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Introduction
The background to the debate: its history, real cases, key figures and the facts both sides accept.
Pro and con arguments
The strongest arguments on each side, side by side, each backed by sources you can check.
Key clashes
The three or four questions where the two sides really disagree, and what each side says.
Discussion questions
Questions for class or for yourself, to test your thinking after reading.