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The USFG should fully fund drug treatment and HIV prevention, including syringe exchange programs.
Inherency: A. The USFG refuses to fund needle exchange programs because of misguided moralization, despite their proven effectiveness. What I'm saying is people have the mistaken belief that giving out clean needles encourages dug use. Which is why the USFG has not funded these programs. The USFG are letting a deadly disease/epidemic (HIV-AIDS) because they see it as encouraging something that is immoral in their eyes and also illegal. But scientific evidence overwhelmingly shows that such pro...
If a tree falls in the forest an no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Okay, let's get started. I will be making my arguments. 1) A tree falling in the forest without any one around doesn't produce a sound. It produces sound waves, without the presence of an ear, these sound waves cannot be turned into "sound". www.wikipedia.org/wiki/if_a_tree_falls_in_the_forest That is all for now....
Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed
As I was browsing through my list of previous debates, I found this one. I had quite a bit of fun debating it, and decided I'd revive it and see if anyone else thought it would be fun. As my opponent, you would be arguing FOR the resolution; that Humpty Dumpty WAS pushed, and didn't simply fall. I will leave the first round decision up to my opponent. They can simply accept, or they can create a case. I have no problem with either. To avoid semantics, Humpty Dumpty is the nursery rhyme...
.99999...(repeating) is equal to 1
Hi! I usually like debating serious political issues, but I though tit would be fun to debate this little thing I figured out because i have no life... .99999...=1 I'll prove it after someone accepts. Thanks!...
Giving Murderers the Death Sentence should be illegal
I think that the police giving murderers the death sentence should be illegal because by killing them, are the police really any better then the murderers. I think that it is really hypocritical because that's like saying "You killed a person/people, now we're gonna kill you." This would make the police murderers themselves. Murder - taking someone's life. Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/murder May not be a good source however, its a source none the less......
It's nearly impossible to win a one round debate.
No matter what I say in the first round, it opens up for one quick counter argument and no chances at rebuttal. There's the off chance that the opponent fails to read the topic appropriately but those are fairly rare. Largely the only person who would take such a debate is somebody who has thought of some clever way to counter the original argument. For example, this debate might be countered with various claims and accusations and I would be powerless to rebut those claims and thus lose....
Resolved: Patriotism should be taught to children in school.
I'll start by saying you are the man dvhoose. I love golf and the Chiefs are awesome. Ok defining patriotism. This is my definition, but if you find an actual dictionary one, please feel free to use it. Patriotism - Pride in your country. So I believe pride in ones country should be taught in schools. As it is patriotism is already taught. Every morning the pledge of allegiance is recited. History classes are taught with emphasis on America and a lot of shady events in the past are hidd...
Resolved: An ideal form of No Child Left Behind would be beneficial to the welfare of the U.S.
I'd like to wish my opponent luck. Due to a previous meeting, I know I can expect some great arguments :) That said, let's get onto the case... DEFINITIONS: ideal- a conception of something in its perfection. CONTENTIONS- 1) NCLB is already proving successful "Spellings also said big gains on the 2004 National Assessment of Educational Progress show the law is working. The nation's 9-year-olds posted their best reading and math scores in more than 30 years on the test, sometimes...
Resolved: An ideal form of No Child Left Behind would be beneficial to the welfare of the U.S.
I would like to wish my opponent good luck with this debate and with the tournament in general. I affirm: Resolved: An ideal form of No Child Left Behind would be beneficial to the welfare of the United States. Clarification: No Child Left Behind = NCLB OBSERVATION: ‘Ideal' defined and applied ---From: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ideal ---Ideal: "a conception of something in its perfection" -Therefore, within this resolution, all that I have to prove is that NCLB is bene...
Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed (this is a debate round of nonsense)
Ok well I did this topic during a SPAR debate and I really liked it. This is a complete nonsense debate that is made to be humorous and fun. A little break from the serious topics! :D I will start off as Aff/Pro ______________________________________________________________ Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. _____________________________________________________________ and now f...