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dvhoose's Debates
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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 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...
Resolved: Affirmative action should be practiced in college admissions.
I stand in affirmation of the resolution. Resolved: Affirmative action should be practiced in college admissions. ==== DEFINITIONS ==== D1: Affirmative action (heretoforth referred to as AA): action favouring those who tend to suffer from discrimination. [1] [1]Oxford Dictionary, http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/affirmativeaction?view=get ==== OBSERVATIONS ==== O1: To affirm the resolution, PRO need not show that AA should be practiced in ALL college admissions. If it should b...
Salt vs Pepper
OK salt.... the universal awesomeness. When the cavemen needed to preserve their meats what did they use???? Pepper, I think not it was salt. Whenever you get popcorn what do do???? You salt it not pepper it. I can see no reason why any1 in their right mind would choose salt over pepper. What are the waters of the ocen filled with???? pepper....NO salt. So now i leave it open to my opponent to argue....