because there grade went under a b | Evidence | Ineffective |
6861b82a63d3 | FAFDA54C78E1 | i don't think anyone would like that besides sports are the only fun thing to do at school so yea that's all i really got to say. | Claim | Adequate |
0c8be3f48a6e | FAFDA54C78E1 | I like playing football because it runs in my family my dad played it my dads dad played it my moms dad played it my moms brother played it my brother played it i play it so please don't make it where if u have a grade lower than a b u take kids off the football team i would appreciate it if u did thank u have a great day oh yea and if u haven't seen it in the letter make it where if u go lower than a d u get kicked off the football team now have a great day | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
e104e1df5d82 | FB05272DAD57 | Choosing weather we should keep the electorial college or start voting by popular vote well some may say its a tough choice and others may say that its an easy one. But after awhile and you take some time to think about it, you come to your sences and see that well maybe it is a simple question. The question is does the electorial college work? | Lead | Adequate |
bf70b98d27db | FB05272DAD57 | the electorial college does not work | Position | Adequate |
bb9974b651ad | FB05272DAD57 | because people dont always know what they're voting for | Claim | Adequate |
9a56359c5e3c | FB05272DAD57 | they might not even be really taking our votes | Claim | Adequate |
6820ee819a7f | FB05272DAD57 | finally they are also unfair to the voters. | Claim | Adequate |
9df17f76d75b | FB05272DAD57 | To begin, the electorial college isnt good for the people because they dont always know what there voting for | Claim | Adequate |
ce6fabddfa51 | FB05272DAD57 | for example. In the second article it states that
"sometimes voters get confused about the electors and vote for the wrong candidate".
Now that's a problem dont you think! most voters just go with the flow and pick who they're friends pick or they just go out and choose the first person they think is good, And because of that people dont really care about who they pick, Which is a bad thing because they might choose someone who wants to kill off half of the human race. Every one should know who they are voting for and why there voting for that person, because if not then they should just use the popular vote process. | Evidence | Ineffective |
af778f73c753 | FB05272DAD57 | Furthermore, we should use the popular vote process becasuse who really knows what there doing with our votes they could be throwing them away and not taking our votes. behind closed doors they could just be choosing who they want to become president. | Claim | Adequate |
a495c6704e45 | FB05272DAD57 | statistics show that out of 100 people 80 voted and the other 20% didn't vote at all so why does the talley say that 90% voted in the state of oklahoma when only 80% voted. now think about it they use all these out rageous numbers trying to make the person but only come to find out they're just adding on numbers making whoever they want to become president. Many people dont pay attention to the talleys and results but if you put it all together then you would see what im saying. and yes, many people would say that the electorial college is great and that they arnt doing anything fishy well if you think about if and understand the voters and see how many dont vote and how many do vote you would also see that something isnt right with these numbers. But onthe other hand if you had used the popular vote process no one would have these problems. | Evidence | Adequate |
0342ba0f6450 | FB05272DAD57 | Finally,the electorial college is unfair to voters | Claim | Adequate |
8973ab38fb42 | FB05272DAD57 | in the second story it states that
"the best arguments in favor of it are mostly assertions without much basis in reality.
and the arguments against direct elections are spurious at best".
mostly voters should have the right to know and undrstand everything that goes on while there voting they should be aware of the candidates all of the people behind the candidates such as the extra democratics and republicans that stands behind that certain candidate. never the less I believe thatthe popular vote process is a great idea and that we should stand as one ans abolish the electorial college.
| Evidence | Adequate |
36ddf45bc5ef | FB05272DAD57 | In Conclusion, the electorial college isnt good and we shopuld abolish then and replace it with the popular vote process nothings better than knowing who your voting for and why. But really think about it does the electorial college really work? | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
8c1ea17b0ed8 | FB07A07B9082 | It is the morning after the election, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and you are joyful as can be, Why? Last night's vote showed that your president that you wanted to win was going to be the next President of the United States of America. You go to your laptop, open the screen, and there, in bold letters it says that the candidate you did not want to win was sitting there in the Oval Office. You are in shock. Your friends call you and ask you what happened. Did something go wrong? Did we miss any extra votes last night? You go look at the votes, they are still the same. Then you relize that the Electoral College did not care what the people of this country said. The Electoral College did not care in one candidate had 100,000 more votes than the other. All they wanted is everything to go their way.
| Lead | Effective |
1fcc403e4e23 | FB07A07B9082 | I think we should get rid of the the Electoral College. And I know that many other people in this country would agree. I think that is should be changed to the popular vote for the President of the United States. | Position | Effective |
177abb45d3f4 | FB07A07B9082 | As you can see, for the past few elections, there has been a lot of contriverse with how the votes turned out. | Claim | Adequate |
3a5759bfe286 | FB07A07B9082 | Many people don't agree with the decisions that the College makes in the elections. In the Artical, "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong," says, that the electors can be anyone not holding public office. It also states that the presidental candidates can also vote for the electors not just the people and the state. But what is not fair, is that the voters can not always control who the electors vote for. The citizens should be able to vote for the president they want. The man or woman they want to run their country. The people of the United States vote to make this country a better place for everyone. Because they believe their candidate that they vote for will make this country a better place. | Evidence | Adequate |
88707ac69819 | FB07A07B9082 | Furthermore the Electoral College is the stupides thing I ever heard of and i think we should get rid of it | Claim | Ineffective |
f0a21d6db49a | FB07A07B9082 | I agree with the aritcal "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong," because it says, "that the electoral college says is unfair, outdated, and irrational." "Bob Dole was right: Abolish the electoral college." | Evidence | Ineffective |
cf0aec23b1df | FB07A07B9082 | People might say that the college might help keep out trouble in the voting | Counterclaim | Adequate |
62b87e4a9435 | FB07A07B9082 | but let me tell you something, YOU'RE WRONG!!!!! | Rebuttal | Ineffective |
7e457b351ea3 | FB07A07B9082 | The electoral college is the main reason that this country is such a mess! They vote for the wrong candidates because they want their own way.
| Evidence | Adequate |
f08d372ba888 | FB07A07B9082 | the electoral college is the most lamest thing | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
3c8857712170 | FB1DB922DE1B | In my opinion i believe that our principle should consider the choice on having students use their cell phones during the school day | Lead | Adequate |
82c259ab0155 | FB1DB922DE1B | I think it would be a good idea if our teachers or our principle give students permission to use cell phones during lunch and other free times that we have, as long as we don't use them during our class time. | Position | Adequate |
4f09c1dc2dfd | FB1DB922DE1B | One of the reasons why i think it's a good idea to consider the choice on having cell phones during school time is because there can be an emergency at home and our parent's can either text us or call us | Claim | Adequate |
a96fda3a2595 | FB1DB922DE1B | As long as we pay attention to our teachers during class i think it would be an awesome idea.
| Evidence | Adequate |
86c30d577e86 | FB1DB922DE1B | I think it would be dumb if our principle doesn't consider the choice to let us bring cell phones to school because either way student bring them and they still use them during class time so if our principle doesn't consider this idea it would be the same either way. | Claim | Adequate |
6654d9a8753a | FB1DB922DE1B | But i think it would be better if she does choose to let us students use our cell phones during a free time or during lunch. | Evidence | Adequate |
a15e0f146d70 | FB1DB922DE1B | Students would use their cell phones freely without trying to hide from a teacher or an adult while using a cell phone, without believing they are getting their phone's taken away. | Claim | Ineffective |
12d669454ec8 | FB1DB922DE1B | So i really believe that our principle should really go back and think about these options. Students would be more than happy to have the permission to use their cell phone and I also believe that they wouldn't take advantage of their permission to use cell phones, but that's just my opinion on this case, other student might think different than me, so that's why i think that our principle should really think about this opinion. | Concluding Statement | Adequate |
41fc6fbbcee5 | FB2ED8D952A6 | keeping the
Electoral College would be the best choice. | Position | Adequate |
78be99230fda | FB2ED8D952A6 | Selecting the Electors,the meeting for the president and vice president,and the counting of electoral votes by congress is a better idea than 60 percent of voters prefering a direct election to kind we have now. I understand that under the
Electoral College system,voters vote not for the president but for a slate of electors,who turn elect the president. If you lived in texas for instance and wanted to vote for john kerry you'd vote for a slate of 34 democratic electors pledged to kerry,On the off-chance that those electors won the statewide election they would go to congress and kerry would get 34 lectoral votes. Each candidate running for president in your state has his or her own group of electors. The electors are generally chosen by the candidates,s political party, but state laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their reponsibilities are. At the most basic level the
Electoral College is unfair to voters because of the winner take all system in each state,canidatdes dont spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning.
Election by popular vote for the president of the
United States
Obama received 61.7 percent of the electoral votes compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and romney becausw almost all states award electoral votes on a winner take all basis even a very slight plurality in a state creates a landslide electoral vote victory in that state. A tie in a nationwide electoral vote is possible because the total number of votes 538 is an even number,but it is highly unlikely but each party selcts a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee it is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote. Yet that has happened very rarely. It happened in 2000, when Gore had more popular votes than bush yet fewer electoral votes,but that was the first time since 1888 thats happened. there are five reasons for reraining the electoral college despite its lackof democratic pedigree all practical reasons not liberal or conservative reasons. A disput ove routcome of an electoral college vote is possible it happened in 2000 but it's less likley than a dispute over the popular vote. | Evidence | Ineffective |
4ae02d71be37 | FB8F29B936CE | When you think of "driverless cars" it sounds impossible, right? Well google is actually thinking of ways to make it happen. There are a lot of people who say yes to it, but also a lot of people who are very opposed to it. | Lead | Adequate |
7aeee13775bc | FB8F29B936CE | me personally, I think it wold be a very useful and helpful thing. | Position | Adequate |
784977ba400b | FB8F29B936CE | It would help transport faster and you'd be able to travel for a long time.
| Claim | Adequate |
6b285feefbe6 | FB8F29B936CE | There are smart cars in the world. There have always been smart cars. But, why can't we take it to the next level of not even having to drive anymore? With driverless cars, you can get to places if you're in a hurry, and not even be late. Think of rushing out the door to catch a cab, jumping into the car without even having to stear or anything? It would help a lot of peoples lives especially with time | Evidence | Ineffective |
07e54ca23f42 | FBC7DC3C27C0 | I am writing this letter regarding your policy on cell phones during school hours. | Lead | Adequate |
8deb51b61b68 | FBC7DC3C27C0 | In my opinion, I believe Policy 1 is the better choice for our school. If cell phones are allowed to be used during free times and lunch, it would have a better effect on the students. | Position | Effective |
4971fac50cc1 | FBC7DC3C27C0 | As school goes on, the curriculum becomes more difficult which encourages students to study harder and focus more on getting higher grades. While their grades are very important, this may create stress on some students which may even lead them to get lower grades. | Evidence | Adequate |
821bb8a4d40c | FBC7DC3C27C0 | Permitting the use of students' cell phones during school could possibly reduce the stress they have from being the studious children that they are. | Claim | Adequate |
ed1e6203127f | FBC7DC3C27C0 | Having less stress and pressure on them may result in higher marks and eventually an exemplary school. This could benefit the school district greatly and this policy can be spread to other schools so that all of our campuses can be exemplary. | Evidence | Adequate |
ea6dd1f16ed5 | FBC7DC3C27C0 | Another reason why this cell phone policy could result in a positive outcome for our school is it could maybe even save lives. | Claim | Adequate |
bb034fb12e2d | FBC7DC3C27C0 | For example, if there is a fatal emergency in the cafeteria that involves choking, a student could simply dial 911 to get an ambulance there as soon as possible. | Evidence | Adequate |
2f8219f5c251 | FBC7DC3C27C0 | There may be some issues when first putting the policy in order, | Counterclaim | Adequate |
0537bea1788a | FBC7DC3C27C0 | but once students get used to the idea that they are allowed to use their phones during free time only, they won't bother with sneaking any texts during class. | Rebuttal | Adequate |
73608ad92eb2 | FBC7DC3C27C0 | To prevent cell phone usage during class, students should be allowed to go to their lockers after lunch to put them away while under the supervision of an administrator. This keeps them from cheating on tests, contacting anyone outside school, and being distracted in class. | Evidence | Adequate |
d7a02a94d068 | FBC7DC3C27C0 | I really believe this change in your school's regulation could help your students develop into a fully grade A campus and be even better than before. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
80f27abd9cd3 | FBC98CE96EB2 | I believe that all students in school should take part in community service to help out their city, state, maybe even world. Students should at least have one day a week of community service | Position | Effective |
56ac93bb750f | FBC98CE96EB2 | Many people may think that community service is hard work and kids our age shouldn't be doing this, they should be in school learning for a better education. | Counterclaim | Effective |
0ed84f7dc0f6 | FBC98CE96EB2 | But if they all help in community service it may help them a long the road to keep a cleaner environment, and have a good say about your self for good jobs. | Rebuttal | Effective |
116a03c1bb19 | FBC98CE96EB2 | The more help you get cleaning the environment now, the less you have to later on in your life. | Claim | Effective |
adc70f510208 | FBC98CE96EB2 | The students may think it would be fun and a good idea. They think it would be getting them out of school | Counterclaim | Adequate |
783384d9ba25 | FBC98CE96EB2 | really they are still learning | Rebuttal | Adequate |
6336b2530432 | FBC98CE96EB2 | How are they still learning if they are cleaning and out of school? But really they are learning about the true and real life. Not about your educations and school related, but how they are going to react and perform on people littering and keeping a clean environment. Sometimes the real life may help you in the school related life. | Evidence | Adequate |
a2aab3189f4f | FBC98CE96EB2 | Helping with community service may come in handy for making new friends. | Claim | Adequate |
c11c98551134 | FBC98CE96EB2 | They may or may not get to work with the people that have the same opinion as they do about helping keep a clean and wealthy environment, but that is life. They may come across people that love the environment, but you also will see the people who could care less about it. It would show them that this is the time to pick and choose their friends that will help me on the things in their life later on. They may not like choosing your friends, they might want to be friends with everybody and not care about how the environment ends up, that they will have their friends and they will help them when the time comes. | Evidence | Adequate |
4a1afda53bca | FBC98CE96EB2 | All I'm trying to address her is that we need a clean environment and having kids from all different schools help with community service may be a great way to get in cleaner faster. | Concluding Statement | Ineffective |
c8d680a941fa | FBDEE9B13087 | I support the developement of driverless/autonomous cars. Cars have been driven by human drivers so far and accidents are frequent and often violent. | Position | Effective |
0a7c321429b9 | FBDEE9B13087 | If we had autonomous cars, we could almost completely eliminate human error altogether. | Claim | Effective |
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