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ffd45b01-2019-04-18T18:54:19Z-00003-000 | No, they cheated therefore they shouldn't make the hall of fame. It doesn't matter if a lot of players did it. They cheated therefore they should be penalized. The people who make the Hall of Fame should be in there because of their honor to the game, not for cheating and deceiving people so they can have a physical ad... |
4c34b2a1-2019-04-18T13:21:19Z-00000-000 | Australia Day is a day to celebrate because if it wasn't for white people we wouldn't have the things we have now such as shops, cars, buildings, all of us would not be here today. We introduced animals such as cows and horses. Australia wouldn't of been developed the way it is today if it wasn't for white people. We s... |
934989d9-2019-04-18T11:38:17Z-00001-000 | There should be more gun laws enacted in the U.S! Armed civilians are unlikely to stop crimes and are more likely to make dangerous situations, including mass shootings, more deadly. The average gun owner, no matter how responsible, is not trained in law enforcement or on how to handle life-threatening situations, so i... |
b1ae42c6-2019-04-18T19:53:25Z-00001-000 | 1. I've already pointed out to you how the Department of Health and Human Services could take it on if they are given competent leadership and adequate resources. They already run Social Security and Medicare, in addition to many other programs. Why wouldn't they be able to handle a restructuring of their priorities an... |
75f8530d-2019-04-18T15:27:15Z-00002-000 | Yes because it is just and prevents those rapists and terrible criminals from further harming our society |
d2ea26fa-2019-04-18T16:26:47Z-00002-000 | In the working world you have to interact with the opposite gender frequently. Thus, it would be detrimental to raise a child in an envrionment where the only 'work' they do is with those of thier own gender. |
d2ea26fa-2019-04-18T16:26:47Z-00003-000 | Parliamentary debating is done in real-time and requires a team of debaters so I honestly do not see how on Earth we can stick to it. Nevertheless, I accept and am looking forward to this debate. |
d2ea26fa-2019-04-18T16:26:47Z-00004-000 | This debate follows the standard rules of parliamentary debating. http://www.apdaweb.org... for rules 1st round acceptance only. 2-4 are debate. |
d86d26e8-2019-04-18T18:35:41Z-00002-000 | Alright thanks for the quick response Pro. I will try to organize these refutations as best as I can, as Pro's arguments and refutations are all over the place. Refutation 1:Pro says, "Each and everyday of their lives including their professional career they are constantly learning and re-mastering fundamental skills."... |
59d1fc1c-2019-04-18T17:56:37Z-00005-000 | The "Drug war" is costing billions of dollars and yet, is it all worth it? Is it worth the billions of dollars? IS it worth the invasion of individual civil liberties? Is it worth the wasted effort? First of all, prohibition does not help and may be increasing drug use in itself: Here is a scenario. A group of kids fro... |
40696eea-2019-04-18T17:32:07Z-00003-000 | why should school abolish they should not,because co-education might help student to compete each other studying. |
e9b44971-2019-04-18T13:56:01Z-00003-000 | This debate is between Zebracakes and I, about whether video games are bad for people or not. The previous debate, I took the position of Con: For this one, I will take the position of Pro. Round 1: stating our Opinions. Round 2: Proving our side of the debate. I believe that video games can be be a very bad influence ... |
8c527667-2019-04-18T19:32:56Z-00002-000 | Due to the fact my opponent's account has been closed, this debate is null. I please ask you not to vote. |
8c527667-2019-04-18T19:32:56Z-00003-000 | Unpromising, chaotic, and fraud. Social security fits this description exactly; therefore social security must be abolished. I take an affirmative stance to abolish Social security for the following contentions; Contention 1; Social security has no prospect for America, Contention 2; America now and in the future will ... |
1c1c7401-2019-04-18T18:06:00Z-00003-000 | i think sterids should be ban from all sports. its very unhealthy for the body. Those who oppose the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs say that the athletes who use them are breaking the rules and getting an unfair advantage over others. Opponents of the drugs say the athletes are endangering not on... |
8294b441-2019-04-18T17:22:30Z-00003-000 | Video Games DO cause violence. The violent nature of our generations of current games brainwash peoples minds into thinking it's, "Just a game." Or, "It's not bad." Little do they know it makes them into killers. |
33a444c-2019-04-18T15:58:58Z-00002-000 | Let's consider Pro's round two arguments in favor of nuclear energy: Amount The first of these is the amount of fuel available, and how long it could potentially last. The figures quoted here are so rubbery and based on speculation as to be pretty well meaningless. We are told that based on current consumption rates an... |
f5b0db6a-2019-04-18T11:13:26Z-00003-000 | My last round arguments was seen mostly jokes, But however in this round I will get more serious. DRUGS IN SPORT The use of performance enhancing drugs in the modern Olympics is on record as early as the games of the third Olympiad, When Thomas Hicks won the marathon after receiving an injection of strychnine in the mi... |
1733c2bc-2019-04-18T13:51:19Z-00006-000 | Students learn enough in the classroom. They do not need to go home and do more work when it is not needed. |
d267a913-2019-04-18T16:17:41Z-00006-000 | However, I wish to lay out one additional rule:In the event of a forfeiture, the voter will award the opposing opponent a 7-point victory. I also accept my opponent's statement about opinions. They shall only be used when supported by factual evidence. I look forward to this debate with WilliamsP and hope is turns out ... |
d267a913-2019-04-18T16:17:41Z-00007-000 | I have already debated jamccartney on this very issue. However, my defeat was justified. I was on vacation, had horrible internet, and thus my argument was horrible. I am now ready to try again. I challenge my good friend jamccartney to this debate. This debate will follow a judge voting system. Each debater has 72 hou... |
c065954f-2019-04-18T14:32:52Z-00000-000 | Quotes used in my debate are all included here. (I know this is not exactly allowed and it's really messy and confusing but 10,000 characters (approx. 1500 words) really isn’t enough for 10 rebuttals.) Rebuttal of ‘Reason 1’: ‘a’ (this is where Quote a. from the picture should go) Pro is presupposing that teachers will... |
c065954f-2019-04-18T14:32:52Z-00001-000 | Reason 2 - Tenure makes it difficult to remove under-performing teachers because the process involves months of legal wrangling by the principal, the school board, the union, and the courts: Most schools stop trying to fire a certain teacher because the proccess is just too difficult. " A June 1, 2009 study by the New ... |
c065954f-2019-04-18T14:32:52Z-00002-000 | Thank you sara_ann_dee for her argument. In this debate, I will argue that ‘there should be a teacher tenure.’ Whether this tenure is reformed, or reduced to only applicable to some teachers, does not matter as long as I am able to prove that ‘teacher tenure’ should, in some form, exist. Voters should vote for me if I ... |
c065954f-2019-04-18T14:32:52Z-00003-000 | Reason 1 - Teacher tenure creates complacency because teachers know they are unlikely to lose their jobs: If teachers know that they reached the period where they get special defence from most accusations - it would send the message to them that they can then do whatever they want to do in the classroom and really slac... |
c065954f-2019-04-18T14:32:52Z-00005-000 | Hello and thank you for joining my debate I will be arguing to get rid of the teacher tenure. |
d80382e8-2019-04-18T15:28:06Z-00003-000 | Should Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide be legalized for the terminally ill that have no chance of recovering? Please answer yes or no. |
68fed5c1-2019-04-18T19:35:23Z-00000-000 | I regret that my opponent has forfeited this round as I enjoyed the debate. |
2671a1e6-2019-04-18T14:56:54Z-00003-000 | The death penalty is necessary, because some people are so vile they can never be in contact with society without harming it in some way. Truly evil people do exist and they harm others - sometimes killing or ruining lives through their actions. This is not something that should be acceptable or allowed to continue wit... |
10cdf65f-2019-04-18T12:30:37Z-00000-000 | Abstract Although child vaccination rates remain high, some parental concern persists that vaccines might cause autism. Three specific hypotheses have been proposed: (1) the combination measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism by damaging the intestinal lining, which allows the entrance of encephalopathic proteins; ... |
612baac2-2019-04-18T17:00:36Z-00000-000 | You do make very good points throughout our debate, but overall I still strongly believe that parents should not be allowed an excessive amount of access to their child's social media account. The parents should believe that they have raised their child with enough knowledge of potential dangers of the internet that th... |
9386e349-2019-04-18T16:54:59Z-00005-000 | Euthanasia is the act of putting to death in a painlessly way an animal or human when they are on a painful disease or condition. Should it be legalized? |
311797b5-2019-04-18T18:26:30Z-00009-000 | In the world of sports, it is clear that there are certain sports that take more athleticism, skill, and fundamentals then other sports. In the argument that hockey is better than football, it is clear that hockey takes more athleticism, skill, and fundamentals than football, overall and in general. |
90227f05-2019-04-18T11:32:18Z-00001-000 | Though my opponent stated that people in the United States are constantly moving and have no time to cook at home so they rely on fast food, I strongly disagree due to there being various ways to eat healthy such as meal prepping the day before or taking healthy snacks or lunch. Yes, fast food is quick and cheap but yo... |
bbe2f561-2019-04-18T19:26:06Z-00005-000 | The resolution should be clear and without controversy. I affirm, prostitution should be legalized. For the purposes of this debate, anything that deals with legal matters will pertain within U.S. jurisdiction. Arguing that prostitution should be legalized in places like Sudan or Somalia is quite out-of-topic :). To st... |
42c4f44a-2019-04-18T17:17:51Z-00002-000 | In the US, you can't receive government-provided disability funding if you don't have a disability. That isn't discrimination against the non-disabled; rather, it just happens to be a privilege for those who meet the criteria. Could we provide money to non-disabled people, as well--or could we expand the definition of ... |
d1b6be4-2019-04-18T14:12:16Z-00004-000 | Legalizing drugs would make them much safer. When we decide to legalize drugs, we can make the process of getting and using drugs safer. By passing drugs through the government, instead of passing drugs through drug dealers, we can make sure that dirty needles and like aren't used when drugs are being used. Also by pas... |
8e65f903-2019-04-18T15:34:23Z-00001-000 | As you have listed your arguments for the second round, so will I; rebuttals will begin in the third round. Essentially, in the third round, I rebuttal your arguments in round two, and you do the same as well. If you agree to these simple rules, then I will be respectful of your future arguments. Vegetarianism is not a... |
2476225d-2019-04-18T14:28:24Z-00007-000 | Resolved: Welfare Should Be Abolished. Definitions: Abolished: "formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)." Welfare: "A government program which provides financial aid to individuals or groups who cannot support themselves." R1. Acceptance R2. Argument's/ Rebuttals from Con R3. Argument/Rebuttal's R4.... |
1094bf3d-2019-04-18T18:54:58Z-00003-000 | I agree that there is a combination at play but I believe that nurture plays a greater role. A child only learns from what he/she experiences. A child would not understand manners if a parent doesn't suggest and teach them as a child develops. The examples we observe help us distinguish right from wrong. This is the ba... |
4cab66dc-2019-04-18T19:21:26Z-00000-000 | "It naturally follows that unless otherwise stated, this training is restricted to the upper body, because that's the part of the body that steroids affect. " Ah, but who has the burden of proof? You. Also, you said that the core-abs is the "key muscle group," which implies that there are other groups that make a diffe... |
edab086a-2019-04-18T17:21:18Z-00000-000 | People can consider anything but that doesn't make it right. For example, many people consider Great Britain to be a country when it isn't and some people consider the UK to be a country when it's really 3 and a half countries. Just because something is considered a certain way doesn't make it so. Just because it's in ... |
edab086a-2019-04-18T17:21:18Z-00002-000 | For my point, I look at the definition of sport: An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. You have yours but this one is also correct so I will use this one from Google Dictionary. Exertion refers to vigorous activity which go... |
edab086a-2019-04-18T17:21:18Z-00003-000 | Now, what is a sport? and what is golf? Golf, is a "game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9 or 18. " [1]Sport, is a "physical activity engaged in for pleasure: a particular activity (as an athletic game). " [2]Looking at the definition of spo... |
1997960a-2019-04-18T16:54:30Z-00003-000 | 'Raising the legal age for drinking alcohol to 18+ is no solution.' |
eaf9851d-2019-04-18T15:40:44Z-00002-000 | Extend arguments. I hope that Pro returns to the site, and that my harsh critisisms did not deter her from the debate. |
abd6ace-2019-04-18T19:16:43Z-00003-000 | Writer and environmental activist Paul Brooks wrote " In America today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see, and nobody calls the cops" Because I believe that the commodification of the environment is not only morally reprehensible, but a destructive policy I stand in negation... |
35179721-2019-04-18T19:41:11Z-00005-000 | In the United States Prostitution should be legal. There are three main reasons I have for making this claim: 1) Our government should not be allowed to dictate a persons motivations for engaging in intercourse. 2) People in American society should have the right to do anything they wish to do, so long as no other pers... |
d4e75d9a-2019-04-18T12:24:09Z-00002-000 | i say schools should teach sword fighting because it would be self defense and would help students defend the school if someone broke in while classes were going on |
b567d7bc-2019-04-18T12:55:55Z-00003-000 | RebuttalsFirst my arguments still stand. I think everyone already knows the Pope is not a climate change scientist. Opponent's arguments.1. Fossil Fuels do not cause an increase in CO2 emissions, which makes the first part of the IPCC's basic version of global warming invalidThis is overtly false, since science has sho... |
80e3ce8f-2019-04-18T15:56:43Z-00007-000 | Thanks to Romanii for this debate! I will now present my case.DEFINITIONS [1, 2]Democracy - "a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free [and fair] electoral system." It may also be some combination of both the former and... |
ab3b5048-2019-04-18T14:01:05Z-00001-000 | Support for the Pro position of this resolution if bountiful and defensible in a properly framed debate. At the outset, the Pro debater needs to recognize there is significant negative press against standardized testing arising from a multitude of factors, many of which are unrelated to the question of whether or not s... |
d3fcb9ba-2019-04-18T11:58:12Z-00001-000 | Should marijuana become legalized for recreational use? In this debate, I am taking the Pro stance, meaning I support the legalization. 1st round - State your stance. 2nd round - Evidence to support stance. 3rd round - Counter the opponent's stance. 4th round - Closing statement/Final evidence and/or opinion. I will no... |
91581604-2019-04-18T19:14:10Z-00002-000 | "I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts... |
18710bc8-2019-04-18T16:37:00Z-00000-000 | Electronic cigarettes comes with different cartridges including 6-18mg of nicotine and sometimes 0mg. This is to say that electronic cigarettes are safer to smoke than traditional cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes do not cause tar because of the fact that it does not contain tobacco and leave behind no tar. As a result... |
18710bc8-2019-04-18T16:37:00Z-00001-000 | Whether smoking a cigarette or e-cig there is still nicotine In both and nicotine is highly addictive. E cigs are not a safer alternative to cigarettes because they are just as addictive. E-cigs may only be vapor but it is not undetectable. That wretched nicotine smell will linger on your clothes and in your hair. The ... |
25f4afea-2019-04-18T11:58:00Z-00002-000 | First: I am fine with how gun control is now, we can debate whether or not gun control should be increased or decreased. Second: I believe the 2nd Amendment is there to protect the American population from a tyrannical government. Now that this is out of the way: I say that there is a need in society today to defend yo... |
5cbe11b4-2019-04-18T17:56:10Z-00004-000 | Here is your first and fairly simple riddle: Two coins add up to 15 pence and one of them is not a 10p coin. What are the 2 coins? |
9324770-2019-04-18T19:59:00Z-00000-000 | The proponent unfortunately did not defend her position, which makes it more difficult for me, and any observers to challenge and refine my/their opinions. I have nothing more to add. |
9324770-2019-04-18T19:59:00Z-00003-000 | at first, i had thought that gay marriage was all wrong, however i see it differently now. what if you wish to spend the rest of your life with a person you truely love but however is the same gender? you can't help the fact that you're either a male or female. it's all about commitment that matters. |
922569a4-2019-04-18T16:45:23Z-00000-000 | I will give you the fact that those that are home-schooled, and take the standardized test, do fair better. Now let us take a look at those numbers. In 2011 it was estimated that there were 1.7 million home-schooled students. The largest study tested 40,000 home-schooled children (or just over 2%). That's an incredibly... |
d1c59b91-2019-04-18T16:00:42Z-00003-000 | Arguments For Legal Euthanasia1. euthanasia is “inevitable, so it's better to have it out in the open so that it can be properly regulated and carried out.Murder is also inevitable, so should we have that out in the open and regulate it? The obvious answer is no, and which is why inevitability is never a good argument ... |
5022c09c-2019-04-18T17:31:45Z-00003-000 | None of his substantives have any worth to this debate as they are criticisms, essentially, of democracy - the idea of rule by the will of the majority. Whilst my opponent deplores my plans to make politics more 'populist', he fails to mention or even recognise the fact that democracy is inherently populist, and this w... |
e9800d8d-2019-04-18T18:47:58Z-00000-000 | Not everyone is just moaning about the problem. The parents who are raising the children up right and making sure they don't get into something that is clearing bad for their underdeveloped minds are not just using moaning they are backing up their words, and ask both your own parents and your grandparents and you will... |
e9800d8d-2019-04-18T18:47:58Z-00003-000 | I would be certain that more people in the world are not actually bothered by this display , and the people that are just love a good moan! |
e9800d8d-2019-04-18T18:47:58Z-00007-000 | Firstly i would like to add to my first opinion i made earlier. Us as people are meat to have a FREE mind , think FREELY without the help of others , so this going on my previous statement and what my opposition has just made it just clarifies at when parents do overly power their children with their thoughts, They are... |
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