With 30 minutes of preparation, the user known as Kleptin could feasibly vanquish a grizzly bear
Full resolution: With 30 minutes of preparation, the user known as Kleptin could feasibly vanquish agrizzly bear in combat inside yellow stone national park. PARAMETERS: 1) The fight takes place in Yellowstone national park 2) Kleptin is assumed to be well capable of climbing trees 3) Kleptin gets access to a high quality hunting knife 4) It is assumed that Kleptin is not in any way physically handicapped and is at least physically capable of sprinting a mile in 5 minutes and benching...
ReganFan is a failure on this website.
I affirm the resolution, "ReganFan is a failure on this website." I am creating this debate topic in response to ReganFan's debate, displayed here: http://www.debate.org/debates/studentathletechristian8-fail/1/ Definitions: ReganFan- the user known as ReganFan on this site. http://www.debate.org/ReganFan/ failure- a person or thing that proves unsuccessful. this website- www.debate.org. ReganFan is a failure on this website. He has been in over twenty-five debates, and has fa...
I will not contradict myself
Contradiction: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contradiction Rules: 1. In Rounds 1-3, CON will ask PRO ten Yes/No questions. 2. In Rounds 2-4, PRO will answer all of CON's questions with Yes, No, or an explanation as to why neither answer would be completely correct. 3. In Rounds 2-4, CON can point out any contradictions that he or she believes to be present in PRO's answers. 4. When CON points out a contradiction, PRO may use all of the following rounds to defend the accused contradiction u...
Fallacy Debate: Marijuana should be smoked regularly by adults in the United States.
Inspired by http://www.debate.org/debates/Fallacious-Arguments/1/ Each person must argue the resolution to the best of their ability. But the catch is, each person must use as many logical fallacies as possible. The arguments vote should be given to the person with the best balance between persuasiveness and fallaciousness. To my opponent, please do not argue semantics or attempt to weasel out of the spirit of the debate. Since sources are irrelevant, the sources vote should be defaulted t...
The instigator, affirmative or negative, ought to post an oppening argument in the first round
I have taken quite a bit of heat about posting an opening argument. While I realize it is polite and better for the debate to post an opening argument, I feel that I have no obligation to do so. Therefore, in correspondence with my position, I will allow my opponent to open the debate. If you accept this debate, you agree to the following definitions: Instigator-the person who starts a debate Ought-used to express obligation or duty Good luck to whoever accepts, and I look forward to an...
My Opponent Exists.
I think the debate's title is pretty self-explanatory. I'm trying to affirm the idea that my opponent exists; whoever accepts is attempting to negate whatever reasoning I choose to put forth. Round one is merely an introduction; arguments will begin in the second round. So yeah, best of luck to whoever accepts....
Mongeese's Ultimate Team War
This is the Ultimate World Domination Team War. Each debater must assemble a team of five people, and the teams will then fight to the death. Since we cannot have an actual real-life battle, each debater will explain why their team is superior during this debate. This was inspired by MTGandP, and his debate here: http://www.debate.org/debates/Ultimate-Team-War/1/ DEFINITIONS Team leader: One of the debaters here, i.e. me and whoever accepts the debate. Team member: One of the five chosen wa...
Choose one of them Kleptin!
If my memory serves me correct, I've only debated Kleptin once before. For some strange reason, after reading several of his debates on evolution I felt an urge to challenge him to a debate. Who knows, maybe it's just a habit of mine to want to debate people, or perhaps it's a divine altruistic behavior I'm exhibiting to give him a break from the intellectual...challenge... of debating creationists over and over :P. I will present three debate topics and allow my opponent to have the opportun...
People do not have the right to an absolute "freedom of belief"
It is my contention that human beings should not be allowed to exercise the right to absolute "freedom of belief", contrary to the popular opinions of most individuals. Indeed I would instead assert that there are certain beliefs within the spectrum of possibility that - as human beings - we should actively discourage from being supported or defended by our peers; namely those beliefs which survive without, and despite, scientifically verifiable evidence. It should be noted that this is a pur...
I am a bad debater
I am a bad debater. I am so bad, I will lose this debate. Someone would have to prove that I will win this debate, but if they do that, they should win the debate, which means that they were wrong and I am a bad debater. I don't quite know if that makes sense, but I'll keep it that way. Prove that I am a good debater, I don't think I am....