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intermediate students should be able to date and show their affection at school

Julieprincess
Nonsensicality

intermediate students should be able to date and show their affection at school because some students aren't able to see each other before/after school or on the weekends so school is the only place that they can see each other. adults should be able to trust the students to make good choices especially because they are surrounded by teachers.
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5 Comments
Updated 2 Months Ago

Achilles vs Hercules

avery6652
TheHitchslap

Hello, I'm here to argue that Achilles would defeat Hercules in a SWORD fight. Con will argue that Hercules would win in a sword fight. Rules: 1. NO PROFANITY 2. No Rick Riordan references. 3.No Nemean Lion skin(Hercules) 4.Have a reasonable argument. 5. Hercules as a demi god. I wish my opponent good luck. I'm going to begin this debate by list what each demi-god is famous for, there parent and there abilities. Achilles: 1. Most famous for leading the Greeks to victory during...

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3 Comments
Updated 3 Weeks Ago

did the Heat win the 2012 NBA champions

danielawesome12
TheSemanticist

It is my belief that the Miami heat were handed the champion on a silver platter and they should have lost to Boston and/or Indiana source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GewuhAx6o8...

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1 Comments
Updated 1 Month Ago

Funniest Limerick wins

DanT
Controverter

Rules;

1.) Must be a limerick
2.) Must be your own poem
3.) Plagerism will result in automatic disqualification
4.) 1st round acceptance only

Voting rules;

1. Conduct vote will be replaced with who had better word usage.
2. Spelling and Grammar will stay the same.
3. More convincing arguments will be replaced with who had the funniest limerick.
4. Most reliable sources vote will be given to whoever has the most original po...

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2 Comments
Updated 1 Month Ago

Abortion Is Prima Facie Morally Wrong

Freeman
JoshBrahm

Allow me to begin by saying how pleased I am to be debating Josh Brahm. I'm sure that many of you will never get to read a more powerful case for the pro-life position than the case you will read in the course of this debate. And I only hope that I can do as well while I proceed to defend the pro-choice position. In this debate I'm going to argue that abortion is not morally reprehensible and should not be illegal, given the actual qualities that a human fetus possesses. Unlike a person, a f...

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72 Comments
Updated 2 Years Ago

Resolved: the Dendera light depicts an ancient light bulb

DanT
utahjoker

Debate rouns;

Round 1: acceptance only
Round 2: Opening aguements (no rebuttals)
Round 3: Arguements and rebuttals
Round 4: Closing remarks (no new arguements)

Rules;

1.) no ad hominem attacks
2.) Pro has the BOP



to clarify the the Dendera light is a hieroglyph found in dendera. Here are some pictures;
http://www.debate.org/photos/albums/1/3/2400...

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7 Comments
Updated 3 Weeks Ago

Classic Rock Competition

YYW
Korashk

--------------Classic Rock Competition-------------- Defined- Classic Rock will be loosely defined, but shall be limited to, for the proposes of this debate, music of the "Rock" genre which was recorded between the years of 1960-1990. Structure- Rd. 1) Intro Rd. 2-5) Classic Rock Awesomeness Format- (1) Debaters will post up to five classic rock songs from Youtube, and will type the name of the song and artist in a list format. (2) Debaters may but are not required to prov...

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8 Comments
Updated 3 Weeks Ago

Debater's Choice

Beginner
G131994

Rules: 1. If you accept this debate, you are to accept and follow the following rules: 2. Failure to comply will result in a automatic win for me. Voters please keep this in mind. 3. You may come up with any reasonable debate topic. You can be either PRO or CON, I don't care. My standards are somewhat lax; just don't throw me an extremely difficult or impossible position (i.e. Prove the color purple to not be the color purple). Don't make me prove God's existence, it may seem viable, b...

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3 Comments
Updated 3 Weeks Ago

Vaccinations Against Preventable Childhood Disease

Meghan
EliAchphet

Vaccinations against highly infectious childhood diseases such as the measles, mumps, rubella, and pertussis (aka whooping cough) have saved millions of lives and improved the quality of life in countries where vaccines are accessible to the public. Unfortunately, more than half of the parents in the United States and some parts of the United Kingdom are choosing not to vaccinate for fear that vaccinations are harmful to their children. Autism, mercury, and aluminum are commonly cited as reasons...

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Updated 3 Weeks Ago

Soda from a fountain is better than canned soda.

DoctorDeku
effimero89

First round is acceptance only. Also maybe a joke or two....

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9 Comments
Updated 3 Weeks Ago