Eric Schmidt video slice from 5:50 to 7:00 of the original video. A transcript of what Schmidt says in this slice can be viewed in the Citations for this element (click the button below).

Schmidt's argument has three premises (represented in Debategraph by Assumption elements), each of which is obviously contestable. To paraphrase Schmidt:

1. The internet empowers people
2. People are overwhelmingly good
3. Good people support freedom

Conclusion: The internet promotes freedom.

This is an example of what argument theorists term linked structure. None of the premises support the conclusion without the others - they act jointly. We have the Assumption element type in the Debategraph ontology to represent this construct. Note that Assumption elements are colored gray to signify that, by themselves each carries no weight, but in combination with the other co-premises constitutes an argument in support (green) or opposition (red).