http://www.debate.org/debates/?order=1&sort=&category=Entertainment Customize this RSS feed by going to http://www.debate.org/rss/ en-us 2009-11-20T16:04:34-08:00 2009-11-20T16:04:34-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Ultimate-Team-War-Enders-Game-3/1/ (Debating Period) This is Ultimate Team War - Ender's Game. Each debater must assemble a team of five characters, and the teams will then fight to the death(ish). Since we cannot have an actual real-life battle, each debater will explain why their team is superior during this debate. DEFINITIONS Team leader: One of the debaters here, i.e. me or mongeese. Team member: One of the five chosen warriors. Team Pro: My team. Team Con: My opponent's team. RULES 1. Battles take place in the Battle Room of Ender's Game. The room is 100m by 20m by 20m. A portal is located on each 20 by 20 wall, 5m by 5m. Each team has its own portal. The Battle Room is not lit, and there is no gravity. The Battle Room contains air, same in composition as that of Earth. Along the walls, 1-foot handlebars are located 3 m away from each other. The Battle Room and all handlebars are indestructible. The temperature of the Battle Room is 25 degrees Celcius. The Battle Room and the Preparation Rooms ma http://www.debate.org/debates/Ultimate-Team-War-Enders-Game-3/1/comments/ 2009-11-19T17:56:19-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Child-Beauty-Pageants/1/ (Debating Period) Child Beauty Pageants: Child beauty pageants should be banned. It causes children, especially little girls, to use artificial means to boost their self esteem. People were born as-is, not with makeup, spray tans, big hair, and false teeth. Not only does it cause low self esteem in young girls, but it also sexualizes them. It seems that our society has overlooked the fact that there are sexual predators (pedophiles) who are not incarcerated. Placing children in a child beauty pageant is only making the children a target for these types of people. Any parent placing their child in these types of pageants, based solely on looks, is giving their child the attitude that appearance can get you anywhere in life. It is wrong to teach children that looks are the most important asset to possess. I am not stating that children shouldn't be encouraged to develop a talent or skill, and compete with that talent or skill, I am stating that competing over looks is se http://www.debate.org/debates/Child-Beauty-Pageants/1/comments/ 2009-11-19T18:37:20-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/If-Alex-Mercer-of-Prototype-were-to-fight-Cole-MacGrath-of-inFamous-Alex-Mercer-would-win./1/ (Voting Period) NOTE: The Alex and Cole in this debate are both from the chronological ends of their games, and the theoretical "Cole" in this debate took the "good karma" path during his story. Alex Mercer would defeat Cole MacGrath because he is faster, stronger, more durable, and more powerful overall. I would like to begin by defining Alex Mercer as the Blacklight virus from the chronological end of the video game [Prototype]. His abilities are to consume other living beings (composed of animal cells), enhanced strength, enhanced speed, and shapeshifting. When he consumes another living being, he absorbs all of that being's memories and is able to shapeshift into a completely accurate replica of that person. Theoretically, Alex should be able to shapeshift into somebody without consuming them, but he cannot be certain of completely accurate mimicry unless he consumes them. When Alex consumes somebody, he compacts their cells into his body, increasing his mass, weight http://www.debate.org/debates/If-Alex-Mercer-of-Prototype-were-to-fight-Cole-MacGrath-of-inFamous-Alex-Mercer-would-win./1/comments/ 2009-11-13T20:23:37-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Legos-are-better-than-Megablox/1/ (Voting Period) Legos were made before Megablox, Megablox is simply copying Lego. http://www.debate.org/debates/Legos-are-better-than-Megablox/1/comments/ 2009-11-06T12:23:08-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/South-Park-is-better-than-Family-guy/1/ (Post Voting Period) I strongly affirm that the television show, South Park is a better show than Family Guy. First Contention: south Park is has more episodes and seasons than family guy. family guy is currently showing the 8th season while southpark is showing the 13th. south park is able to use current events and turn them into a parody therefor more teenagers and adults watch the show. the seasons may not end because south park makes fun of current events. examples of this would be the episode about last night, which makes fun of the obama election, or the new episode on wrestling. that makes fun of WWE. Second Contention: there are more viewers for south park than family guy. because more people watch south park, more people talk about it. i just recently started watching south park because almost everyone in my school talks about it. third contention: south park has more games and movies than family guy. south park can be played on the iphone, xbox 360 and much mo http://www.debate.org/debates/South-Park-is-better-than-Family-guy/1/comments/ 2009-11-01T17:39:19-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Video-Rap-Battle-My-Ex-Is-Worse-Than-Yours/1/ (Voting Period) I've avoided debating my esteemed opponent for over a year now. Finally the time has come to experience our first ever (completed) debate against each other with a most interesting and entertaining topic: A video rap battle distinguishing whose ex-girlfriend is truly the more evil and/or deranged. The parameters for the debate will be as follows: 1. Each rap verse will be no more than 50 lines long 2. My opponent will post a brief introduction, and I will begin the rap battle in R2 3. There will be 2 video verses each to be posted in Rounds 2 and 3 4. Round 4 will contain the lyrics we both used in our rap I'd like to wish my lovely girlfriend good luck, and may the one with the most lyrical soul win ; ) http://www.debate.org/debates/Video-Rap-Battle-My-Ex-Is-Worse-Than-Yours/1/comments/ 2009-09-19T15:17:59-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Ultimate-Team-War-Enders-Game-2/1/ (Voting Period) This is Ultimate Team War - Ender's Game. Each debater must assemble a team of five characters, and the teams will then fight to the death(ish). Since we cannot have an actual real-life battle, each debater will explain why their team is superior during this debate. DEFINITIONS Team leader: One of the debaters here, i.e. me or mongeese. Team member: One of the five chosen warriors. Team Pro: My team. Team Con: My opponent's team. RULES 1. Battles take place in the Battle Room of Ender's Game. The room is 100m by 20m by 20m. A portal is located on each 20 by 20 wall, 5m by 5m. Each team has its own portal. The Battle Room is not lit, and there is no gravity. The Battle Room contains air, same in composition as that of Earth. Along the walls, 1-foot handlebars are located 3 m away from each other. The Battle Room and all handlebars are indestructible. 2. All team members must enter their respective portal within five minutes of the beginning of the ba http://www.debate.org/debates/Ultimate-Team-War-Enders-Game-2/1/comments/ 2009-11-14T11:11:46-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Ubercharge-Kritzkreig/1/ (Voting Period) Hello, you can all call me Pogosama, and this will be my first debate on Debate.org. I'm looking forward to matching wits with the lot of you in due time. For now, however, we shall delve into the world of the cult classic Team Fortress 2, to debate a little weapon vs weapon. First, some clarification. The topic, when fully fleshed out, is that the Ubercharge is a more useful tool both offensively and defensively then the Kritzkreig. Also, I would prefer if we did not discuss strategy within custom maps, but rather maps that Valve has accepted. Argument 1 The Ubercharge (or Uber) gives 8 seconds of invincibility to damage. Invincibility has proven time and time again to be a more useful tool then the 8 seconds of pure critical hits that the Kritzkreig (or Kritz) provides. If you need to move into a heavily fortified area on an offense/defense map (such as the payload and capture point game types), then the Uber gives you offensive flexibility. Tha http://www.debate.org/debates/Ubercharge-Kritzkreig/1/comments/ 2009-11-05T09:46:45-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/No-lynching-is-the-best-course-of-action-on-the-first-day-of-mafia-games-like-the-one-described/1/ (Voting Period) I disagree. I believe no lynching to be quite foolish. Parameters (or rather the one described): To define what is meant by mafia games in general, lets use a vanilla mafia game as the ideal game. In this ideal game which I am describing, lets say there are 2 mafia goons, a mafia godfather( who is immune to investigations and nightkills), a mafia prostitute, 13 normal townies, a cop and a doctor. Let us also say that the game starts during the day phase Since I don't feel like typing out an argument right now, I'll go with it as the greeting round and welcome my opponent to begin argumentation in his/her second round of the debate. Good luck. :) http://www.debate.org/debates/No-lynching-is-the-best-course-of-action-on-the-first-day-of-mafia-games-like-the-one-described/1/comments/ 2009-10-18T20:51:32-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Is-Mickey-Mouse-better-than-Donald-Duck/1/ (Voting Period) Because his voice is funny and his actions are just as funny. http://www.debate.org/debates/Is-Mickey-Mouse-better-than-Donald-Duck/1/comments/ 2009-10-22T10:02:56-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/The-new-era-of-Rap-Battle-Video-Rap-Battle/1/ (Post Voting Period) As the resolution states. This is a rap battle like all the others, BUT... this one is with VIDEO!!!!!111!!1! (That's a meme, don't you count it against my spelling and grammar) The rules are simple: 1) Video only, no text or comment posting 2) Video must last at least 2 minutes, but need not last any more than 4 Steps: 1) Record yourself rapping. 2) Upload it to youtube. 3) Post the link in your argument. Judging is easy: Change the voting collumns like so: Conduct --------------> Audio Quality Spelling/Grammar ---> Disses Arguments ------------> Actual Quality of Lyrics Sources ----------------> Rhythm and Flow Video/Audio battles let you analyze more of the rap, so I hope you all vote, and "like" the debate http://www.debate.org/debates/The-new-era-of-Rap-Battle-Video-Rap-Battle/1/comments/ 2009-09-20T10:24:41-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/LM-Classic-Logical-Master-vs-Mongoose/1/ (Voting Period) Greetings to the judges and to my esteemed opponent and welcome. With formalities out of the way, let us begin =============== Team Logical-Master: | =============== 1) Revan - http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Revan 2) Amazo (base form) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazo#Justice_League 3) Sora - http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Sora 4) Batman - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman 5) Spider-man - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man Any of their feats which I wish to support shall probably be supported when I cite them rather than unnecessarily cite them here. My opponent's team consist of: 1)Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (NCIS) 2) Master Hand ( Crazy Hand if allowed) (Super Smash Bros. series) 3)Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) 4)Apocolpse (X-men) 5) Agent K (Men in Black) ========= Strategy #1 | ========== 1) Firstly, as established in the film The Empire Strikes Back, a force wielder does not have to be http://www.debate.org/debates/LM-Classic-Logical-Master-vs-Mongoose/1/comments/ 2009-09-25T19:03:05-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Ultimate-Team-War/1/ (Voting Period) This is the Ultimate World Domination Team Battle. Each debater must assemble a team of five people, and the teams will then have a battle. Since we cannot have an actual real-life battle, each debater will explain why their team is superior during this debate. DEFINITIONS Team leader: One of the debaters here, i.e. me and whoever accepts the debate. Team member: One of the five chosen warriors. RULES 1. Battles take place in a neutral location in the real world. The environment may not favor any team member. Note: Because this neutral location exists in the real world, someone like Neo who relies on The Matrix for his powers will not have his powers. 2. No team member may have unlimited abilities in one or more particular areas. 3. Every team member must be either real or, if fictional, verifiably existent. No characters may be made up for the purpose of this debate. 4. In the case of a fictional character, the team member's abilities must be acc http://www.debate.org/debates/Ultimate-Team-War/1/comments/ 2009-06-04T13:34:27-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/LM-Classic-mongeese-vs.-Yraelz/1/ (Voting Period) Rules: http://www.debate.org/forums/debate.org/topic/1972/ My team: Link Kirby Yami Yugi Seto Kaiba Midna For more info: http://www.debate.org/debate/9035/ My opening strategies: 1. Mind Control Yugi possesses the Millennium Rod, which allows him to take control of other people (http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Millennium_Rod). In addition to this, he has the Millennium Ring, which allows him to tap into the magical powers of his Duel Monsters cards (http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Millennium_Ring), and between them, Kaiba and Yugi have Brain Control, Change of Heart, and Enemy Controller. Using these cards and the Rod, they could easily control my opponent's entire team, and either feed them to Kirby or sacrifice them to the Winged Dragon of Ra. My opponent will probably explain why this won't work on some of his characters, but anyone who survives can be eliminated by Ra, as long as I have enough people to sacrifice, because it would have the co http://www.debate.org/debates/LM-Classic-mongeese-vs.-Yraelz/1/comments/ 2009-09-18T15:40:39-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/murder-is-right/1/ (Voting Period) my opponent on his profile claims he can uphold any position even if its totally absurd or wrong. Lets see if he can prove this one right. put him to the test. he nust prove murder, is in some way, good. http://www.debate.org/debates/murder-is-right/1/comments/ 2009-01-16T13:02:40-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Men-have-easier-life-than-women/1/ (Voting Period) Ladies and gentlemen - have you ever wondered whether your gender brings you more benefits than the other one? In this debate, I will show you that to be born as a man means easier life than to be born as a woman. Are you interested? Go on - I am proving you this in three main arguments: Definitions: "easier life" = "life with less troubles" Arguments: 1. Men have easier life than women because they don't have to stand as much pain as women do Firstly, we have to realize that men don't give birth, which is painful and sometimes even endangers life of a woman (or her baby). Secondly, men don't have a period. Pangs, repeating every month. Therefore, men don't have to stand as much pain in their lives as women do, which means that their lives are easier. 2. Men have easier life than women because they aren't supposed to be looking after the household As we know, in most families it is the woman who has to deal with everyday problems - from bro http://www.debate.org/debates/Men-have-easier-life-than-women/1/comments/ 2008-10-01T15:54:09-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/LM-Classic-Logical-Master-vs-ToastofDestiny/1/ (Voting Period) Greetings to my opponent and many thanks to the one who is hosting the tournament as well as those who are taking the time to judge. With formalities out of the way, let us proceed. Since I think character introductions are a big waste of space, I'm just going to link you to my livejournal page where you'll find a detailed character introduction for my team: http://dr-logic.livejournal.com/ I'll post my actual arguments here. ARGUMENTS: ----Zero time: The instant the fight begins------ The very second the battle starts, Sora uses the teleportation properties of his warp snipe to home in on Jean Grey's location and kill her in one blow. As noted already, we've seen Sora strong enough to slice a magically constructed/enforced skyscraper in half like butter. Using such power on someone with normal human physical resistance would guarantee death. Not to mention that Jean Grey is most certainly not fast enough to counter someone who has shown him http://www.debate.org/debates/LM-Classic-Logical-Master-vs-ToastofDestiny/1/comments/ 2009-08-29T15:54:50-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Resolved-In-a-fight-without-prior-preparation-Batman-would-certainly-defeat-Spider-Man./2/ (Post Voting Period) If Batman and Spider-Man were to fight, Spider-Man would beat the living daylights out of Batman. First, Spider-Man has superhuman abilities. Batman is an Olympic level human in terms of physical attributes. Clearly, Spider-Man is superior in this regard. Second, Spider-Man has the advantage in terms of intellect. Whereas Batman abuses his billions of dollars to buy fancy gadgets, Spider-Man actually creates his sophisticated devices (while using an extremely limited amount of resources) whenever he needs them. He is also well known for coming up with advanced battle strategies on the spot. In fact, due to his intelligence, Spider-Man was able to defeat the villain known as Fire Lord (a villain almost as powerful as Silver Surfer) in Amazing Spider-Man issues 269-270 without needing a rematch. Third, although Batman knows plenty of martial arts, Spider-Man has managed to develop his own unique fighting style that even Captain America (who is regarded a http://www.debate.org/debates/Resolved-In-a-fight-without-prior-preparation-Batman-would-certainly-defeat-Spider-Man./2/comments/ 2008-10-03T19:30:28-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Lm-Classic-Yraelz-vs.-Acer/1/ (Voting Period) Here are all of the rules: http://www.debate.org/forums/debate.org/topic/1972/ I wish my opponent luck. My team: 1. Sephiroth For anyone who doesn't know, he was the main protagonist in the final fantasy 7 series. Powers: He has a lot, notable ones are the ability to teleport, to move faster than the speed of light, his super nova attack, meteor... http://www.theyoungone.net/rpg/seph_bio.htm http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Sephiroth http://www.animevice.com/sephiroth/18-21175/ http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Sephiroth 2. Black Alice, before she went to Hell and was traumatized. Powers: She has the ability to steal the powers of others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Alice_(comics) 3. Sentry (Robert Reynolds) Powers: Super hearing, can move faster than light, energy projection, control of light, passive radiation, resuscitation, the ability to implant memories. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentry_(Robert_Reynolds)#Powers http://www.debate.org/debates/Lm-Classic-Yraelz-vs.-Acer/1/comments/ 2009-08-12T16:57:28-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/L-M-Classic-patsox834-vs.-feverish./1/ (Voting Period) This is an Ultimate Team War debate, which is part of round two of the "L-M Classic." Rules and other handy information can be found through the following link: http://www.debate.org/forums/debate.org/topic/1972/ That in mind, it's time to begin. Good luck to my opponent; I'm looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Now for my team... Street level characters: Buckethead (I've supplied a link for anyone who isn't familiar with his work) -- he's a guitar virtuoso, who was raised by chickens in a coup, and wears both a mask on his face and a bucket on his head. He can shred on his guitar so fast that it blinds whoever he directs it at. Furthermore, sound waves from his guitar can temporarily stun whoever he chooses. Bugs Bunny -- I suppose we're all familiar enough with him...he's essentially a trickster -- not much more than that. Trickster: 1. a deceiver; cheat; fraud. 2. a person who plays tricks. Those two are pretty much the same t http://www.debate.org/debates/L-M-Classic-patsox834-vs.-feverish./1/comments/ 2009-08-12T15:34:42-08:00