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Is war a necessary evil?
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Selected claim, supporting its parent
For the purpose of warfare, humans have invented weaponry that has been used to maximize death and cruelty.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Agent Orange
and other chemical weapons designed for warfare have led to the horrifying deaths of tens of thousands of people.
Pro claim 2
The AR-15 was developed as
a military infantry weapon
and has been used in countless mass shootings since.
Pro claim 3
The invention of chemical and mechanized weaponry caused mass death during World War I.
Con claim 1
War has also spurred
medical innovations
that have furthered our understanding of how to test illness and injury.