What is Controversy?
A '''controversy''' is a prolonged public [[dispute]] or [[debate]], with people having different [[opinion]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/controversy |title=controversy |author= |website= |publisher=Vocabulary.com |accessdate=8 July 2016}}</ref> There may be several groups of people who have different opinions and who cannot agree. Examples for controversial topics are the question of whether [[abortion]] should be legal, or whether [[research]] on [[Stem cell#Embryonic stem cells|embryonic stem cells]] should be permitted. Controversies can happen when there is not a lot of understanding about a topic.<ref name=SominCI>{{cite web |url=http://www.cato-unbound.org/2013/10/11/ilya-somin/democracy-political-ignorance |title=Democracy and Political Ignorance |author=Ilya Somin |date=October 11, 2013 |website= |publisher=Cato Institute |accessdate=8 July 2016}}</ref> A controversy may also happen when different people interpret the same information differently based on their own [[bias]]es.<ref name=SominCI/> Any opinion that has opposing sides or points of view can become a controversy. In the winter of 2015, [[consumer]]s argued over the color and design of [[Starbucks]] Christmas cup. Some suggested a [[boycott]] of the coffee brand to [[protest]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Inanity of the Starbucks Christmas Cup ‘Controversy’ Seeking religious affirmation from corporate branding is ironic, misguided, and culturally damaging.|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/11/starbucks-coffee-cups-war-on-christmas/415029/|work=The Atlantic|accessdate=12 June 2016|author=Emma Green|date=10 November 2015}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} ==Related pages== *[[Dispute]] {{Wiktionary}} [[Category:Controversies| ]] {{stub}}