I'm going to win. 2+2=4 I'm the best
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nzlockie
| Voting Style: | Open | Point System: | 7 Point | ||
| Started: | 7/30/2014 | Category: | Religion | ||
| Updated: | 7 years ago | Status: | Post Voting Period | ||
| Viewed: | 1,173 times | Debate No: | 59772 | ||
Debate Rounds (3)
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Votes (6)
 Pro  Con I accept. Since PRO has not defined the resolution at all, I will be arguing that two units with the addition of two further units does NOT equal four units. It will be my contention that while 2+2 SOMETIMES equals 4, this is not always the case. This makes PRO's resolution incomplete or incorrect. It is my further contention that PRO will NOT win. If they do then I will graciously admit defeat. If they lose or tie then THEY must admit defeat. Let us rock. |
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Pro Con Thanks PRO for opening this debate. I tested PROs assertion by placing two drops of water into a glass, I then added a further two drops of water. According to PROs maths teacher, there should have been four drops of water in the glass, however in counting, I was only able to find one drop of water in the glass. It appears that in the case of drops of water, two and two actually equal one. |
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Pro Korov007 forfeited this round.
Con No comment? Oh dear. I had a few other instances where two units added to two further units actually resulted in a total other than four. I could have used instances like: Squares - Take two squares and place them side by side. Now add two additional squares above these existing ones. The result should look like this:  How many squares do you see? PRO's maths teacher assured me there would be only four, but in fact I can see five. Numbers - Using a Mod function we can add two units to two existing units and have the result be 0, 1 or 2. Or 3 if you REALLY want to. This is because we set the modulo to a value below four. By doing this, we guarantee that regardless of how many units we add to our existing ones, we will NEVER reach four. Words - If I take two words, SOME and ONE and add them to two additional words, FACE and PALMS, I get a result of "SOMEONE FACEPALMS". Which is probably what will happen when PRO's maths teacher reads this debate. Unfortunately, I won't get to use any of those instances now. The challenge was to show that in certain instances, two units added to two other units do not result in four units. I was able to show this in the second round by exploiting specific characteristics of the units in question. PRO failed to rebut this example, and therefore it must stand unopposed. In failing to oppose this example, PRO has also lost the debate, thus failing to meet his second burden of "I will Win." It wasn't strictly mentioned to date, but safe to say this debate has served to also negate his final statement, that he is the best. Vote CON. Despite the fact that this whole thing has been typed in such an ugly font, it was my first debate here and I didn't even ask anyone how to embed a picture. |
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Vote Placed by YaHey 7 years ago
| Korov007 | nzlockie | Tied | ||
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| Agreed with before the debate: | - | - |  | 0 points |
| Agreed with after the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Who had better conduct: | - | | - | 1 point |
| Had better spelling and grammar: | - | - | | 1 point |
| Made more convincing arguments: | - | | - | 3 points |
| Used the most reliable sources: | - | - | | 2 points |
| Total points awarded: | 0 | 4 |
Reasons for voting decision: Conduct: FF. Con showed that in some instances 2+2 DOES NOT =4.
Vote Placed by lannan13 7 years ago
| Korov007 | nzlockie | Tied | ||
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| Agreed with before the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Agreed with after the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Who had better conduct: | - | | - | 1 point |
| Had better spelling and grammar: | - | - | | 1 point |
| Made more convincing arguments: | - | | - | 3 points |
| Used the most reliable sources: | - | - | | 2 points |
| Total points awarded: | 0 | 4 |
Reasons for voting decision: Forfeiture
Vote Placed by 9spaceking 7 years ago
| Korov007 | nzlockie | Tied | ||
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| Agreed with before the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Agreed with after the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Who had better conduct: | - | | - | 1 point |
| Had better spelling and grammar: | - | - | | 1 point |
| Made more convincing arguments: | - | | - | 3 points |
| Used the most reliable sources: | - | - | | 2 points |
| Total points awarded: | 0 | 4 |
Reasons for voting decision: ff
Vote Placed by Domr 7 years ago
| Korov007 | nzlockie | Tied | ||
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| Agreed with before the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Agreed with after the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Who had better conduct: | - | | - | 1 point |
| Had better spelling and grammar: | - | - | | 1 point |
| Made more convincing arguments: | | - | - | 3 points |
| Used the most reliable sources: | - | - | | 2 points |
| Total points awarded: | 3 | 1 |
Reasons for voting decision: FF= conduct. But Pro stated "2+2=4. This is supported by people and calculators all over the world." This means he was talking in terms of numbers if a calculator is being used. Water drops and squares are not measured using calculators. Therefore Con did not refute the point made my Pro in the opening argument
Vote Placed by SocialistAtheistNutjob 7 years ago
| Korov007 | nzlockie | Tied | ||
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| Agreed with before the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Agreed with after the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Who had better conduct: | - | | - | 1 point |
| Had better spelling and grammar: | - | - | | 1 point |
| Made more convincing arguments: | - | | - | 3 points |
| Used the most reliable sources: | - | - | | 2 points |
| Total points awarded: | 0 | 4 |
Reasons for voting decision: Conduct: Pro forfeited a round
Arguments: Pro did not refute anything that Con claimed
Vote Placed by SPENCERJOYAGE14 7 years ago
| Korov007 | nzlockie | Tied | ||
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| Agreed with before the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Agreed with after the debate: | - | - | | 0 points |
| Who had better conduct: | - | | - | 1 point |
| Had better spelling and grammar: | - | - | | 1 point |
| Made more convincing arguments: | - | | - | 3 points |
| Used the most reliable sources: | - | - | | 2 points |
| Total points awarded: | 0 | 4 |
Reasons for voting decision: This was a interesting debate based on very controversial topic in America's public schools. I was disappointed that Pro decided to forfeit his third round which is why I gave Con the points for conduct. Pro never really tried to frame a case for her side of the resolution. Instead, she continued to say that you can Google it, ask your teacher, and search it on a calculator etc. but those are not arguments. Con won because he had arguments to support his side and because Pro didn't fulfill her burden of proof.
2+2=2+2
2+2=2