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Obama Began His Presidency With an Apology Tour
I am offering this debate proposal to Roy Latham, a debater whose skills I frequently admire, before making it available to anyone else. In a recent debate, I offered a criticism of an argument that he repeated several times in the course of that contest. This argument relied on the following statement being true: “President Obama began his presidency with an apology tour.”
Obviously, I disagree, and would like to continue this discussion with Roy Latham, or perhaps...
Creationism has made verified predictions.
I would like to use mostly the same form as used by Microsuck, because I like it. Definitions: These are the definitions that will be used throughout this debate. Theory - A well supported, conceptual framework that encompasses a large body of scientific facts, inferences, data, and observations and explains them in a coherent way (Fairbans, 2012) Predictions-In science, a prediction is a rigorous, often quantitative, statement, forecasting what will happen under specific conditions...
Romney should be elected over Obama
There is a biological cause to homosexuality
Resolution: homosexuality is mostly caused by biological factors The reason "mostly" was selected is because all behaviors have some genetic impact, even if its small. Definitions: Homosexuality - in this case, a human being sexually attracted to those of the same sex Biological - in this debate, biological will be defined as genetics ("gay-gene"), hormones (a second theory which I call the hormone hypothesis argues hormones in the womb cause SSA), and brain differences (see LeVay 19...
Has President Obama done a decent job despite the curveballs that have been thrown his way?
I will be arguing the affirmative for the case, "Has President Obama done a decent job despite the curve balls he's been thrown?". Please forgive me if I'm a little rusty, its been awhile.. Here goes. On November 12th, 2008.. President Obama shattered over 150 years of history by becoming the first black president to hold office in the United States, despite the odds against him. He has since done what everyone believed that he could never do including, but not limited too, decreasing the une...
The United States should build and maintain a border fence (MIG R6)
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(MiG Tournament) Physical laws must conform to preconceptions of what is logical
This debate is part of round 5 of Man-Is-Good's Debate Tournament.
Synopsis
RoyLatham and I just finished another tournament debate over the implications of the KCA, which you can reference here:
http://www.debate.org/debate/25114/
In this debate, we argued over whether or not something that is mathematically possible can be considered to therefore be physically p...
Can Bruce lee beat 6 20 year old males in a fight?
I will not provide an argument to begin with as I don't think it is necessary. The scenario is: Open flat plane of grass with nowhere else to go. Bruce lee vs 6 average 20yr old males. If you think Bruce Lee would win, please justify clearly why you think so with sources. Male demographics (each male has same demographics for purpose of argument) Age - 20 Weight - 75kg Height - 6 foot Fighting experience - none Fitness level - reasonably fit Bruce Lee is alive for this argument a...
Was Bush A Good President?
I will start of by saying hi to my opponent and plz no trolling thx George W. was a terrible president for so many reasons. Prior to 9/11 he was just considered a clown and lame duck doing anything his big corporate friends told him to do. He rescinded all of the laws put in place by Clinton that would have forced automakers to make modest improvements to emissions and mileage. After 9/11 occured, everyone felt this was Bush's big chance to step up and be a leader. Unfortunately, he blew...
(MIG Tournament) Conservative Showdown #2: Gold Standard
Definitions
Gold Standard: The system by which the value of a currency was defined in terms of gold,...