There have been a lot of fantastic debates in this section of the forums, so I thought we could make things a bit more "interesting." Here's how it works: I will create profiles on which 2 people will debate one-on-one on a topic of their choosing. You will receive points based on 3 categories: argument strength, evidence, and refutation. Argument strength is just that - how strong are your arguments. Logical fallacies and cogency of the argument play a strong role here (so, is the argument "correct" and does it make sense). Your spelling and grammar are important to, so either get a browser with spell-check or put your comments in Word or something that can check your spelling. Evidence is articles or journals to which you can provide links to help support your argument. How reliable the evidence is also matters, so Wikipedia articles will not count towards evidence. Refutation means being able to counter what your opponent is saying. If you can point out flaws in their argument or present counter-examples to their arguments then you can get points in this category. The debate will go on until a predetermined score has been reached. The winner will have his or her best argument point merited - thus receiving 25 AP! ---- So, if you want to join, just put your name, the topic you would like to debate about, and how many points you would like to go to (I would suggest maybe 10 or 15 for right now, I'm not exactly sure how all the scoring will work out yet). Also include your stance on the topic. Once you have this info posted, you have just given out a challenge and anyone can challenge you. If you would like to challenge someone, then post your name, their name, and the topic. Feel free to create multiple challenges, so long as you can keep track of them all! Once two debaters have been matched, I'll post a link to the profile on which you guys will be debating.
I think that's everything, but here's an example of a challenge:
Name: Moegreche Topic: Does God exist? My stance: God does not exist!
If someone were to challenge me, then they would have to argue an opposing view to mine (in this case, that God does exist). So, let the debates begin, and if anything is unclear or if I've missed anything then let me know either on this thread or on my profile. Thanks, and happy debating!!
Much geekery ensues. Bada-bing! How about something like this:
Topic: Darth Maul's staff lightsaber Stance: As cool as it looks, the nature of the weapon and its ideological pedigree make his design a really bad idea.
In all seriousness though, the thesis is kicking my butt, so after my current debate with Ubertuna I probably shouldn't enter any more for the time being.
Ok, I can debate with Ubertuna now, but apparently it has been called off. Perhaps no-one told me anything about the progress of it... I think Moe should post on peoples profile comments when the debate is ready.
No, you're still on killertron. Please note, that you guys will almost always be entering in upon the closing of another debate. I want to keep the old debates because I think they're fun to look at, and I have to keep at least the merited comment so the winner can keep their points. I post on people's profiles if they haven't responded after a day or so, but I just don't have the time to do it every time a new debate starts. Anyway, sorry about missing you, Devoidless. I remember being really confused at one point about who's doing what. But you can't do the Outsourcing Labor one, right? The Universe one is still open. Also, the Mario vs. Sonic thing just, well, I really didn't want to do it, but I'll set it up and we'll see how it goes. It'll be here: http://armorgames.com/user/Debate_Misc1
Okay, I've decided to make it official. Not like it's going to demand quite the level of rigor I've been applying to the other debates...but hey, I can really get into it if I wanted...
Topic: Darth Maul's lightsaber. Stance: It's just a really bad idea.
As much as I really want to create a Debate_StarWars profile, I guess I should try to maintain some level of professionalism over here Since Devoidless is waiting, I'm going to go ahead and issue a challenge in his name to Strop on the topic of Darth Maul's lightsaber. Hm, Firefox doesn't recognize lightsaber as a word... Anyway, here's your profile: http://armorgames.com/user/Debate_Misc2
But Strop, should you really be debating about lightsabers? Or should you be thesis writing? Maybe I should give you a deadline to have x number of pages done, would that help? And if it's not done I'll delete all your comments!!!
^ Keep him on a leash! Haha Well, Moe told me that an evolution/creationism debate has been done before, but it apperently did not end well or something like that. I want to restart this well talked about subject. Topic: How is this world the way it is today. Evolution or Creationism? My stance is that there is actually both, evolution and creationism.
