Affirmative Action Dialogue Debate

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should be treated alike and given the same

opportunity to succeed. If one person is more qualified than someone else, then the more

qualified person should get the position. AA on any grounds, gives preference to one

individual on an irrelevant basis. Therefore, I do not accept the weak or strong defense of

AA. (Although, he does believe in equalizing funding to schools.) For example, accepting

a student on the fact that their family ancestry was oppressed, is a violation of the other

students’ equal opportunity.

B: See I believe that both forms of AA are just and appropriate because it is necessary for

equal opportunity. You talk about meritocracy in admittance but is it really fair? How did

that more qualified person get more qualified? If it was because he or she’s parents had the

resources to pay for private schooling and the best education, then is it truly a fair playing

field to begin with? Moreover, that qualified person may be reaping the benefits bestowed

upon him from past injustices without him even knowing it. Because of past oppression of

minorities, white males experience gains in access to jobs, education, and wealth. Sure

white males may seem more qualified, but it would not be that way if white males and

minorities both had equality of opportunity to begin with.

A: I see what you are saying but why me? I did not force your family into slavery or

create segregation laws. It may be true that my ancestors did, but why should I bear that

burden on my shoulders? I had a hard enough time getting into Law schoo...