1. Smoking
For：(means agree or advantages)
1. it is pleasurable and relaxing
2. it is one's right
3. it is difficult to stop smoking
6. it makes socializing easier
7. it is an important source of tax revenue
Against: (means disagree or disadvantages)
1. it is harmful to one's health (e.g., heart disease, bronchial
trouble, lung cancer )
2. it is harmful to those nearby
4. it is addictive (i.e., nicotine)
2. School Uniforms
1. they eliminate class differences
2. they allow students to better concentrate on their studies
3. they are popular with parents and administrators
4. they are inexpensive
5. they are attractive and neat
6. they eliminate the need to choose what to wear every day
7. many countries have them
1. they are disliked by students (students like to primp)
2. they create a military mentality
3. they are an infringement on our freedom (different strokes for different folks)
4. they are ugly and childish
3. Legalized Gambling
1. it is a source of government revenue
2. it is an old practice dating back thousands of years
3. it is pleasurable (e.g., horse racing, casinos)
4. many people play poker and mahjong
1. it can become addictive
2. it can destroy happy families
3. it can lead to suicide
4. it is easily controlled by the Mafia (e.g., bookmakers )
4. City Life
1. it is exciting
2. it offers the best schools, hospitals, and stores
3. it offers many entertainments (e.g., swimming pools, bowling
alleys, and sports stadiums )
4. it offers many chances of employment
5. cities have an efficient public transportation system
1. it is unhealthy (e.g., water and air pollution in industry )
2. it is not a good environment for children
3. it is noisy and dangerous
4. it makes people nervous
5. cities are overcrowded and expensive
5. Informing Patients Of Cancer
1. patient’s right to know
2. it is wrong to hide the truth
3. it gives the patient a chance to plan his last days
4. doctors must do it (in some country like the U. S.)
1. it is heartless and cruel
2. it may make the patient give up
3. it causes depression
4. it can lead to suicide
6. Social Security
1. the state should help the poor, aged, unemployed, and sick
2. the state should provide good health care for its citizens
3. there will always be social misfits that need help
4. all religions focus on charity
5. all advanced countries have some form of social security
1. it costs too much
2. it encourages laziness and destroys the work ethic
3. people should look after themselves
4. it results in heavy taxes
7.Coeducation
1. it is natural (i.e., adult society is not segregated )
2. it gives men and women a chance to better understand one another
3. it gives men and women a chance to compete with one another
4. it has many practical advantages (e.g., school plays, music groups)
1. women do better academically in their own colleges
2. women are in college to get an education, not a husband
3. it is still rare in some countries
4. it robs women of their self-confidence
8. Corporal Punishment
1. children are not adults
2. children respect discipline
3. it is a form of training
4. it builds real character
5. it works to control juvenile delinquency
1. it is not a civilized way
2. love is better than physical punishment
3. it can cause psychological problems
4. there is the saying : Violence begets violence
9.Organ Transplants
1. they prolong life
2. they are supported by the medical profession
3. critically ill people want transplants in order to live
1. they are too expensive
2. they are unnatural as seen by the body' s rejection
3. they are often unsuccessful
10.Civil Disobedience(文明抵制)
1. no one is above the law
2. it can quickly destroy law and order
3. it leads to chaos of society
4. it leads to contempt for all laws
11.Abortion
1. it is murder (infanticide)
2. it is an unnatural practice
3. a fetus is a human being -- unborn but viable
4. the rights of a fetus must be protected
5. it causes many women to have guilt feelings
12. Equality Of the Sexes
1. both men and women have equal human rights
2. most companies have adopted equal pay for equal work
3. there are no skills women cannot master
4. women are superior to men in some fields
