...Con Side of Debate Summary Should enhanced interrogation be used to protect the citizens of the United States? The answer is no. The following is a summary of the debate our team engaged in to include key points and data to support our argument. Communication Process and Effectiveness As in previous team discussions, the goal right out of the gate was to understand the objective, initiate debate and set an obtainable suspense for completion. I initiated the debate on the first day by proposing we start the discussion as soon as possible and set a deadline of Friday at 5:00pm to conclude debate. I also laid out several pros to enhanced interrogation such as the successful interrogations of Khalid Sheik Mohammad, the ticking time bomb situation and why terrorists deserve it. I also included the evil they do and would do, and made comparisons to how the terrorist’s treat their prisoners. (Messerli, 2012). The team members who responded right away concurred with the Friday deadline, and we began to comment on the five pros identified. Key Points and Supporting Arguments From the main pros discussed, our team primarily focused on three points. First, everyone agreed that just asking the terrorists nicely won’t work. In addition, enhanced interrogation is justified if it will stop another terrorist attack and/or save the lives of Americans; especially if it was a ticking time bomb scenario. Second, our team felt...
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...Debate Summary Amanda Missick, Karla Castillo, Kimberly Archuleta, and Kimberly Arzate BCOM 275 April 2, 2015 John Kungis Debate Summary Throughout the debate we chose to discuss the Chris Kyle murder case where Eddie Routh was convicted for the brutal murder of Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal, and his comrade Chad Littlefield. As the debate summary we decided to go with the pro side of the argument, which includes; Eddie Routh's history of mental disorders, how he fled the scene, and the sentence given to him for his murder charge. Not only did this topic make us have different opinions amongst each other, but made us open our minds to different views. Even though as a team we had our disagreements and different believes on the topic, we came together for the final decision of the debate. We believed that the murder trial of Chris Kyle was justly sentenced. Even though Eddie was facing a low point in his life we believe his alcohol abuse, violent behavior and strange conduct were contributing factors that led to his mental state. Living in a city with one of the biggest military bases in the country, we all in different ways are related to military personnel. Some of us personally know veterans with PTSD. It was discussed during our meetings that it normally takes more than a shooting range to trigger someone to relive those experiences that only veterans have experienced. We are devastated that this incident turned out the way it did, ending the life of not only the...
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...Debate Topic Discussion Summary Amy F. Italiano BCOM/275 Thursday, January 22, 2015 Joe Monroe, MA Debate Topic Discussion Summary Discussion, debates, arguments are all methods of looking at a subject or an issue to reveal its real essence and the varying points of view there are. We can see the debate from several positions. The first position is clarification and problem-solving. This position has an objective to see the problem and find a viable solution. However, to see the complete picture of any given topic one must enter into a discussion with not only understanding their opinion, but a willingness to see the opposite perspective. If we can do this we perhaps, find a third less obvious avenue to travel and quite possibly a better way to come to a conclusion. Another position, that can be used, is the question of whether or not you can win or lose a debate. The arguments and persuasive facts may compel some to switch sides, but if in the end you remain in the position then was winning or losing really achieved? A third position is that debates often seem to not only continue the fight or tension between opinions but fuel them to a deeper level making it harder to find a solution. Profiling The discussion topic, we are posing, is, "Should profiling be used as an accepted means to achieve the desired result”? Rationale for Discussion Topic Each member of Team C came up with two possible topics of discussion...
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...Debate Topic Summary Raj Master BCOM/275 March 23, 2015 Dr. O Pro Side Debate Summary The pro side debate summary related to the illegal immigrants being allowed to apply for a California driver’s license has several advantages. Our learning team discussed the pro side of this topic which has been considered a highly controversial subject. In 2013, the state California passed Bill AB60, which took effect in 2015 which allows illegal immigrants to apply for a driver’s license. According to Berman, when he signed the law last year, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) praised it as a way to show that these Californians did not have to hide. “No longer are undocumented people in the shadows,” he said. “They are alive and well and respected in the state of California.” Brown’s office also noted that the law explicitly prohibits these licenses being used for any sort of investigation or arrest based on immigration status. The new law makes California one of the 10 states, along with Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, to give out licenses this way, according to the National Immigration Law Center. (Berman, 2015) The bill was written by Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Salinas). The assemblyman represents a district which is a center of the agricultural industry with a flourishing populating of illegal immigrant farm workers. According to ProCon.org, the law requires the DMV to issue a California driver's license to anyone who can satisfactorily establish California residency. If...
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...Pro Side of Debate Summary Team B Annetta Brent, Gloria Sample BCOM/275 February 6, 2015 Andre Samuel, Ph.D. Pro Side of Debate Summary Pro side of the appropriate age to give a child a cell phone There are not many pros when it comes to thinking about purchasing a cell phone for your child. As stated before, some parents consider cell phones for their young children as essential tools for staying in touch and keeping that line of communication open ,some parents give their children cell phones for other reasons. According to, Brayer (2013), “children nowadays get bullied for not “keeping up with the Jonses”. Statistics show that almost 90% of teenagers own a cell phone. It’s easy to imagine a teen not calling a friend because they’re afraid that the friend’s dad will answer the phone. Not having a cell phone can make a child an outcast at school. If your child does have a cell phone, but not a nifty phone case, he might get some flak for it. Whether you like it or not, children can be mean and judgmental”. Gloria and I feel that the best age to give a child a cell phone is at the age of sixteen. For some, at that age a level of maturity should kick in. Some will take the responsibility of having a cell phone as a serious deal and some will not. As kids of the “old school era” some of the parents back then could not afford cell phones for themselves not to mention trying to purchase cell phones for a house full of kids and as kids back then we dare not ask...
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...PRO SIDE OF DEBATE SUMMARY for Should Churches Remain Tax Exempt? Should Churches Remain Tax Exempt: Pro Side Debate Summary This week’s Learning Team B discussion was initiated by team members' research and posting of several arguments to support our debate topic of churches remaining tax exempt. The list of arguments reflects a comprehensive range of vantage points that include constitutionality, fiscal advantage and impact to community. Subsequent team member posts articulated individual posture or provided supplemental commentary from public opinion polls and notable expert quotes. Requiring churches to pay taxes would endanger the free expression of religion and violate the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Supporting comments: Being a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization directly limits the control that the government can have on how the organization is run. If churches are stripped of their 501(c)(3) status, then the government can control them and essentially force them to do and say what the government wants (Retrieved from Debate.org opinion poll on the question: Should churches and other religious organizations remain tax exempt?) A tax exemption for churches is not a subsidy to religion, and is therefore constitutional. Supporting Quote: "The grant of a tax exemption is not sponsorship, since the government does not transfer part of its revenue to churches, but simply abstains from demanding that the church support the state...
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...Individual and Team Case Analysis Template Case: Name(s): |Situation analysis | |Social environment- By the time Roussel- Uclaf was determining what action to take in the US, both the pro-choice and pro-life | |sides of the debate were very vocal in their opinions, though it seems that the pro-life side was more vocal in their opposition | |(at least in the earlier stages). | |Political Environment- The United States had just had 2 Republican Presidents who were staunchly anti-abortion. However, President | |Clinton was elected in 1992 and was much more liberal concerning abortion, and appointed more liberal people into regulatory | |positions (specifically, the FDA). | |Company/Organizational Environment- There are two levels at issue here. One is between the individual employees at each | |organizational level, and the other is between the parent company, Hoechst, and Roussel-Uclaf. Within each level of the | |organization, different employees at different management levels have differing opinions on abortion, which results in often | |oppositional opinions on RU-486. Also, at the different corporation levels (e.g. Hoechst...
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...Introduction: Overview and Summary Statements Unemployment is at and all time high, we hear daily reports about diminishing state revenues. In the face of this tough economic news elected officials have come up with new and some old recycled solutions to feed our hungry revenue nation. The most common idea that gets debated upon is whether or not we should roll the dice and legalize gambling as a revenue winner. The advocates view on legalizing gambling point out that its productive way to bring in new jobs, a first class, environmentally friendly resorts, and a steady long term revenue stream for the state and several towns. On the flip side critic our set on the belief that legalizing gambling is going to strike back at the people and their homes creating addictive gamblers, crime level will sky rocket and local business will suffer from the new change. The Voice of the Pro Advocates Why is gambling being so frowned upon by critics? The present movement to legalize gambling which got under way in 1960 is still making some gain, but has however become greatly unpopular, and has slowed down! Although some short of gambling is legal in all but two states (Hawaii and Utah) why does it continue to be denounced? One reason that keeps pooping up, is critics feel the right to label it as being “unproductive” and therefore wasteful, but what is productive then? Back in the early 18th century one early view was that only agriculture was productive, and that manufacture was unproductive...
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...Issue Analysis: Pro-Social Behavior Psych. 555 April 29, 2013 Dr. Anthony Issue Analysis: Pro-social Behavior Human kindness has been studied for centuries and spawned debates over the reasons behind exhibiting kindness and the lack of it. Pro-social behaviors are those behaviors that involve helping another person; ulterior motives may or may not play a part. Altruism is a pro-social behavior in which helping behavior occurs with no indication of personal benefit. According to Fiske (2010), “altruism describes a motive that makes people help because of genuine concern for others, to increase the welfare of others,” (p. 347). A person acts altruistically when he or she feels empathy for another person and assumes responsibility for helping. Another concept of helping is Egotistic helping, that is the idea that the primary motivator is to decrease one’s own distress and places the decreasing another’s distress as the secondary motivator (Nier, 2009). The existence of true altruism has been a topic of longstanding debate in social psychology. Nier (2009) has provided information concerning both sides of this debate (Nier, 2009). Batson (et. Al, 1981) supports the concept of true altruism stating that individuals help others simply out of a desire to do so. This help earns the individual no reward. The opposing side is presented by Cialdini (et. Al, 1987) concludes that when individuals offer aid to others, they are doing so for a personal gain of some kind. The articles...
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...Con-Side of Debate Summary John Jones BCOM/275 10/19/14 Lynda Sohl Con-side of Team “A” Debate The first week of our discussion topic, there were many different and valuable point of views that were expressed. This week we were to only look at the Con-side of the discussion and see what the general consensus of our topic was. As a team we compared the facts of how bad war really is. War can cause bitterness and hatred to one another, but also divide people socially and economically. Being that this is the Con-side discussion our team made great points and really made war look the way it should, evil, miserable, and disgusting. In our pro-side discussion we mentioned that war brought certain things to a country such as money, power, and freedom. When a war is started certain things need to fall in place to maintain economic stability, the first being that the overall population stands behind you. This not only generates enough financial and political prowesses, but establishes the strength of the overall country. We have compared a few countries to one another and America is by far the greatest at achieving this goal of “Country Support”. On the other hand in this week’s discussion war can also be the demise of a country. For example when Nazi Germany seemed to expand across Europe they spread propaganda and fear in their own country. This caused their money to only go to military purposes...
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...and continues to be updated as new stats and facts become available. It is also neutral in nature, giving just the facts and referencing both the affirmative and negative sides of the argument. 2. McEntee, Peg. “Utah Teacher Shoots Herself in Leg With Concealed Weapon.” Huffington Post 11 Sept. 2014 Web 18 Sept. 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/11/teacher-shoots-self-concealed-weapon_n_5807826.html?utm_hp_ref=gun-control The Huffington Post is a news site with an entire section dedicated to news surrounding gun control, both recent and past. This article is helpful because it outlines the concealed carry laws in Utah schools, a state which has closely modeled it’s laws after Colorado’s. This article is useful because it describes some of the negative effect that concealed carry on campus has for the person carrying as well as the student population/their parents if they find out about the firearm. 3. Students for Concealed Carry. “Common Arguments Against Campus Carry.” Concealed Campus 2011-2012 Web Sept. 18 2014 http://concealedcampus.org/common-arguments/ Students for Concealed Carry is a student run organization which advocated for legal concealed carry on campuses in the United States. This article is helpful because it outlines some of the opposing arguments that the affirmative side of our case may face, and provides useful rebuttal to those with facts, stats, and other information that is relevant to our central question. 4. Henigan,...
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...thoroughly. Criminal defense attorneys may not believe their client is innocent, but it is their job to defend that person to the best of their ability. Step 2: Tips on Formulating Your Argument Think, Think, Think. Ask yourself lots of questions about each side of the topic, and then answer them through research, your opinion, and your experiences with both sides of the argument. One helpful tip for doing this is creating a pro and con list for each argument. What are the good qualities of each? What are the bad qualities? Why is each method used in the course? What is the history of each? How is each method helpful in understanding Geometry? Be sure to document all of your sources. You will be asked to provide a list later. Be sure to follow the guidelines and safety precautions for completing Internet searches. Think from the other side. It is impossible to refute, or prove false, someone’s claim if you don’t know what he or she is thinking ahead of time. For example, if a defense attorney knows the prosecution has fingerprints, the defense can find a way to justify why they were there. Create a list of some sort that helps you organize your thoughts. Many debaters use index cards that they can easily pull during a debate. The more organized you are, the more...
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...Analysis of Obamacare Health Policy Anthony E Davis POL201: American National Government Ginger Devine November 25, 2013 Analysis of Obamacare Health Policy One of the most crucial issues of today is the issue of health insurance and availability of quality health services to all residents of the U.S. This paper will analyze the Obamacare Healthcare Policy-highlighting its core elements, health care problem solution, and the policies history. Also it will evaluate the pros and cons using different perspectives in debate. Let’s begin with the elements of Obamacare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also called Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act, is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 (ObamaCare Summary: A Summary of Obama's Health Care Reform, 2013). Since the establishment of Medicaid and Medicare of 1965, Obamacare is one of the most significant expansions from the government and administrative overhaul of the U.S healthcare system. The purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to raise the rate of health coverage of Americans, to modernize the delivery of health care services, and to reduce the overall costs of health care. This is to be done by restricting certain insurance company practices and providing tax credits and subsidies for individuals and businesses. Prior to the approval of the Obamacare Policy, the American health care industry was in deep...
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...Con Side of Debate Summary As discussed on the pro side of my team’s debate about police officers wearing a body camera at all times, as we find ourselves going back in time with the racial tensions growing ever higher in America. My team and I have debated the arming of police officers with body camera’s, although there were many positive points to this action there are just as many negative points that could draw concern and force future studies before deciding this is for sure the way ahead for our police officers in today’s environment. With all the concerns one of the biggest that we all tended to agree on is the human factor, when the police are armed with a body camera someone would have to turn it on and turn it off so again if for some reason the officer camera wasn’t working then the argument would be made that the camera was deliberately turned off to hide something. One course of action to counter this was suggested that it would be like a time clock when the officer came on duty someone would key the camera on and then it wouldn’t be turned off until the end of the shift. Another concern that would have to be figured out was how here in America it seems we all come up with and have great idea’s but as soon as we are told that our taxes are going up to pay for this then everyone tends to back away from the idea. As we stop and think about most of the major crimes in America it seems most occur in the darkness of the night, so one of the biggest hurdles I think...
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...Social Media by Erma LaFleur SOC1000 Intro to Human Society Capella University March 9, 2014 Problem Definition Over time, our lives are being consumed with Social networking. Is Social networking creating a safe environment or creating chaos? Some of the social networking sites have caused people to lose their identity, predators have lured children away from home, but yet some people have reunited with friends and family, and are able to communicate with them on a daily bases. Networking sites like YouTube has created a marketing environment as well as education. LinkedIn, has helped to create more jobs and recruiting, while Facebook has helped people stay in touch with each other. Emails and texting have replaced extra phone calls. Ideologies and Cultural Patterns Facebook, a tool for people to communicate, has over 1.4 billion users, YouTube has 490 million user per month and Twitter has 190 million tweets per day. These facts show just how much society is communicating through social networking sites. News spreads faster through these sites but can also give false information just as fast. There are problems that have become a social issue such as cyberbullying and security attacks. “49.5% of students reported being the victims of bullying online and 33.7% reported committing bullying behavior online. 800,000 minors were harassed or cyberbullied on Facebook according to a June 2012 Consumer Reports survey (PR, N., 2012)”. Adults are also victims of...
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