Academic Freedom
James Madison once said, “A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives. A popular government without the means of acquiring information is a prologue to a tragedy.” It is because I agree with Madison that I stand in strong affirmation of the resolution, “When in conflict, academic freedom in U.S. High Schools ought to be valued above community standards.” To better clarify the round I offer the following definitions (definitions). The ultimate value that will be upheld in today’s debate will be that of Knowledge, knowledge is generally defined as acquaintance with fact or truth. It is the state of knowing or understanding. I have one observation dealing with my value: my opponent my argue that knowledge is undesirable because the information we require my be untrue and leads us astray. You should note that this argument is illegitimate because it does not attack knowledge; it attacks false hood, which by definition cannot be knowledge. My value will be supported through my Criterion of the Cost Benefit Analysis, where I will show you that the benefits we as a society would receive through academic freedom greatly outweigh the costs. Therefore the person that can show more ben
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Approximate Word count = 1380
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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