best quote
this debate will go as fallows first round I will set the structure and give philosophical quote than you will second round is a funny quote third round is an inspirational quote forth round can be any quote the voting should be conduct goes to 1st round winner spelling goes to 2nd round winner sources goes to 3rd and forth winner arguments go to overall winner short quotes only now to my quote A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation...
Logic Game
Random logic game Overview: Each player posts four arguments, on any (clean) topic he chooses, and on as many (clean) topics as he chooses; they can be syllogisms, paragraphs, sentences, or symbols; they can be written, in a video linked (with the intended argument pointed out in the post), in a picture or graph linked, or in a news article linked, as long as it does not require a subscription to read the article. At least one of the arguments each round needs to be subtly fallacious. This...
The Word "Omnipotent" Can Be Shown To Be Oxymoronic
The proposition on offer is that the word omnipotent can be shown to be oxymoronic. Relevant definitions: Omnipotent: Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful. [1] Oxymoron: A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist. [1] 1 - The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition ********************************************************* My opponent...
A man can have his cake and eat it but a woman can't.
"You can't have your cake and eat it". On the face of it, this idiom doesn't make sense. I mean you could go to the bakers and buy a cake, in which case you would 'have it' and on the way home you could 'eat it'. But this isn't what the saying means. 'Have it', in this context, is meant in the sexual sense. That's right. So, a man could go to the bakers and buy, say, a chocolate éclair and (hopefully in the privacy of his own home) insert himself into it and, using his hand to apply pressure...
I will lose my first debate on this site.
Ok, so it shld be seen, that I will lose my firs t debate on this site. Note: If you see that I clearly lost thsi debate, you should vote pro, since the res. is affirmed....
Resolved: Public high school students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardize
the negative is not required to pose a framework. I just need to punch the holes out of my case before the first tournament Resolved: Public high school students in the United States ought not be required to pass standardized exit exams to graduate I affirm this resolution. My value for this round will be Societal Welfare. Societal Welfare is the welfare or moral benefit of the citizens added to the economical, social, moral, and public stability of the society. This value is inherent to...
Vigilantism is justified when the government has failed to enforce the law
Hi, I need to punch the holes out of my case and really need critiques on this new case before I go to nationals. Please only accept if you really are thorough in attacking and give all attacks you think about or critiques. No attack is stupid, just KILL MY CASE. Vigilantism is justified when government has failed to enforce the law V: Societal welfare VC: Will to Power of societal order Thesis: The will to power is an individual's struggle against their surroundings that culminates in perso...
should gay people be able to adoped kids
gay people should be able to adopted ids if they want to it called A free contrey god let them do what ever they want there jst like a guy and a girl haveing a kid....
Resolved: That, on balance, Iran should be sanctioned by the United Nations Department of IA
Iran. A country that has been the center of attention for more than 50 years, however, in recent times has presented a problem to the economies surrounding in the middle east. By placing a sanction on Iran we would be showing them that we do take up a role as the World Police and we would be possibly taking a threat out of the Middle East. According to the US Department of Defense report released November 21, 2008, Iran is becoming a super-power in the economic world and should be dealt with. ty...
Is it fair to keep people from voting on debates .com because they have no Mobil phone?
No it is not fair. It discriminates against those that do not have one and do not want one. I think it must be a error. there other ways to verify who we are. It also means that the votes will not be the true numbers of Pro & Cons....