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1. The following vote has been reported:

“Pro wins. They argued that increasing immigration would help the economy.”

What score should this vote be given?

1 - It does not analyze arguments made in the debate. 2 - It addresses an argument or arguments made in the debate but does not weigh them against each other. 3 - It weighs arguments against each other but votes based on arguments not made in the debate. 4 - The vote is solely based on the relative strength of arguments made in the debate.

2. The following vote has been reported:

“Con wins. Pro argues that reducing taxes would benefit the economy. However, Con argues for a utilitarian framework and cites a study showing that overall happiness from government programs is expected to outweigh the loss felt by a higher tax burden. Pro fails to challenge this framework or the studies from Con.”

Pro has reported this vote with the following message: “My argument about the economy was obviously stronger than all of Con’s arguments, and utilitarianism is an immoral framework.” You find that Pro did not argue for utilitarianism being immoral in the debate. What score should this vote be given?

2 - It addresses an argument or arguments made in the debate but does not weigh them against each other. 3 - It weighs arguments against each other but displays significant bias that calls into question whether the arguments have been weighed in a neutral way 3 - It weighs arguments against each other but ignores one or more key arguments by a particular side. 4 - The vote is solely based on the relative strength of arguments made in the debate.

3. The following vote has been reported:

“Pro wins. I thought Pro’s argument about the deterrence effect of the death penalty was more convincing than Con’s argument about cruel and unusual punishment.”

What score should this vote be given?

2 - It addresses an argument or arguments made in the debate but does not weigh them against each other. 3 - It weighs arguments against each other but votes based on arguments not made in the debate. 3 - It’s based on personal opinions toward a line or lines of argumentation rather than analysis by the debaters themselves. 4 - The vote is solely based on the relative strength of arguments made in the debate.

4. The following vote has been reported:

“Pro wins. He showed that investing in public transportation increased overall happiness overall, citing several studies that disproved Con’s claim that people dislike public transport.”

Con has reported this vote with the following message: “I critiqued the studies presented by Pro and provided several more reliable studies of my own, arguments which were dropped by Pro and ignored by this voter.” You find Con indeed cited several studies and critiqued the studies by Pro. What score should this vote be given?

2 - It addresses an argument or arguments made in the debate but does not weigh them against each other. 3 - It weighs arguments against each other but displays significant bias that calls into question whether the arguments have been weighed in a neutral way. 3 - It weighs arguments against each other but ignores one or more key arguments by a particular side. 4 - The vote is solely based on the relative strength of arguments made in the debate.

5. The following vote has been reported:

“Pro made stronger arguments.”

What score should this vote be given?

1 - It does not analyze arguments made in the debate. 2 - It addresses an argument or arguments made in the debate but does not weigh them against each other. 3 - It weighs arguments against each other but votes based on arguments not made in the debate. 4 - The vote is solely based on the relative strength of arguments made in the debate.

6. The following vote has been reported:

“While Pro advocated a utilitarian framing of the debate, I found that Con’s point about harm to workers was so compelling, and the harm so disgusting, that it could not be justified even by achieving a net good.”

What score should this vote be given?

2 - It addresses an argument or arguments made in the debate but does not weigh them against each other. 3 - It weighs arguments against each other but simply brushes over a framework provided by a participant in the debate in favor of the voter’s own personal framing, not even addressing whether the framework was challenged in the debate or an alternate one proposed 3 - It weighs arguments against each other but displays significant bias that calls into question whether the arguments have been weighed in a neutral way. 4 - The vote is solely based on the relative strength of arguments made in the debate.

7. What is the minimum score a vote needs to be sufficient and not warrant removal?

2 3 4 5

8. What is the role of a voter?

To grade arguments objectively, analysing the logic of each side to determine which debater defended their side more effectively. To vote for which arguments they like better alongside other voters in a democratic process. To argue for or against the resolution. To select a winner based on which side had more rhetorical flair.

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