Governments should not fund any scientific research whose consequences are unclear.
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Some people claim that you can tell whether a nation is great by looking at the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists. Others argue that the surest indicator of a great nation is, in fact, the general welfare of all its people.
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Colleges and universities should require their students to spend at least one semester studying in a foreign country.
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The general welfare of a nation's people is a better indication of that nation's greatness than are the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists.
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Claim: In any field-business, politics, education, government-those in power should step down after five years.
Reason: The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership.
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In any field-business, politics, education, government-those in power should be required to step down after five years.
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Claim: The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models.
Reason: Heroes and role models reveal a society's highest ideals.
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Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study.
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Young people should be encouraged to pursue long-term, realistic goals rather than seek immediate fame and recognition.
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Claim: Knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.
Reason: The world today is significantly more complex than it was even in the relatively recent past.
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It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are generated and preserved.
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Some people believe that college students should consider only their own talents and interests when choosing a field of study. Others believe that college students should base their choice of a field of study on the availability of jobs in that field.
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All college and university students would benefit from spending at least one semester studying in a foreign country.
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Governments should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development.
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To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.
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We can learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own.
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Teachers' salaries should be based on the academic performance of their students.
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Some people believe that universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study. Others believe that universities should not force students to take any courses other than those that will help prepare them for jobs in their chosen fields.
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Claim: We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from those whose views contradict our own.
Reason: Disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning.
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The best test of an argument is the argument's ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint.
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College students should base their choice of a field of study on the availability of jobs in that field.
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The surest indicator of a great nation is represented not by the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but by the general welfare of its people.
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Claim: The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists.
Reason: The surest indicator of a great nation is actually the welfare of all its people.
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Laws should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times, and places.
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Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.
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