One or two weeks in advance let the class choose three members for each side of one of the following propositions. On the day of the debate let the rest of the class act as judges to decide which side has presented the most convincing arguments in the best English.
1. It is better to be a farm hand than a factory employee.
2. Every girl should prepare herself to earn her own living.
3. Trusts should be regulated, not abolished.
4. Strikes should be considered illegal.
5. Advertising has increased the cost of living. (See [Exercise 152].)
6. Communism would lower the cost of living.
7. The business of a city should not be centralized.
8. Labor troubles are brought about because the poor ape the rich.
9. Contentment is better than wealth.