Structuring Arguments

1) We should amend the constitution to abolish the electoral college - claim
- Because a true democracy is based on the popular vote, not the votes of the unusually known electors
Warrant: Electoral college is not a true democracy

-Because under the electoral college system the votes of the people who have minority opinions in some states end up not counting.
Warrant: The votes of people who have minority opinions in some states should be end up counting

Because then Al Gore would have won the 2000 election
Warrant: If the electoral college did not exist, then Al Gore would have not won the 2000 election

Because the electoral college is outdated relic of an age when the political leaders did not trust people
Warrant: If the electoral college was not outdated the politic leaders would trust the people

Because electoral college skews power toward small and mid-sized states for no good reason
Warrant: Electoral college skews toward bigger states

The warrant that would need to be defended would have to be the last warrant, the bigger states should have more power. Also the second warrant would need defending, and the fourth. The college audience would likely accept the first warrant without significant backing.