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Abstract I propose that we build the SQL code that would facilitate an online forum. This forum would use a relational database to track reasons to agree and disagree with conclusions. It would also allow you to submit a belief as a reason to support another belief (see image 1 below): Figure 1: Arguments used to support other arguments Arguments are currently made on websites, in books, and even in videos and songs. It would be powerful to outline all the arguments that agree or disagree with a conclusion and put them on the same page as seen below: Figure 2: Arguments go from websites, books, songs, videos, into a relational database and are presented with their structure Having the structure of how all these arguments are used to support each other, could allow us to automatically strengthen or weaken a conclusion's score based on the score of their assumptions. The purpose of the Idea Stock Exchange is to find ways to give conclusions scores based on the quality and quan...