Supervisor: Bradley Rettler <>
Announced end of poll: Saturday, 11 January 2014, at 8pm
Actual time poll closed:
Private poll (60 authorized voters)
Actual votes cast: 35
Number of winning choices:
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Poll description

Please rank these potential discussion topics. The top 8-10 will be the subjects of our Moral Problems course.

Result

1. Abortion  (Not defeated in any contest vs. another choice)
2. Government Surveillance/Privacy, loses to Abortion by 20–14
3. Gun Control
4. Same-sex marriage, loses to Gun Control by 16–14
5. Legalization of Marijuana/Drugs, loses to Same-sex marriage by 17–14
6. Genetic Engineering, loses to Legalization of Marijuana/Drugs by 17–14
7. Population Control, loses to Legalization of Marijuana/Drugs by 21–12
8. Immigration, loses to Genetic Engineering by 16–13
9. Redistributive Taxation, loses to Immigration by 16–12
10. War, loses to Redistributive Taxation by 17–16
11. Capital Punishment, loses to War by 18–13
12. Affirmative Action, loses to War by 15–14
13. Torture, loses to Affirmative Action by 16–12
14. Offensive Humor, loses to Torture by 19–12
15. Racial Profiling, loses to Offensive Humor by 14–13
16. Paid surrogacy/Organ donation, loses to Racial Profiling by 16–12
17. Euthanasia, loses to Racial Profiling by 17–11
18. Drone Warfare, loses to Euthanasia by 14–12
19. Legacy Admissions, loses to Drone Warfare by 16–12
20. Pornography, loses to Drone Warfare by 16–12
21. Pharmaceutical Ethics, loses to Pornography by 16–13
22. College Athlete Monetary Compensation, loses to Pharmaceutical Ethics by 14–12
23. Is Charitable Giving Obligatory?, loses to College Athlete Monetary Compensation by 15–12
24. Sex workers, loses to Is Charitable Giving Obligatory? by 14–13
25. Performance Enhancing Drugs, loses to Is Charitable Giving Obligatory? by 14–13
26. Testing on animals, loses to Performance Enhancing Drugs by 15–13
27. Vegetarianism/Factory Farming, loses to Testing on animals by 15–11
28. Is Pope Francis Good for the Catholic Church?, loses to Vegetarianism/Factory Farming by 15–12
29. Global Warming, loses to Is Pope Francis Good for the Catholic Church? by 14–11
30. Copyright, loses to Is Pope Francis Good for the Catholic Church? by 14–10
31. Anarchism/Government, loses to Copyright by 12–11
32. Gambling/Lotteries, loses to Anarchism/Government by 16–7

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Result details

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1. Abortion   -20 16 16 18 17 20 19 18 21 23 20 21 22 21 21 23 21 23 22 24 21 20 24 24 24 22 22 25 23 24 25
2. Government Surveillance/Privacy   14 -15 16 15 16 18 16 16 20 17 18 16 17 17 20 20 19 20 21 20 18 20 20 20 20 18 20 20 24 20 27
3. Gun Control   16 15 -16 16 15 16 15 18 20 18 17 18 21 18 20 22 20 19 18 22 21 20 20 23 22 21 22 21 23 21 25
4. Same-sex marriage   12 16 14 -17 19 16 18 17 18 19 17 18 18 16 21 20 19 20 19 22 18 18 19 22 20 21 18 21 20 21 24
5. Legalization of Marijuana/Drugs   15 17 18 14 -17 21 17 18 20 20 18 17 21 20 24 22 19 22 23 25 22 24 25 26 22 24 21 23 24 24 29
6. Genetic Engineering   16 14 17 14 14 -15 16 18 19 16 16 19 19 18 20 17 17 18 19 18 22 16 21 20 21 19 20 19 20 23 24
7. Population Control   11 12 16 14 12 15 -15 16 17 15 17 16 17 16 16 18 18 17 19 16 21 16 20 19 19 20 20 18 21 20 23
8. Immigration   12 12 14 12 15 13 16 -16 17 14 13 19 15 15 16 18 16 17 18 19 15 15 17 19 19 20 18 19 18 20 23
9. Redistributive Taxation   12 15 12 14 16 12 16 12 -17 18 15 18 19 18 17 17 15 18 17 21 17 16 19 19 19 15 18 19 17 17 22
10. War   12 12 14 13 11 13 16 14 16 -18 15 14 14 14 17 15 16 17 18 19 16 19 19 20 20 19 19 18 22 20 27
11. Capital Punishment   7 15 12 10 13 15 16 15 14 13 -13 15 17 18 19 18 19 18 18 20 17 16 21 20 21 21 18 20 20 22 24
12. Affirmative Action   11 13 13 11 15 15 14 15 15 14 16 -16 14 12 19 17 14 16 15 18 17 18 18 18 19 17 16 21 19 19 21
13. Torture   11 14 13 12 14 11 16 11 14 15 15 12 -19 17 17 15 16 19 19 18 16 18 19 22 19 19 17 22 21 20 24
14. Offensive Humor   8 16 9 8 11 13 11 14 12 16 12 13 12 -14 16 14 16 16 17 18 17 18 16 17 16 15 18 20 20 16 22
15. Racial Profiling   9 16 14 12 11 14 17 13 12 16 12 15 12 13 -16 17 13 16 17 18 15 17 19 18 19 19 14 19 18 19 23
16. Paid surrogacy/Organ donation   9 11 9 9 8 8 13 11 13 13 9 9 11 11 12 -13 15 15 16 14 13 15 13 15 17 17 14 16 16 17 19
17. Euthanasia   8 9 8 8 8 12 11 10 13 13 10 9 12 13 11 13 -14 14 15 14 15 13 14 17 15 18 13 16 18 18 21
18. Drone Warfare   11 10 11 11 11 11 14 10 12 12 12 13 10 14 14 14 12 -16 16 16 16 15 17 19 14 18 18 17 17 17 21
19. Legacy Admissions   8 11 11 8 9 12 12 12 12 13 11 11 10 10 12 12 12 12 -13 15 13 13 15 16 14 13 14 16 16 16 17
20. Pornography   9 9 13 9 9 12 10 12 14 12 12 12 9 12 12 14 13 12 13 -16 16 15 15 17 12 16 15 14 16 15 21
21. Pharmaceutical Ethics   6 11 9 8 7 9 12 9 8 12 8 11 11 10 10 9 13 12 13 13 -14 13 15 15 15 15 16 16 13 15 19
22. College Athlete Monetary Compensation   10 13 11 11 9 7 10 12 12 12 13 9 10 11 12 13 11 8 14 12 12 -15 13 15 13 15 14 15 16 14 18
23. Is Charitable Giving Obligatory?   9 9 10 10 8 12 9 12 14 11 12 9 11 9 12 11 13 13 14 11 12 12 -14 14 14 14 15 14 16 15 16
24. Sex workers   6 9 8 9 6 10 9 10 10 11 9 8 7 10 9 12 11 9 10 11 12 11 13 -13 14 13 13 13 13 14 18
25. Performance Enhancing Drugs   7 10 9 9 5 7 10 9 11 10 9 11 7 12 10 10 10 8 11 12 10 10 13 14 -15 15 12 15 18 14 18
26. Testing on animals   7 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 7 11 10 10 12 11 12 11 14 14 14 13 11 13 -15 12 13 12 15 21
27. Vegetarianism/Factory Farming   8 11 8 8 7 8 8 6 12 14 8 11 11 13 10 8 9 9 14 13 8 11 12 12 11 11 -15 11 11 11 17
28. Is Pope Francis Good for the Catholic Church?   8 10 8 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 12 10 10 8 10 12 12 6 12 13 11 11 12 12 13 12 12 -14 14 13 16
29. Global Warming   4 9 9 6 8 8 8 5 9 12 7 6 7 6 9 9 10 9 9 14 9 10 9 13 10 12 13 11 -10 14 15
30. Copyright   5 3 5 7 7 7 5 5 9 8 7 7 7 6 9 8 7 8 7 10 11 9 6 11 7 12 12 10 10 -12 13
31. Anarchism/Government   6 7 8 8 7 5 8 6 9 11 8 9 9 13 10 10 9 8 10 13 11 12 11 11 12 9 12 12 11 11 -16
32. Gambling/Lotteries   4 0 3 4 3 3 2 3 6 3 4 5 2 5 6 5 4 5 8 5 5 7 5 6 8 4 7 9 7 7 7 -

Ballot report

 Abortion Affirmative Action Anarchism/Government Capital Punishment Is Charitable Giving Obligatory? College Athlete Monetary Compensation Copyright Drone Warfare Euthanasia Gambling/Lotteries Genetic Engineering Global Warming Government Surveillance/Privacy Gun Control Immigration Legacy Admissions Legalization of Marijuana/Drugs Offensive Humor Paid surrogacy/Organ donation Performance Enhancing Drugs Pharmaceutical Ethics Is Pope Francis Good for the Catholic Church? Population Control Pornography Racial Profiling Redistributive Taxation Same-sex marriage Sex workers Testing on animals Torture Vegetarianism/Factory Farming War
1. 16 2 23 21 1 12 13 10 11 32 3 27 29 9 25 5 8 15 4 24 18 31 6 30 26 7 17 22 19 14 28 20
2. 2 6 32 13 22 26 31 24 10 27 18 11 5 21 9 7 8 19 30 29 25 28 15 14 3 20 4 16 17 23 1 12
3. 8 3 32 31 11 4 32 32 10 32 14 15 32 32 13 32 6 1 9 7 12 32 17 32 2 32 5 32 32 32 16 18
4. 32 32 32 8 32 32 32 32 9 32 13 32 4 7 32 5 1 32 10 15 11 32 12 6 32 32 32 2 32 3 14 32
5. 1 11 29 4 25 32 7 10 24 31 28 19 5 2 12 27 20 6 13 30 17 16 8 23 14 3 9 22 15 18 26 21
6. 15 18 32 21 1 32 20 3 16 32 13 4 9 12 14 6 22 2 32 19 32 7 5 8 10 11 24 32 23 32 32 17
7. 19 17 8 30 14 23 10 3 32 27 18 22 6 7 2 8 31 12 1 9 13 20 15 28 24 11 29 21 26 5 4 16
8. 1 1 5 1 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 5 5 6 4 1 1 5 1 2 3 1 5 3
9. 2 32 3 10 32 32 32 12 11 32 32 32 7 1 5 32 14 32 32 32 32 13 32 32 15 8 6 32 32 9 32 4
10. 32 32 7 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 2 32 6 32 32 5 1 32 32 4 32 32 10 3 32 32 32 32 9 32 32 8
11. 2 20 4 3 1 17 5 11 8 15 8 32 5 18 5 19 12 32 14 16 7 32 32 6 10 8 32 13 32 9 7 14
12. 7 4 14 11 31 27 32 21 16 30 22 10 29 23 1 8 12 15 19 25 26 2 20 24 3 6 5 13 18 9 28 17
13. 8 27 17 9 6 4 26 1 20 31 2 13 23 15 7 24 32 22 28 11 10 3 16 30 14 5 21 25 29 12 18 19
14. 10 32 32 32 5 32 32 32 32 8 9 32 3 6 32 32 7 32 32 32 32 32 4 5 32 32 6 32 32 2 32 32
15. 5 6 32 8 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 11 32 10 32 9 32 32 32 32 32 1 32 3 4 32 7 32 32 2
16. 5 16 26 3 29 15 21 25 2 28 4 18 17 30 23 11 12 10 14 20 6 31 9 13 19 32 1 22 7 8 27 24
17. 6 15 11 24 20 16 22 3 10 21 7 31 2 14 8 25 18 19 28 17 27 1 9 12 26 23 4 29 32 13 30 5
18. 3 32 32 32 32 2 32 4 32 32 4 32 32 32 32 32 4 32 5 5 5 5 32 32 5 1 32 32 32 4 32 4
19. 2 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 3 32 32 1 32 32 32 32 32 32
20. 9 10 7 14 16 31 24 18 17 26 3 28 1 8 5 27 4 23 13 23 15 23 11 29 23 19 2 32 25 12 30 6
21. 14 6 16 26 30 27 9 25 12 29 3 19 23 11 7 28 21 18 8 31 22 32 2 24 1 17 5 4 10 15 13 20
22. 1 32 4 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 3 7 32 32 6 12 32 32 32 32 5 32 32 2 11 8 9 32 10 32
23. 32 1 32 6 2 32 32 32 8 11 3 32 7 6 32 32 32 12 13 32 5 32 4 32 32 32 32 32 32 14 32 9
24. 32 2 32 32 32 3 32 11 32 32 32 32 6 9 4 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 7 1 5 32 12 32 10 32 8
25. 30 21 24 10 2 1 9 19 19 13 22 11 6 26 7 5 8 31 15 17 16 32 20 28 14 3 6 30 12 25 23 27
26. 2 32 32 4 11 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 5 10 32 32 8 32 10 6 7 32 3 32 32 32 32 1
27. 16 30 13 12 8 20 29 19 11 18 3 26 4 5 14 24 6 25 7 22 1 2 9 23 31 32 17 27 10 15 21 28
28. 32 10 12 32 32 32 32 6 32 32 5 32 13 1 3 32 8 32 32 32 32 7 32 32 11 9 32 32 4 32 2 32
29. 9 32 32 2 32 32 1 32 32 32 10 4 32 8 3 14 6 14 12 32 16 32 32 32 14 11 5 32 32 32 7 32
30. 21 23 31 22 25 3 29 5 26 20 2 24 17 4 28 27 12 14 8 1 19 32 13 15 16 9 30 7 11 10 6 18
31. 32 32 32 10 32 3 32 2 32 32 1 5 18 32 6 32 7 32 32 9 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 8 32 4
32. 11 2 18 14 18 6 18 18 15 18 18 18 18 3 18 10 4 1 8 17 18 7 18 18 16 18 9 5 18 13 18 12
33. 32 1 32 32 32 1 32 1 1 32 32 32 32 32 32 1 1 1 32 32 32 1 32 1 1 32 1 1 1 1 32 1
34. 2 11 30 15 13 6 23 24 14 29 18 16 17 9 28 8 1 12 22 10 31 7 5 25 32 26 3 27 21 19 4 20
35. 1 14 27 12 32 25 21 18 26 30 22 23 9 4 15 31 2 8 28 20 16 11 19 10 7 6 5 3 24 17 29 13

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