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Winning Position: No, they don't
Tied Positions: Basketball is the better sport vs. Hockey is the better sport
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Basketball is the better sport
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Hockey is the better sport
Hockey is a better, more difficult sport, than Basketball.
Winning Position: It is good for students
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It is good for students
The rank, given by colleges, of students can double check how do students work and study. Is it benefit to students or bad for students?
Tied Positions: No. It promotes racism. vs. Yes. It's their civil right.
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No. It promotes racism.
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Yes. It's their civil right.
Winning Position: Yes. It's faster.
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No. It could be dangerous.
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Winning Position: Unresolved
Winning Position: Unresolved
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It should stay where it is.
Drinking age
Winning Position: Unresolved
If we went to school each week only four days, we would be able to get a three day weekend. We would only have to wake up an hour earlier and still have seven classes a day. We would just have longer class periods by like 10-15 minutes.
Winning Position: Unresolved
Winning Position: Unresolved
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