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# TITLE: Should we ban smoking in pubs and restaurants? [fbc502048a2824376259141e7faea082]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 4
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - In conclusion, the group of participants have come to the consensus opinion that smoking should be banned in pubs and restaurants. The majority of people are non-smokers and so it would be unfair for the minority of people to subject the non-smokers to their smoke. Smoke contains substances that are harmful to us and, therefore, smoking in public places puts others in danger of inhaling dangerous substances. It is perfectly possible for those who wish to smoke to do so outside of buildings, in an environment where any danger to others is minimised. It also mentions that this is true for the likes of e-cigarettes as the health repercussions are the same in this case.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - Final consensus statement: In conclusion, the group of participants have come to the consensus opinion that smoking should be banned in pubs and restaurants. Smokers should remove themselves from inside the premises and sit outside, where any danger to others would be minimised. This is because the majority of people are non-smokers and so it would be unfair for the minority of people to subject the non-smokers to their smoke. Smoking in public places puts others in danger of inhaling dangerous substances. This issue also applies to e-cigarettes. What I have learned about the process: What I have learned from this activity is that getting a group of people to work together collaboratively does come with certain challenges. Our group only had five people in it so it was a pretty small group to start with. I think it would be a good idea to first agree on the guidelines we are going to follow so that we are all on the same page. Because there were so few of us our voices didn't really get heard. There was one opinionated person in our group who always put forward her views and made them sound like facts but a lot of the time they were just opinions. I think it's
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - In conclusion, the group of participants have come to the consensus opinion that smoking should be banned in pubs and restaurants. The majority of people are non-smokers and so it would be unfair for the minority of people to subject the non-smokers to their smoke. Smoke contains substances that are harmful to us and, therefore, smoking in public places puts others in danger of inhaling dangerous substances. It is perfectly possible for those who wish to smoke to do so outside of buildings, in an environment where any danger to others is minimised.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - In conclusion, the group of participants have come to the consensus opinion that smoking should be banned in pubs and restaurants. The majority of people are non-smokers and so it would be unfair for the minority of people to subject the non-smokers to their smoke. Smoke contains substances that are harmful to us and, therefore, smoking in public places puts others in danger of inhaling dangerous substances. It is perfectly possible for those who wish to smoke to do so outside of buildings, in an environment where any danger to others is minimised. This would also apply to vapes.
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