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Should affirmative action be required in college admissions?
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Selected claim, supporting its parent
Affirmative action compensates for certain disadvantages some racial minorities have faced due to their race.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Minority students frequently encounter unequal access to
educational resources and skilled teachers
in K-12 education.
Pro claim 2
Minority students face more enforcement of
behavioral sanctions
and have a higher chance of having been disciplined, suspended, or expelled. (p.7)
Con claim 1, children below
Students from racial minorities are not the only ones who face hard circumstances that affect their academic ability, so it is arbitrary to only favor them.
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