Debate.org: lannan13's Debates

My opponent is better than I am

2013-04-30T17:57:42-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I will be debating that my opponent (whoever that may be) is better than I am. My opponent is arguing that they are not indeed better than me, and maybe even that I am better. This is NOT a serious debate!! "Better" can mean a numerous amount of things, such as debating, or even just at life. We will both have the burden of proof here. Better: That which has greater excellence or is preferable or wiser: the better of two choices. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/better My opponent and I will each be trying to prove that the other is superior. It doesn't matter who actually is, just who debates it better. First round acceptance. It won't count towards the voting. Good luck and I look forward to this fun debate!

Dogs better than cats

2013-05-04T13:07:07-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I think dogs are better because the are usefull at being the house gards and playful, Realible.

Rap Battle

2013-04-01T22:44:37-08:00

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This debate will be a rap battle. Note, the purpose of a rap battle is to insult the other person so reporting the other is counted as a forfiet.

Rules
No Forfiets
Cussin' isn't poor conduct it is actually encourage.
Please do not drag in other members from this site into the rap battle.
1st round is acceptance.
If any rules are violated then all 7 points go to the opponent no questions asked.

Sarcastic Presidential Debate

2013-04-08T07:16:15-08:00

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Another fine humorous debate by MassiveDump. My opponent and I will be directing speeches toward the audience on why we would make a better president than the other guy.

-Round 1 is an acceptance round with brief description of yourself
-Profanity is encouraged
-Voters are to vote strictly on who was the most entertaining

So, I'm Candidate #1, MassiveDump. I have an odd commitment to My Little Pony, but still manage to have a girlfriend. My platform is simple: friendship and destroying North Korea.

On that note, let's meet the contender:

Solar roads

2013-05-03T07:44:02-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Definitions: "A solar roadway is a road surface that generates electricity by solar power photovoltaics" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_roadway First round acceptance

Famer's Story-writing debate tournament Round#3 TUF VS LANNAN13

2013-03-16T23:01:16-08:00

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Welcome to the second story-writing debate tournament.

THIS IS THE FINAL ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT

The rules and voting guidelines will be provided here:

S&G will be awarded as usual

Conduct will only be awarded to the side that forfeits least (cursing within the story is allowed as this is a story)

Arguments will be awarded for the side providing the more interesting continuation of the story.

Sources will be awarded to the side with better writing techniques and displays a better ability with writing a story.

Both sides will produce a story starting with the Instigator. One story will be created, and must be continued on from both parties within the debate. (recommended that the Instigator gives a title for their story before starting)

For more information b

Homeschooling is better than public school

2013-03-28T16:23:55-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I am a homeschooler who would like to debate the issue of homeschooling. The first round will be acceptance. The few rules that I have are as follows: no insults, support your arguments with sources and/or experience and/or logic (Wikipedia doesn't count), stay civil.

Idiot Democrat vs Idiot Republican political debate parody :D

2013-03-07T10:09:50-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Heres how this will work, you know how when you go on youtube and click on videos of people explaining who they are going to vote for and why such as the one to the right, and you end up losing almost all faith in humanity? This debate is going to parody the (lack of) logic that people use when they explain on who they are voting for and why.... Whoever accepts this debate will choose to mimic either an idiot Democrat or an idiot Republican, and I will be the one that isnt chosen. Then both sides will present arguments over political issues based on how a typical idiot from whichever party they have chosen to represent would normally argue. Basically.... This is a stupidity debate :D If youre still confused, here's how this debate will work: (Example topic: Obama) Republican: "Nobama is a Kenyan secret Muslim who hates America and thats why you shouldnt vote for him" Democrat: "Obama is black which means if hes president then racism will become illeg

Which Is The Greatest Post Monday Night Wars Wrestlemania Match Of All Time?

2013-04-09T18:01:15-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Today, as per a conversation in the forums, I have challenged my opponent, at the time when Wrestlemania 29 is nearly upon us, to name the best Post Monday Night Wars Wrestlemania Match Of All Time. To clarify, the Monday Night Wars is the period when the then WWF (now WWE) was in competition with WCW in terms of getting the higher ratings on television, and the period after is when WCW went out of business and got purchased by the WWF/E. This therefore means that we have all the matches between Wrestlemania X-7 and Wrestlemania 28 to choose from. The reason I am choosing this period is because I only got into watching wrestling around the period just before Backlash 2000, which means that I missed Wrestlemania 2000 and "X-Seven" was thus the first Wrestlemania PPV I ever watched. This debate will be conducted over three rounds: Round 1 - Acceptance and the choice of match each side will vouch for only. Round 2 - Arguments and Clash Round 3 - Clash

Resolved: Freedom of Speech Must Include the Right to Offend

2013-04-02T18:08:37-08:00

(Post Voting Period) First off, I would like to thank my opponent, as well as any commentators, and Christopher Hitchens. I would appreciate you participation in this debate, if you would be so kind. The resolution I put forth reads thusly: Be it resolved that Freedom of Speech Must Include the Right to Offend.

Resolved: Cats rule the world.

2013-02-05T20:56:32-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I would like to thank teddy2013 for accepting this debate. In this debate we will be debating the subject on weather or not cats rule the world. But first lets lay down some rules for this debate. Rules 1st round is exceptance No new arguments after round 3 Wikipeadia shall not be cited No cussing No forfieture If any of the above points are violated then all 7 points go to the opposition.

dirty joke battle

2013-03-12T07:23:58-08:00

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First round will be acceptance and one joke and 2-5 will be 10 jokes each

hears my first

FIRETRUCK GAME
Boy: Let's Play The Firetruck Game.
Girl: How Do You Play?
Boy: I Run My Fingers Up Your Leg, And You Say "Redlight" When You Want Me To Stop.
Girl: Okay :).
*Few Seconds Later*
Girl: REDLIGHT!!
Boy: Firetrucks Don't Stop For Redlights ;)

Test Debate

2013-05-16T10:38:07-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Burden of Demonstrations Pro - Test the debate format by asking questions Con - Answer said questions to a sufficient degree Questions 1) Are pictures and videos allowed? 2) What is the criteria for votes? 3) How do you format a debate by using different types of text?

Ryback should be fired.

2013-05-13T15:32:44-08:00

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When watching WWE, if you're one of those people who gets bored extremely easy, after watching about 100 hours of CM Punk whoop everyone's butt, you may start to feel a tiny bit bored. Next, you see Ryback, a boulder of muscle. You may think that CM Punk would finally lose, but then you'd be wrong [1] [2]. Ryback is absolutely rubbish.

In round 1, the opponent will make (s)his case.

Sources
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell_(2012)
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2012)

Resolved: The United States shall implament the a program to clean up space junk.

2013-05-13T07:43:19-08:00

(Post Voting Period) This is a serious debate between me and Lannan regarding Pennington's tournament of champions. Sorry for taking so long but its Finals weeks down here in UM and ive been preoccupied as hell with the finals, the Weekly Stupid, the USoDDO, and the DDO Walking Dead. I am pro the US implementing a program to clean up space junk, Lannan is con such a program 4 rounds, first round acceptance only, 6000 character limit

Rap Battle!!!

2013-04-05T16:19:24-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I want to have a rap battle with someone. Im not that good at rap but I will give it a try. round 1: Acceptance only no raps. round 2-4: Actual battle.

Newtown was not a consparicy

2013-03-08T22:11:12-08:00

(Post Voting Period) The Newtown shooting was not a hoax. Opponent should either argue that it was either planned by the government, or never happened at all.

Evolutionary change will best resolve the issues of abortion, welfare, and social security in the U.

2013-01-14T12:02:09-08:00

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William Buckley defined conservatism as "the doctrine of evolutionary change." By that definition, one could want a radical outcome, but believe it should achieved in a conservative way, step-by-step. In this debate we consider three specific issues that the American electorate must resolve. As Pro, I will advocate the evolutionary approach to resolving the issue. My opponent will advocate a specific solution to each problem and argue that immediate adoption of his approach is better than the evolutionary approach.

"Radical" in this debate means immediate imposition of the advocated changes.

The issues to be discussed are:

1. Abortion. The issue is what laws should govern abortion.

DDO Official Tournament 2: That prostitution should be legalised

2012-10-18T07:27:31-08:00

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Hello and welcome to this first round debate for the DDO Official Tournament. Rules are as for all the debates in this tournament (including the fact that this is an acceptance round).

I doubt there will be serious definitional issues in this debate. The topic is not tied to any specific jurisdiction. Prostitution is exchanging some kind of sexual service for currency. Legalised means the government makes it legal to do it. It is presumed that prostitution is not currently legal. I will be affirming that prostitution ought to be legal.

Finally, I thank my opponent for suggesting this highly divisive and interesting topic, and look forward to a really fun debate.

Sin is important

2013-03-23T12:40:30-08:00

(Post Voting Period) The Christian bible makes a big deal about sin, stating that it means the difference between heaven and hell. My position is that the Torah and the Talmud was an old system of law that has been replaced.