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You can never teach a llama to drive

TN05
LotusNG

This troll debate is on whether or not you can teach a llama to drive. Rules:
1. First round is acceptance; everything else is fair game
2. No forfeiting
3. Forfeiture results in a loss for the side that forfeited
4. This is a troll debate, so it is supposed to be funny; it is OK to not tell the truth
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5 Comments
Updated 1 Week Ago

My life is the worst you can live

TheGamer1998
danielawesome12

I have the worst life history can say is in it...

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9 Comments
Updated 1 Week Ago

ENVIRO DEBATE TOURNEY: Recycling helps the enviroment!

Pennington
DanT

Hello! I would like to thank Subutai for hosting this tournament. I would like to greet my opponent DanT, hello sir. We will both attempt to entertain you with a duscussion about the enviroment. Our resolution is:

RESOLUTION: Recycling helps the enviroment!

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4 Comments
Updated 3 Weeks Ago

Philosophy and the humanities are underrated in education.

Danielle
RoyLatham

I would like to thank my esteemed opponent in advance for accepting this debate. I look forward to what I hope will be a very thought provoking and insightful discussion :)

For all intents and purposes, I believe the resolution is pretty straight-forward. By underrated, I will be arguing that increasing the focus in humanities and/or philosophy in education, particularly higher education, would be beneficial to society. I will contend that there is an increasing problematic...

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61 Comments
Updated 4 Months Ago

Should marijuana be legalized?

silentalex
Mpho-Leteng

This debate topic will be on whether or not cannabis for consenting adults should be made legal. I will be arguing the pro side while my opponent will be arguing against it. ===ARGUMENTS=== 1. Cannabis use is not unhealthy: Not one university or or medical facility has ever recorded a single death directly attributed to marijuana. Tobacco on the other hand has an average of 443,000 deaths a year, and alcohol has an average of 80,000 deaths a year. Both drugs however are legal....

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2 Comments
Updated 4 Weeks Ago

It is most probable that a god exists.

Typhlochactas
Magicr

Ave!

God is a maximally great being, and by definition, you cannot conceive of anything greater than god.

'Most probable' simply means that it is more possible than its negation. If the theist side's arguments are more plausible than t...

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23 Comments
Updated 1 Month Ago

Facebook does more good than harm

dragonb95
Typhlochactas

We will be debating whether the benefits of facebook outweight the detriments. Burden of the proof is equal.

If you accept, you will be debating that facebook is bad. First round is for accepting only.
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14 Comments
Updated 1 Month Ago

Resolved: that governments have a moral obligation to assist other nations in need.

birthdayfan
Teucer32

I would like to start off framing this debate.

First of all, this debate is going to be Lincoln-Douglas Value Debate.

This debate will follow NCFCA LD Debate speech structure. (AC then NC then 1AR then NR then 2AR)
Remember: During the rebuttals(1AR, NR, and 2AR), no new arguments may be presented! You may only refute your opponent's position!

Round 1:

I will begin constructing the affirmative's/my case.(AC)
The next speech will be for t...

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1 Comments
Updated 3 Weeks Ago

The user known as Danielle used dishonest tactics in her same-sex parenting debate.

MouthWash
Danielle

Many people on this site know about me and Danielle's same-sex parenting debate, in which she won by a large margin and I accused her of using dishonest arguments (lawyering, strawmen, etc) in order to gain victory.

In case you haven't, here's the link: [http://debate.org/debates/Homosexual-couples-can-raise-children-just-as-well-as-heterosexual-couples./1/]

I...

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340 Comments
Updated 5 Months Ago

Presidential Debate: Optimus Prime vs Dumbledore

imabench
Heineken

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Thank you for tuning in to the first of possibly a couple presidential debates among some of the most well known fictional people in movie history who are running for President of the United States of America. Tonight we have Optimus Prime and Dumbledore, who represent the two major parties and are campaigning for the presidency. <...

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40 Comments
Updated 6 Months Ago