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Resolved: Current trends in American political dialogue compromise meaningful democratic deliberation.

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METADEBATE

• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY DEFINED
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY HAS FOUR CRITICAL PRINCIPLES
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY REQUIRES COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING AND PARTICIPATION
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY REQUIRES DELIBERATIVE INSTITUTIONS
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY REQUIRES MUTUAL RESPECT
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY REQUIRES A SLOW DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

PRO EVIDENCE

• PUBLIC IGNORANCE COMPROMISES DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION
• MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS COMPROMISE DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION
• CURRENT MEDIA CLIMATE COMPROMISES DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION
• THE INTERNET FILTER PROCESS COMPROMISES DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION
• LOBBYING COMPROMISES DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION
• MEDIA/INTERNET FILTER COMPROMISES DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION THROUGH FRAMING
• CURRENT TONE COMPROMISES DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION
• AGGRESSIVE COURTS COMPROMISE DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY GOOD: SHOULD BE THE GOAL OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY GOOD: LEAVES THE FUTURE FLEXIBLE FOR RECONSIDERATION
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY GOOD: DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION CAN MEAN SOLUTIONS TO DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY GOOD: BRINGS LEGITIMACY TO GOVERNMENT
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY GOOD: INVOLVED MINORITY VOICES IN DECISION-MAKING
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY GOOD: DELIBERATION DECREASES DIFFERENCES
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY GOOD: CAN INFORM THE PUBLIC
• A/T: DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY PUTS NOVICES IN CHARGE OF POLICY

CON EVIDENCE

• CIVIL POLITICAL DEMANDS BAD: UNREALISTIC IN POLITICS
• DIVERSITY OF TONE IN POLITICS CRITICAL
• SHARP TONE IS A CRITICAL POLITICAL TOOL
• POLITICAL VIOLENCE CAN BE JUSTIFIED IN A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT
• CURRENT CLIMATE ENCOURAGES DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION
• THE INTERNET ENHANCES DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY IS IMPOSSIBLE
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY BAD: BENEFITS OVERSTATED
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY BAD: SOME DECISIONS SHOULDN’T BE SUBJECT TO DELIBERATION
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY BAD: DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY USED TO TWEAK PUBLIC OPINION
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY BAD: MANY MUST RELY ON OTHERS FOR COMPLEX POLITICAL ISSUES
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY BAD: ATTEMPTING TO PERSUADE OTHERS CAN BE DANGEROUS
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY BAD: HURTS PUBLIC WELFARE
• DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY BAD: DOESN’T ALLOW FOR RESOLUTION OTHER THAN COMPROMISE
• A/T: PARTISANSHIP IS BAD
• A/T: CONFLICT COMPROMISES DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION