6th-Grade Argumentative Essay Research: Home

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PRO: Driverless vehicles have many benefits, including fewer traffic accidents and fatalities, more efficient traffic flows, greater mobility for those who cannot drive, and less pollution.

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ANTI: Driverless vehicles pose too many risks, including cyberattacks, computer malfunctions, relying on algorithms to make ethical decisions, and fewer transportation jobs.

• Paralyzed Ex-racer gets Green Light 
• Man Who is Blind "Drives" Around Town in Google's New Driverless Car 
• Creating Simulation Tech for Driverless Cars of the Future
• Are Driverless Cars a Good Idea?

• Establishing Safety Guidelines for Self-driving Cars is not Easy 
• Tesla System Is Cited in Fatal Crash
• ​​​​​​​Are Driverless Cars a Good Idea?

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PRO: School uniforms can help improve behavior and reduce peer pressure.

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ANTI: Uniforms infringe upon students' First Amendment right to freedom of expression.

• School Uniforms: Awesome - or Awful?
• Should All Schools Require Uniforms? Supporters Argue
• School Uniforms: Should Your School be Telling You What to Wear?

• Nevada Public School's Uniform Policy Ruled Unconstitutional
• School Uniforms: Awesome - or Awful?
• Should All Schools Require Uniforms? Opponents Argue
• School Uniforms: Should Your School be Telling You What to Wear?  

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PRO: The salaries of athletes are excessive.

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ANTI: Athletes are paid a fair salary.

• Are Pro Athletes Overpaid?
• Are Pro Athletes Paid Too Much?
• Champion Dodgers Top MLB's '21 Payroll 

• Are Pro Athletes Overpaid?
• Are Pro Athletes Paid Too Much?
• Underpaid Athletes Losing Out During COVID-19 Cancellations

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PRO: It should be banned. If commercial whaling is allowed, whales will be hunted into extinction.

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ANTI: Commercial whaling is an important source of income for many nations, and an important tradition for many cultures.

• Whale (See Whales and People)
• Traditional Dolphin Hunting in the Faroe Islands Is Monstrous
• The Risk of a Dangerous Precedent
• Whales Are Friends, Not Food.

• Japan Pleads for Change in Rules to Allow for Some Whale Hunting 
• Whale (See Whales and People)

• Meet Iceland's Whaling Magnate. He Makes No Apologies.

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PRO: The universe is so vast that it is possible there are other Earth-like planets capable of supporting life.

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ANTI: If life existed on other planets, we would have found it by now. Earth is the only planet capable of supporting life.

• We’re Better Equipped to Find Extraterrestrial Life now than Ever Before 
• The Search for Life in Outer Space is Paused on One of Saturn's Moons 
• A Top Astronomer Says: Don't Think we are all Alone in the Universe 
• Water Detected on Planet in the "Livable Zone" of a Distant Red Star 
• Let’s Learn About the Hunt for Alien Life

• Alien (Kids Britannica) 
• Dear Earthlings: Please Stop Obsessing About UFOs
• The Truth Is Not Out There

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PRO: Climate change action should begin at the government level.

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ANTI: Climate change solutions begin with local action.

• Should Governments Take Steps to Address Climate Change? Supporters Argue
• Standing Up for the Earth
• Youth Globally Protest to Save the Planet from Climate Change 
• 'This Is My Childhood'

• Should Governments Take Steps to Address Climate Change? Opponents Argue
• 13 Ways to Save the Earth from Climate Change
• Climate Change
• As Climate Threats Rise, Now's the Time to Adapt

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PRO: Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve many aspects of life.

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ANTI: Artificial intelligence comes with many risks that could worsen over time.

• Artificial Intelligence is "Good for the World, " Robot Says 
• Artificial Intelligence Helps Save Sea Turtle Eggs from Predatory Pigs 
• Should We Worry About Robots Taking Over?

• U.S. Government is Working to Prevent the Spread of Fake Videos 
• Fakeout
• Should We Worry About Robots Taking Over?

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PRO: Schools have an obligation to provide students healthy lunch options.

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ANTI: Students should be responsible for what they eat, not the schools.

• Are Healthy School Lunches Working?
• Who Should Control What's in School Lunches? Supporters Argue
• Michelle Obama Ready to Fight to Stop Changes in Healthy School-lunch Law 

• Who Should Control What's in School Lunches? Opponents Argue
• Schools Say too Much Food is Being Wasted
• School Lunches May Get a Little Less Healthy with Passage of New Bill 

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PRO: A gender gap exists because women in sports do not receive opportunities equal to their male counterparts.

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ANTI: A gender gap does not exist because women in sports have the same opportunities as their male counterparts.

• Play for Equality
• U.S. Women's Soccer Team is Fighting for Fair and Equal Treatment 
• On the 49th Anniversary of Title IX, the NCAA Has a Long Way to Go

• Katie Sowers Becomes the First Woman to Coach in a Super Bowl 
• S.F. Giants hire First Female Full-time Coach in MLB History 
• Vanderbilt's Kicker Fuller Becomes First Woman to Play in Power 5 Football 

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PRO: The Act is effective at protecting endangered species from extinction.

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ANTI: The Act is ineffective and sometimes misused.

• Endangered Species Act: How This 1973 Law Protects Animals
• Where Are They Now?
• The Fight to Protect Grizzlies
• An Act for Animals

• Orcas are Protected, but There are Still too Few of Them
• Wisconsin Ends Weeklong Wolf Hunt Early After More Than 200 Are Killed in 60 Hours
• Interior Strips Protections for Owl Species on Decline

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PRO: Fracking should be expanded because it will help reduce dependence on foreign sources of oil.

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ANTI: Fracking should not be expanded due to the risks it poses to the environment.

• The Fracking Fight
• Fracking Fight
• Fracking Fuels Energy Debate
• The Truth About Fracking

• The Fracking Fight
• Fracking Fight
• Fracking Fuels Energy Debate
• Fracking Waste and Quakes
• Fracking Wastes May be Toxic, Tests Show

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PRO: By implementing pollution control laws and renewable energy sources we can reverse the damage to the environment.

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ANTI: Policies and regulations are not enough to mitigate pollution.

• In Paris, Nearly 200 Nations Agree to Fight Global Warming
•  Senate Revives Methane Rules Trump Reversed
• EPA to Allow State to Set Car Rules

• Plastic Pollution: What's the Problem?
• 13 Ways to Save the Earth from Pollution
• Plastic Pollution: You can Make a Difference by Reducing your Plastic Waste
• Pollution