Instigator / Pro
6
1443
rating
11
debates
22.73%
won
Topic
#1053

Messi is a better player than Ronaldo.

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
3
3
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
0
1

After 1 vote and with 1 point ahead, the winner is...

Dr.Franklin
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
7
1616
rating
32
debates
62.5%
won
Description

Messi is better than Ronaldo.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

The first three rounds of this debate consisted of both sides throwing our various statistics.

This type of debate is wholly subjective, and the main single goal of both debaters from their first round is to specify and justify what exactly it is that makes one player better than the other.

Both sides clearly offer some compelling points; but even if accept everything both sides say, it is clear that Messi is better in some areas and Ronaldo is better than others. Neither side justifies why the broad set of facts as a whole make their player better than the other.

As a result of this; I can’t judge that either side showed their player is better, as they both seemed to assume their criteria was more valid than the others.

25% of this debate should be convincing me what makes one player better than the other, and 75% of this debate should have been big picture analysis of how facts, and stats show their player meets this criteria better than the other.

Without sound this, both sides arguments were unanchored and impossible to weigh.

Arguments: tied.

Conduct to con due to the forfeits.