Dear List,
In the following sentence, would you interpret the term "peacekeepers" as meaning "all peacekeepers" or "some peacekeepers"?
    United Nations peacekeepers should have the power to engage in     offensive operations.
This is a current debate topic in high school debate. The affirmative side would like to limit the scope of the resolution to "some," while the negative would like to force the affirmative to argue for "all."
How could each side support their claim? What linguistic theories or arguments could be brought into play to support each side? 

Thanks,
Scott Woods




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