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Possible answers to Task 2: Debatable and Non-Debatable Statements


Non-debatable

Debatable

Alcohol

Alcohol can be legally sold to adults over the age of 18 in Victoria

Drinking alcohol is always bad for your health

Television

Televison broadcasting began in Australia in 1956.

Pay (or cable) television will become more popular than free-to-air televsion in the next 10 years.

Public Transport

Trains, trams and buses are all forms of public transport.

Public transport is more economically efficient than private car transport.

The American education system

There are three main levels in the United States' education system: primary, secondary and college.

The American education system provides the highest quality education in the industrialized world.

The President

The President can be elected to no more than two four year terms.

The President should be allowed to run for an unlimited number of terms.

The words and phrases that are in italics all tell you that these are debatable statements. These words show that the writer is not stating facts but is giving opinions or making speculations.
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