Worm Up (1 pt)
A: The cost of college is worth it over other alternatives.
B: The cost of college is not worth it.
A: The Covid lockdowns did more harm than good.
B: The Covid lockdowns did more good than harm.
B: The death penalty is an outdated practice fraught with moral and legal concerns.
A: Mars colonization is important to ensure human survival and scientific progress.
B: Mars colonization diverts attention and resources from pressing earthly concerns.
A: Stricter gun laws effectively reduce crime and enhance public safety.
B: Stricter gun laws unfairly infringe on the rights of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves.
A: Killing and harming animals for scientific research is justified, weighed against the potential benefits to human society.
B: There is no justification for harming animals.
A: There should be a max age limit for politicians.
B: A max age limit would be age discrimination.
A: The move towards a cashless society represents progress and convenience.
B: The move towards a cashless society leads to greater governmental and corporate control over individuals.
A: Tech giants have the power to define the boundaries of acceptable speech on their platforms, including the checks and balances that are needed to ensure that power isn't being abused.
B: The government should oversee the checks and balances placed on tech giants.
A: Progressive taxation (where you pay more tax as your income increases) is a fair way to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share.
B: Progressive taxation discourages economic growth and entrepreneurship.
A: It is ethical to score citizens' social behavior through a social credit score.
B: It is not ethical to schore citizens' social behavior.
A: There should be mandatory vaccine mandates.
B: Vaccines should be a personal choice.
A: In the pursuit of national security, it is okay to restrict civil liberties like free speech.
B. It is not okay to restrict civil liberties in order to protect national security.
A: It is unrealistic to expect mainstream media to remain unbiased in today's media landscape.
B: It is not realistic. Media outlets have become vehicles for spreading misinformation and bias.
A: All speech should be protected.
B: There needs to be limits on speech.
A: Children should be expected to move out at 18.
B: Children should not be expected to move out at 18.
A: The development of artificial superintelligence should be strictly regulated to prevent existential threats to humanity.
B: AI Superintelligence should not be regulated because advancement is inevitable.
A: Voting should be mandatory.
B: Voting should be a choice.
A: Imposing taxes on junk food is a responsible public health measure to combat obesity and related diseases.
B: Imposing taxes on junk food unfairly infringes on individual freedom and choice.
A: Lab-grown meat is the ethical and sustainable future of food.
B: Lab-grown meat is not the future because it faces insurmountable hurdles in consumer acceptance and potential health impacts.
A: There should be a limit on the amount of money someone can have.
B: There should not be a limit to the amount of money someone should have.
A: Hollywood gets worse every year.
B: Hollywood isn't getting worse, it is in a creative drought.
A: The U.S. should adopt more social welfare policies.
B: The U.S. cannot become a socialist country.
A: The U.S. should utilize and create AI superintelligence to boost and improve its military.
B: Introducing AI superintelligence onto the battlefield would be a mistake.
A: Traditional practices like dueling should be legalized to revive a sense of personal honor and responsibility.
B: Deuling should not be legalized because it is incompatable with modern legal and social norma.
A: Human evolution should be left to natural processes.
B: It is ethical for humans to intervene and potentially enhance ourselves through genetic editing.
A: The education system is broken and needs to be completely rebuilt from the ground up.
B: The system is fine and just needs some minor tweaks.