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a multi-party system will lead to a better diversity of viewpoints in government. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.945396 | 1 | 1 |
A multi-party system will make it so that everyone in the country is represented well. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.924581 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system will require large quantities of money that could better be used elsewhere | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.786908 | 0.466002 | -1 | 1 |
a multi-party system will simply lead to legislative gridlock and nothing will get accomplished. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.945413 | 0.828985 | -1 | 1 |
a multi-party system will split the country even more. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.702589 | 0.596013 | -1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would allow more people to have their ideas represented. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.914551 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would allow more views to be heard and more complex debates. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.910454 | 1 | 0.897749 |
a multi-party system would be beneficial as more than one political view in government would ensure a fairer outcome. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.90695 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would be divisive at a time when we need to pursue common interests. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.957925 | -1 | 0.823236 |
a multi-party system would be more representative of the public will. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.90582 | 0.951603 | 1 | 1 |
a multiparty system would be more representative of the will of the people | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.96915 | 0.958972 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would be too confusing | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.685444 | 0.044718 | -1 | 1 |
a multiparty system would be too decentralized | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.864336 | 0.634544 | -1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would breath new life into a system currently dominated by same people and ideas | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.639523 | 0.999306 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would bring a fairer balance to government, not leading to one extreme of politics or the other. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.988568 | 1 | 1 |
A multi-party system would bring in a lot more choice of representation for the people living in the country. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.978051 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would bring more choices for people to speak up and vote. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.870198 | 0.854556 | 1 | 1 |
A multi-party system would cause more confusion than there already is in the country and cause government to be even less effective. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.935406 | 0.80653 | -1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would ensure that there is an equal distribution of ideas in the political venue. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.913476 | 0.563289 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would give more groups the chance to have their political voices heard | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.869526 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would give voters more choices and even out the playing field. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.86614 | 0.642663 | 1 | 0.896336 |
a multi-party system would help bring new ideas | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.866668 | 0.760427 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would help create more options for voters. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.998 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would improve the democratic process by giving more traditionally marginalised views representation, and therefore improve peoples' motivation for voting. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 1 | 0.945615 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would introduce new ideas | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.894703 | 0.870531 | 1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would lead to invalid elections, with no one winning the majority of votes, thus no one wins | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.88109 | 0.577434 | -1 | 1 |
A multi-party system would never get anything done as it would be nearly impossible for all of them to come into agreement about anything. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.762754 | 0.843753 | -1 | 0.90163 |
a multi-party system would only lead to in fighting and less getting done. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.797689 | 0.831613 | -1 | 1 |
a multi-party system would pollute the polls. there would be too many options, meaning none would get the full vote they deserve or need. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.81769 | 0.541972 | -1 | 1 |
A multiparty system would require a complete overhaul of our democratic system. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.872383 | 0.810221 | -1 | 0.613538 |
a multi-party system would ruin the country. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.491597 | 0.001902 | -1 | 1 |
a multi-party would not work in some countries where there is a monarchy and we should not interfere with stable regimes or try to impose our ideas on others. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.880123 | 0.560985 | -1 | 0.898128 |
a mult-party system makes it too confusing for voters to pick candidates if they each have good platforms | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.709755 | 0.562316 | -1 | 1 |
a new system would bring new life and create options | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.461169 | 0.001525 | 1 | 1 |
a nuclear free world would ensure humanities survival | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | train | 0.696947 | 0.378049 | 1 | 0.903976 |
a nuclear war would kill everyone and everything on the whole planet, the whole human race would be wiped out, there is no way we would ever come back. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | train | 0.766533 | 0.311613 | 1 | 1 |
a one party system is a dictatorship. russia under communism was a one party system. all people must follow the governments position without an opposing view. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.732322 | 0.042574 | 1 | 0.898138 |
a parent is suppose to love a child no matter they are male or female, the natural way of determination, and sex selection makes children commodities instead of miracles. | We should legalize sex selection | train | 0.662929 | 0.121097 | -1 | 1 |
a parent knows best what is good for their kid | Homeschooling should be banned | train | 0.586731 | 0.010379 | -1 | 0.831466 |
a parent knows their child better than anyone else and can personalize their teaching to that childs personality | Homeschooling should be banned | train | 0.886298 | 0.949235 | -1 | 1 |
A patient should be able to decide when they have had enough "care". | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | train | 0.604159 | 0.259449 | -1 | 0.910393 |
a person could be tempted to commit a crime they would not otherwise have done if faced with entrapment practices. | Entrapment should be legalized | train | 0.826343 | 0.589287 | -1 | 0.815329 |
a person has a right to state his opinion about how he feels about his country | We should prohibit flag burning | train | 0.869754 | 0.833259 | -1 | 0.928996 |
a person has the right to choose cosmetic surgery if they want to and they should not be prevented from doing so. | We should ban cosmetic surgery | train | 0.751027 | 0.328134 | -1 | 1 |
a person has the right to end their suffering and if somebody takes pity on them and chooses to help, that person should not be punished. | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | train | 0.890631 | 0.92045 | -1 | 1 |
A person has to earn money in order support himself/herself. For some, there are no viable alternatives to prostitution. Arresting someone for just trying to survive is unjust. | We should legalize prostitution | train | 0.674088 | 0.132226 | 1 | 1 |
a person is either male or female unless born hermaphrodite so pandering to people who have decided to be gender-neutral is another example of the world gone mad. | We should adopt gender-neutral language | train | 0.344633 | 0.000134 | -1 | 0.811872 |
a person needs to be able to choose to work as long as they are well enough to do so. | We should end mandatory retirement | train | 0.863383 | 0.922386 | 1 | 1 |
a person or business has a right to profit or use their own invention, idea, process etc without fearing someone stealing it. | We should abolish intellectual property rights | train | 0.871601 | 0.894758 | -1 | 1 |
a person should be able to bear arms to protect themselves and anyone around them | We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms | train | 0.398813 | 0.080294 | -1 | 1 |
a person should be able to choose if they want to remain a virgin without persecution. | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | train | 0.57061 | 0.006071 | -1 | 0.696954 |
a person should be able to choose who they want to spend their life with | We should legalize polygamy | train | 0.511491 | 0.019155 | 1 | 1 |
a person should be allowed to choose a natural approach to curing their disease. especially one that has existed since the 1700's. | Homeopathy brings more harm than good | train | 0.731694 | 0.244315 | -1 | 1 |
a person should be allowed to choose what happens to their bodies | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 0.911952 | 0.970656 | -1 | 1 |
a person should decide what to do with their bodies not the government. if they desire to seek alternative medicine they should be free to do so | We should ban naturopathy | train | 0.831859 | 0.631405 | -1 | 1 |
a person should have the dignity to choose how they die | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | train | 0.92172 | 0.782978 | -1 | 1 |
a person should have the right to be able to choose if they want to live or die | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | train | 0.616712 | 0.078371 | -1 | 1 |
a person should have the right to die on their own terms | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | train | 0.864894 | 0.413649 | -1 | 0.901588 |
a person should not be forced into having to live their lives suffering, when death is already enevitable | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | train | 0.627602 | 0.378714 | -1 | 1 |
a person uses his imagination and hard work to write as book or music. they should be able to benefit from their work. it should not be in the public domain. | We should abolish intellectual property rights | train | 1 | 0.74012 | -1 | 0.801941 |
a person who does a great job deserves to get extra income | We should limit executive compensation | train | 0.440553 | 0.058869 | -1 | 1 |
a person who is terminally ill and suffering should be given the right to end his suffering, under medical supervision. | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | train | 0.811039 | 0.871049 | -1 | 0.92785 |
a person who receives a vocational education earns less over his or her lifetime than someone with a college degree. | We should subsidize vocational education | train | 0.465574 | 0.073374 | -1 | 0.904523 |
a person's education should be the responsibility of themselves | We should subsidize student loans | train | 0.661939 | 0.077158 | -1 | 0.787462 |
a persons identity is based on their gender and it should be acknowledged or it could prove offensive. | We should adopt gender-neutral language | train | 0.390906 | 0.001774 | -1 | 0.706208 |
a person's value should not be based on a number. just because you reach a certain age does not mean you do not want or need to work. mandatory retirement hurts elderly workers. | We should end mandatory retirement | train | 0.814908 | 0.408738 | 1 | 1 |
a piece of paper does not keep people together | We should abandon marriage | train | 0.54137 | 0.004947 | 1 | 0.890539 |
a poll shows that more than 90% of the people are in support of a multi-party system in the usa. | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.728512 | 0.358176 | 1 | 1 |
a priest chooses to make a vow to god to be celibate. he is not forced. if he chooses to become a priest he makes this vow. we should not try to take this away from becoming a priest. | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | train | 0.650542 | 0.326625 | -1 | 1 |
a prisoner camp should be based in the us so it can be fully governed by american laws. | We should close Guantanamo Bay detention camp | train | 0.5678 | 0.006417 | 1 | 0.899231 |
a probable history of criminal activity is not evidence that it has taken place, and entrapment is by definition encouraging criminal activity, perhaps where none would otherwise take place. | Entrapment should be legalized | train | 0.92194 | 0.797647 | -1 | 0.806839 |
a range of opinions may be better than facts. | We should limit judicial activism | train | 0.392287 | 0.000072 | -1 | 0.82624 |
a research carried out on a selected group of unmarried and divorced women found out that they preferred a lone life than an abusive marriage. | We should abandon marriage | train | 0.528665 | 0.004081 | 1 | 1 |
a safe space does not permit discussion on anything that might inform uneducated people why their views are wrong | We should abolish safe spaces | train | 0.892168 | 0.57676 | 1 | 0.766473 |
a safe space is a great place for youth to hang out so that they are not in dangerous places. | We should abolish safe spaces | train | 0.645593 | 0.341312 | -1 | 1 |
a safe space is only necessary if students aren't taught proper behavior | We should abolish safe spaces | train | 0.456152 | 0.000036 | 1 | 0.805152 |
a safe space might mean the difference between coping and not coping with mental health. | We should abolish safe spaces | train | 0.61549 | 0.250001 | -1 | 0.605008 |
a sick person should be allowed to try anything they want, long as it's legal, that claims it will help them with their ailment. | We should ban naturopathy | train | 0.83087 | 0.755625 | -1 | 1 |
a single judge cannot be granted free rein to bypass laws borne from democratic process | We should limit judicial activism | train | 0.87636 | 0.995668 | 1 | 1 |
a society should help the most vulnerable of us | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | train | 0.378825 | 0.000809 | 1 | 0.799921 |
a society shouldn't be responsible for the decisions of an individual | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | train | 0.805914 | 0.847251 | -1 | 1 |
a song or writing are works of art and their creators should benefit from them | We should abolish intellectual property rights | train | 0.686693 | 0.257016 | -1 | 1 |
A state that outlaws murder cannot then turn around and murder prisoners in the name of the law. It is perverse and unjust. | We should abolish capital punishment | train | 0.741188 | 0.97755 | 1 | 1 |
a stay at home dad does so by choice. taxpayers shouldn't be forced to pay for other people's expenses because someone decided they didn't want to get a job. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | train | 0.924106 | 0.974445 | -1 | 1 |
a student does not have the resources to pay for the high cost of college | We should subsidize student loans | train | 0.765591 | 0.8682 | 1 | 1 |
a student loan is a loan that the person chose to take out. there's no reason to offer a subsidy for them any more than any other type of loan. | We should subsidize student loans | train | 0.733883 | 0.560504 | -1 | 1 |
a study comparing more than 22,000 former foster children with their age-matched peers found that the former group had higher risk of suicide attempts, risk of psychiatric disorders, and excess risks for psychosis and depression | Foster care brings more harm than good | train | 1 | 0.997514 | 1 | 1 |
A surgeon would never agree to operate on a really young child or when it's dangerous, so the only kid's getting cosmetic surgery are those who are in their late teens and understand the outcomes. | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 0.43481 | 0.000901 | -1 | 0.686847 |
a surrogate carrying a baby could try to keep it since they gave birth to it. | Surrogacy should be banned | train | 0.613191 | 0.084822 | 1 | 0.896634 |
a surrogate will often choose to carry a child for someone else if they are unable to get work | Surrogacy should be banned | train | 0.463985 | 0.001347 | -1 | 0.610263 |
a system of compulsory voting would mean that politicians would have to consider the needs of the whole electorate rather than just those who turn out to vote | We should introduce compulsory voting | train | 0.914438 | 0.970534 | 1 | 0.965133 |
A system that fires the competent along with the incompetent solely because of age is irrational and cruel | We should end mandatory retirement | train | 0.756677 | 0.969316 | 1 | 1 |
a talented child should be able to pursue their dreams and help make a story come to life. | We should ban the use of child actors | train | 0.734684 | 0.543294 | -1 | 1 |
a teen's body sometimes causes great distress, such as small breasts, exacerbated by bullying, teasing etc so cosmetic surgery could relieve large amounts of stress and unhappiness from some teenager's lives | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | train | 0.656898 | 0.226468 | -1 | 1 |
a telemarketing ban violates the first amendment rights of the telemarketer. | We should ban telemarketing | train | 0.819822 | 0.492332 | -1 | 0.893058 |
A terrorist group with a nuclear weapon could cause immense and immediate damage and devastation. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | train | 1 | 0.999736 | 1 | 1 |
A truly healthy and loving relationship can only develop in a monogamous relationship. | We should legalize polygamy | train | 0.590798 | 0.305894 | -1 | 1 |
a two party system provides discussion on different viewpoints | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.52003 | 0.002641 | 1 | 0.69471 |
a two-party system has served us well for years; why change what has worked? | We should adopt a multi-party system | train | 0.73653 | 0.353406 | -1 | 0.812268 |
a very high percentage of crashes are caused by distracted or drunk driving and with machines they can't be distracted or drunk | We should stop the development of autonomous cars | train | 0.72495 | 0.871796 | -1 | 0.901733 |