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Governments should prohibit pornography
From Argumentrix
| Governments should prohibit pornography | |
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| Subjects | |
| Freedom |
Government |
| Pornography |
Sexuality |
| Linking arguments | |
| None
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Supporting arguments
- The legal tolerance of pornography causes an increase in callousness among men towards women, resulting in harm to them. [1]
- Opponents do not accept the premise that pornography is harmful.
- Pornography should be banned because it is degrading to women and causes them harm by promoting negative attitudes about women. [2]
- Opponents do not accept the premise that pornography is harmful.
- Pornography should be prohibited because the adult film industry is abusive and exploitative. [3]
- Opponents do not accept the premise that the abusive nature of the pornography industry would be lessened by prohibiting pornography.
- Pornography should be prohibited because it causes sexual deviance, pedophilia and promiscuity among viewers. [4]
- Opponents do not accept the premise that pornography has harmful psychological effects on users.
Opposing arguments
Pornography is not harmful, and should therefore be legally tolerated. [5]
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Regardless of any reasons to disapprove of pornography, governmental prohibition will succeed only in driving pornography into black markets, resulting in an increase in the harm associated with it. [6]
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