Debate – topics Controversial and debatable Songs containing violent lyrics should not be played on the radio and TV. Marihuana should be legalized in NL.

Debate – topics Interesting to young people and their audience Immigrants to NL should be required to learn Dutch. National service should be compulsory in NL. Nuclear energy is preferred to the fossil fuels.

Debate – topics Expressed in a simple affirmative statement- avoiding ambiguous terms Turkey should be admitted to EU. Market mechanisms are preferable to regulatory approaches in reducing carbon emissions.

Debate – topics Balanced: providing both sides in a debate with equal opportunity Economic development is more important than the protection of the environment. Working mothers are detrimental to the stability of family.