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you can't tell the difference between a scammer and a telemarketer anymore. | We should ban telemarketing | train | 0.879153 | 0.489736 | 1 | 1 |
you can't trust the government to run anything and they will waste the taxpayer money | We should adopt an austerity regime | train | 0.581401 | 0.037971 | -1 | 0.593076 |
you cant trust the government with more tax dollars | We should adopt an austerity regime | train | 0.471315 | 0.004358 | -1 | 0.909619 |
You do not become unqualified for a job simply because you reach retirement age. | We should end mandatory retirement | train | 0.87079 | 0.82942 | 1 | 1 |
you don't have to have a productive life 24/7 and should be allowed to indulge a little in a mindless activity | We should abandon television | train | 0.616769 | 0.083572 | -1 | 0.898779 |
you don't not need a piece of paper to be with a person throughout life | We should abandon marriage | train | 0.515384 | 0.002138 | 1 | 1 |
you have to hit them in the pockets to get them to come to the table. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | train | 0.402026 | 0.000112 | -1 | 0.806181 |
You may be breaking the law if you call a customer on a "Do Not Call" list. | We should ban telemarketing | train | 0.412094 | 0.001734 | 1 | 0.690091 |
you need to look at the circumstances. what if a child was in an accident and need cosmetic surgery in order to fix themselves and lead a normal life? | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 0.837043 | 0.708651 | -1 | 1 |
you should have a choice of what you can do to your own body | We should ban cosmetic surgery | train | 1 | 0.91724 | -1 | 1 |
you should have the freedom to burn the flag. it is a symbolic object that may not mean the same to others as it does you. | We should prohibit flag burning | train | 0.711251 | 0.524642 | -1 | 1 |
you should not give this up easily, the act of love is special | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | train | 0.115838 | 0.000139 | -1 | 0.553614 |
you should not kill any living thing | We should ban whaling | train | 0.293133 | 0.000768 | 1 | 1 |
you shouldn't have to share what you have with other places who do things that are against your country's beliefs. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | train | 0.700978 | 0.103407 | -1 | 0.413612 |
you would be far less likely to contact an std | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | train | 0.243063 | 0.00018 | -1 | 0.472282 |
You would not keep a suffering animal alive so why shouldn't one human help another to die with dignity if that is what both parties wish? | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | train | 0.709987 | 0.613767 | -1 | 1 |
young children are not capable of knowing what is necessary and what isn't | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 1 | 0.921847 | 1 | 1 |
young desperate women can easily be coerced into surrogacy without fully understanding the impact on their health | Surrogacy should be banned | train | 1 | 0.885811 | 1 | 1 |
young people are not knowledgeable enough regarding the possible results to decide for themselves | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 0.626839 | 0.02537 | 1 | 1 |
young people are still developing, and cosmetic surgery done too soon could hamper their development and harm their self-esteem | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 1 | 0.985787 | 1 | 1 |
young people aren't conscious of what effect what they say has on someone else and a safe space prevents them from doing anything to anyone else | We should abolish safe spaces | train | 0.905357 | 0.834678 | -1 | 0.812949 |
young people should be allowed to correct a physical problem that is causing them distress and trauma. | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 0.9099 | 0.922904 | -1 | 0.812177 |
young people should be encouraged to feel happy in their skin and not to feel as if they need cosmetic surgery. | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 0.845907 | 0.429482 | 1 | 0.919381 |
young people with facial disfigurements or those who have been involved in accidents could greatly benefit from cosmetic surgery to boost their confidence and restore their appearance | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 1 | 0.980856 | -1 | 1 |
young people's bodies are not yet fully developed and there should be no surgical intervention unless strictly necessary. | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 1 | 0.682286 | 1 | 1 |
young people's bodies are still growing and their minds and mental states also. any rash decision by children will have repercussions for many years of their lives | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 0.864665 | 0.83514 | 1 | 1 |
young women are exploited to use their bodies for poor pay in third world countries by wealthy westerners | Surrogacy should be banned | train | 0.85744 | 0.864978 | 1 | 1 |
Young workers bring new ideas to a company. They inject new energy and innovation into any given field. | We should end mandatory retirement | train | 0.774349 | 0.971191 | -1 | 1 |
young workers need time to build up experience | We should end mandatory retirement | train | 0.467482 | 0.005451 | -1 | 0.397935 |
young workers won't be able to find a job if no one ever retires | We should end mandatory retirement | train | 0.836732 | 0.524668 | -1 | 1 |
young, vulnerable and desperate women should be protected from making this decision without fully considering the consequences physically and mentally | Surrogacy should be banned | train | 0.843518 | 0.617177 | 1 | 0.797405 |
Younger individuals are more eager and engaged in their jobs as they are trying to build their careers, and thus are more likely to put in extra time and effort at work than older employees. | We should end mandatory retirement | train | 0.772777 | 0.917747 | -1 | 0.913668 |
your either a man or a woman no in between | We should adopt gender-neutral language | train | 0.578919 | 0.029657 | -1 | 0.891344 |
zoo animals are unnaturally confined | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.743737 | 0.393169 | 1 | 1 |
zoo provide unnatural living conditions to animals that cause harm to their species. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.994486 | 1 | 1 |
zoos allow animals to live in safety and to have a constant food source | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.938252 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow for continued protections of many species as well as providing the means for births of animals that would not have occurred in the wild due to loss of habitation and poachers. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.97264 | 0.599761 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow people to experience animals they otherwise may not know about and sparks an interest in conservation efforts | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.813504 | 0.742202 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow people to experience in person animals they may never otherwise be able to, and with proper care and respect for the animals are perfectly safe for them. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.852534 | 0.654718 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow people to learn about animals, which results in increased conservation efforts | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.910987 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow people to see animals that most people would never see in something close to their actual habitat. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.717148 | 0.844764 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow people to see many animals in their natural habitat that most people would never see. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.807436 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow society to come into contact with animals they normally wouldn't which generates a compassion for them. this compassion will create less harm to these animals. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.98132 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow us to come into contact with animals we wouldn't see any other way. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.957217 | -1 | 0.911351 |
zoos allow us to see animals we normally wouldn't and develop compassion for them. then we will be less likely to harm them in nature. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.933973 | 0.935972 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow us to see animals we wouldn’t be able to see otherwise | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.910987 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow us to study animals and learn how to better protect them and their species. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.877874 | 0.932626 | -1 | 1 |
zoos allow us to view beautiful animals we'd likely otherwise never see and keeps them safe from many of the dangers of living out in the wild. zoos are great for everyone. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.79094 | 0.918527 | -1 | 1 |
Zoos also provide a safe haven from killing and hunting animals and is a learning facility | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.935502 | -1 | 1 |
Zoos are a business built on imperialism and animal cruelty and should be closed down and the animals returned to their natural habitats | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.976725 | 0.945971 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are a critical learning tool for children to care for other intelligent life and the planet | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.751319 | 0.768264 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are a cruel and unfeeling way to keep animals, merely for the enjoyment of humans. therefore, all zoos should be abolished. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.925638 | 0.835095 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are a fantastic way to allow people to see animals that they normally never would. they also allow the animals to live in a safe environment. if anything we should have more zoos. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.910987 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are a form of prison for animals who should be living their lives freely in their own habitat | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.958574 | 1 | 0.906838 |
zoos are a good way to keep animal numbers up | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.872835 | 0.635598 | -1 | 1 |
Zoos are a great and cheap way for children to learn about animals from all over the world. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.804861 | 0.681632 | -1 | 1 |
Zoos are a great way for people to learn about animals | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.940875 | 0.903333 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are a great way for us to learn about animals that we typically wouldn't get to see up close and therefore connect with endangered species causes and charities more effectively. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.81699 | 0.971014 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are a great way teach people about animals and how important they are | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.976155 | 0.983376 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are a way of protecting endangered species and can return them back to the wild. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.901788 | 0.955911 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are a way of protecting endangered species from extinction and allowing scientific research to combat diseases and reintroduce the animals back into the wild. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.779391 | 0.722692 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are an educational and conservation tool that lets people understand the situation of the planet | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.822668 | 0.351066 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are an educational and entertaining tool and the animals are well fed and cared for. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.746084 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are an excellent source for studies and observing animals that are otherwise difficult to track down. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.724562 | 0.829331 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are an excellent way to provide entertainment and togetherness for families. they provide activities that no other venue can provide. they should not be abolished. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.822748 | 0.687695 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are an important tool to protect and rehabilitate animals that could otherwise not survive in the wild. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.940164 | 0.86347 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are an outdated and cruel form of entertainment that enslaves captured animals and leaves them in climates they are often not suited to. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.999315 | 1 | 0.912004 |
zoos are an outdated concept and purely for the entertainment of public under the guise of animal conservation. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.984925 | 1 | 1 |
Zoos are an unnatural habitat for animals and cause a lot of stress. This means animals will develop illnesses and die earlier than they should. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.931461 | 0.825276 | 1 | 0.778676 |
zoos are an unnatural stressful environment for animals. no animal should have to live in a cage or enclosure just for the entertainment of people, it is cruel and unnecessary. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.871289 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are animal jails. more effort should be put into habitat conservation and protecting against poaching instead of caging up animals | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.766811 | 0.832082 | 1 | 0.910894 |
zoos are bad for wild animals that need to live free | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.888408 | 0.661927 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are centers of recreation and learning of fauna in urban environments | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.774107 | 0.445777 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are confined spaces for animals that require a larger area | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.886791 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel an inhumane to the animals for our entertainment. they don't thrive in zoos like they would in their natural enviornment and this leads to an earlier death. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.997839 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel and contain wild animals in such tiny spaces when they need to run free so zoos should be abolished. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.768646 | 0.369695 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel and do nott allow animals to live in the way they have evolved to do in the wild, causing problems and illnesses for them | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.654037 | 0.249048 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel and inhumane places for animals as they are not the animals' natural habitats and conditions can be grim | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.856913 | 0.938363 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel as animals are often mistreated and they are in cages that are much too small for their needs. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.680677 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel because they take animals away from their natural habitats. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.984251 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel to animals kept in confinement | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.784221 | 0.568941 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel to animals, because often if a human does something stupid the animal will get shot or killed. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.628237 | 0.362811 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel to the animals kept in cages and should be abolished. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.841941 | 0.594986 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are cruel to the animals taking them out of their natural environment | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.795176 | 0.330498 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are dangerous and not allowing animals to live in their natural environment. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.713588 | 0.219974 | 1 | 1 |
zoos are educational and a lot of animals are looked after better and survive longer than they would in the wild | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.954804 | 0.963732 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are educational and help us all learn about nature in a safe environment | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.84803 | 0.766846 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are entertaining and educational for people of all ages | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.686693 | 0.257016 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are entrapping animals that are meant to live in the world | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.628984 | 0.12732 | 1 | 0.79692 |
Zoos are essential to the conservation of many endangered species through breeding programs and teaching people how to live side by side with wild species. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.980385 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are good source of information for the public to learn about animals up close | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.53221 | 0.107489 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are great educational tools, and it is also a safe place to take care of endangered species. | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.969577 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are great organizations to be able to explore the world we cannot see and protect certain species of animals. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.886493 | 0.715841 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are great since they can help conserve endangered animals | We should abolish zoos | train | 1 | 0.950028 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are helping in many ways the animals that are going extinct and that will not make it in the wild so they should not be abolished. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.760567 | 0.691293 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are helping people see animals without going to the wild | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.795263 | 0.856701 | -1 | 0.899288 |
zoos are helping to protect animals from illegal poachers | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.922299 | 0.999842 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are helping to save endangered species who wouldn't have survived in the wild | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.980489 | 0.983461 | -1 | 1 |
zoos are holding animals in captivity that should be free and making a profit. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.58703 | 0.090943 | 1 | 0.896976 |
zoo's are horrid places that keep animals in tiny cages and then charges the public high prices to see them. | We should abolish zoos | train | 0.83516 | 0.516355 | 1 | 1 |