Debate Topics Outline
1.This House would ban animal testing
* 1.PIONTS * Animals have a right not to be harmed * -------------------------------------------------
Animal research necessitates significant harm to the animals involved * -------------------------------------------------
Research can be done effectively without experimenting on any living creature * -------------------------------------------------
Some groups of people have less capacity for suffering than most animals * -------------------------------------------------
Would send a positive social message, increasing animal welfare rights more generally in society * POINTS AGAINST * -------------------------------------------------
Animal rights are of less moral worth than human rights People would die and suffer needlessly under such a policy * -------------------------------------------------
Animal research is necessary for the development of truly novel substances * -------------------------------------------------
Poor countries would be unable to afford independent research * -------------------------------------------------
Animals involved in animal research are mostly well treated.
2.This House believes the internet brings more harm than good * 2POINTS * The quality of information online cannot always be relied upon * The Internet is a threat to privacy * The Internet has allowed a large amount of criminal, offensive and discriminatory information to be easily accessed. * POINTS AGAINST * -------------------------------------------------
The Internet has increased economic and creative prosperity in a leveled way * -------------------------------------------------
The power that the Internet gives to citizens is good for democracy * -------------------------------------------------
The Internet helps to bring communities and the world closer together.
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* 1.PIONTS * Animals have a right not to be harmed * -------------------------------------------------
Animal research necessitates significant harm to the animals involved * -------------------------------------------------
Research can be done effectively without experimenting on any living creature * -------------------------------------------------
Some groups of people have less capacity for suffering than most animals * -------------------------------------------------
Would send a positive social message, increasing animal welfare rights more generally in society * POINTS AGAINST * -------------------------------------------------
Animal rights are of less moral worth than human rights People would die and suffer needlessly under such a policy * -------------------------------------------------
Animal research is necessary for the development of truly novel substances * -------------------------------------------------
Poor countries would be unable to afford independent research * -------------------------------------------------
Animals involved in animal research are mostly well treated.
2.This House believes the internet brings more harm than good * 2POINTS * The quality of information online cannot always be relied upon * The Internet is a threat to privacy * The Internet has allowed a large amount of criminal, offensive and discriminatory information to be easily accessed. * POINTS AGAINST * -------------------------------------------------
The Internet has increased economic and creative prosperity in a leveled way * -------------------------------------------------
The power that the Internet gives to citizens is good for democracy * -------------------------------------------------
The Internet helps to bring communities and the world closer together.
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