The Death Penalty Should Be Used In Certain Cases
Resolved: The death penalty should be used in certain cases There are many cases in which the death penalty is just and should be used. For example, if a man is proven that, without a doubt, he killed another man, that murderer should be killed. While it would be profitable to use the people in prison to do labor, the prisoner should at least be given the option between death and working in prison for the rest of his life. Death Penalty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty...
The Cookie Monster is the bomb.
Name a better Sesame Street character. RULES: These shall forever be known as 'The Radioactivepotatoman Rules" 1. No seriousness. 2. No Walls of text 3. This is NOT a serious debate. 4. You do not talk about Fight Club. 5. You do NOT talk about Fight Club. 6. There are no rules. 7. Rule number 6 is not a real rule....
Public health concerns justify compulsory immunization.
Please accept LD format. Round 1 (you are affirming) shall be 1AC Round 2 is the 1NC followed by 1AR Round 3 is 2NR followed by 2AR Round 4 is there in case someone's stupid and doesn't post their 1AC in round 1 Post your 1AC and I'll debate....
Public Health Concerns Justify Compulsory Immunization
Because this is the nov/dec LD topic and both my opponent and I do LD debate this is going to be done in LD format. This means that although I am technically the instigator I will not present a case in this round. PRO(AFF) should present their case in round 1. This is How The Debate Will go. Round 1 Neg: I am setting up the debate Aff: Affirmative Case Round 2: Neg: Negative Case And Rebuttal Aff: Affirmative rebuttal Round 3: Neg: Negative Rebuttal and summary Aff: Affirmat...
One could logically follow a majority of these guidelines
Resolved: that of the 8 guidelines for safety found here: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27460 one could logically justify adhering to a majority (5+) of these with the intent of preserving health and safety. Do not continue on without reading the above link. It won't take more than 1 minute. RULES 1. I do not want semantics in regards to the resolution. If I have poorly laid out what this debate is to be about, address it in 'comments' or briefly in your argument. I do not want a...
Health insurance profits are not a major part of health care costs in the U.S.
Advocates of increased government involvement in health care frequently cite the profits of private health care providers as a major part of the costs of health care. An example of the criticism is that of Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY), speaking on the Rachel Maddow show, who said, speaking of proposed legislation that would heavily tax the health insurance industry: "Well, the one behavioral change we are clearly not going to see is the insurance companies aren't going to suddenly...
Resolved: Public health concerns justify compulsory immunization.
This is the NFL November-December 2009 Lincoln Douglas resolution. Please only accept if you are willing to follow the Lincoln Douglas format. Due to the LD format, I (the negative) will not be posting an argument this round. The affirmative will lead with his or her constructive speech, after which I will post my constructive. The affirmative has three speeches, the negative two. I thank my opponent in advance for accepting this debate....
Smoking should be permanently banned worldwide.
I hold the position in agreement to my topic. Cigarettes should be banned from society and be illegal parallel to selling illicit narcotics such as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Tobacco smoking can be dated back to approximated 6000 BC. Today it is ubiquitous throughout the Americas. 42 percent of Americans smoke cigarettes. The exponential increase in demand attests its highly addictive nature. Till today, some people rest assured that cigarettes are merely a mental addiction, and the "...
Dance Dance Revolution ought to be included in High-School . . .
FULL TOPIC: Dance Dance Revolution ought to be included in High-School and/or Middle School Physical Education classes for schools that can afford it. I am in favor of this suggestion. I fully uphold the notion that DDR ought to be included and invite anyone who wishes to argue in favor of the topic. Like my most recent debate challenge, I shall begin argumentation in the second round and shall merely let this round serve as the greeting round. PRO is more than free to follow suit and begin a...