Instigator / Pro
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1711
rating
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debates
84.85%
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Topic
#1285

The UK is greater than France.

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Winner
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1

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

Death23
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
2,700
Voting period
One week
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
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1553
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24
debates
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Description

There is 1 rule, you must agree on this definition of Great: "markedly superior in character or quality "

The definition is intentionally broad

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@Death23
@Trent0405

No problem at all for voting.This was so close! Had Trent made some restrictions in the description, and said "Pro is affirming the resolution, and Con is saying that France is better than the UK" it would have been close enough to where I would award a tie instead of giving it to Death. The reason Death got this one is because the debate was so close I could not see one country as substantially better than the other! Good work you two.

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@MisterChris

thank you for voting.

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@MisterChris

Thank you for the vote. I had to cut out a lot due to the character limit.

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@Death23

Could you vote on mine with Trent in that case? That one also needs votes.

I might vote, even though I'm on vacation

Someone gotta vote

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@PressF4Respect

But France beat Birtian in the hundred years war and fought more in WW1

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@PressF4Respect

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>Reported Vote: PressF4Respect // Mod action: [Removed]
>Points Awarded: win to pro

>Reason for Decision: "French surrendered in WWII, UK didn't”

Reason for Mod Action>This vote is insufficient, To award arguments, the voter must (1) survey the main arguments and counterarguments in the debate, (2) weigh those arguments and counterarguments against each other, and (3) explain, based on the weighing process, how they reached their decision.

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@Death23

I considered doing something like that and looking at the past but I was afraid you'd bring up how many people they killed to get there, not that the French were much better.

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@Trent0405

Yeah it was a fun little debate. IMO best argument for UK would be its legacy. Wiki puts it well: "At its height, it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23% of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35,500,000 km2 (13,700,000 sq mi), 24% of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its political, legal, linguistic and cultural legacy is widespread."

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@Death23

oh... sorry thought there was a deeper reason, fun debate btw.

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@Trent0405

Ramshutu is a good voter

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@Death23

lol why

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@Ramshutu

Ramshutu must decide which is greater, France or UK

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@bmdrocks21

you wouldn't dare.

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@Trent0405

Ever heard of an elephant gun? I'll mess with that "beast" >:)

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@bmdrocks21

you're mistaking that with the elephants intimidation tactic of headbutting the ground, no one is messing with that beast.

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@Trent0405

https://youtu.be/s1j6WqEKHFE

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@Trent0405

lmao! You monster!

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@bmdrocks21

https://youtu.be/rMC1IjfKUlI?t=19 this wouldn't happen to a chimp lion or elephant

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@Trent0405

Those animals have nothing on turtles!

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@Trent0405

"The British have a dollar which is quite a bit stronger than the French dollar,"

Perhaps you mean the Pound and the Euro? France and Britain do not use dollars.

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@Trent0405

Greater is the comparative form of great, "The UK is greater than France". Great in it's regular form doesn't directly make a comparison, "The UK is great". However I would think that any definition of great would cascade down to it's modified forms

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@Death23

well aren't they the same, but no I meant great, but greater is just being more great

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@Trent0405

Your intention was to define "greater" rather than "great" - Is that correct?

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@bmdrocks21

Elephants are ugly, them lip especially, I do like lions too though to be real.

Elephants, lions, and chimps are the greatest though

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@RationalMadman

Totally, exactly what I meant, sexual domination is the one true greatness, (JK don't hold me to that if somebody who reads this accepts the debate).

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@Trent0405

Why isn't your profile pic an elephant?

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@Trent0405

The BDSM definition of great yeah? It's based on the one I used right?

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@Dr.Franklin

oh, so he's just trolling

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@RationalMadman

My intention wasn't to troll

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@Trent0405

Dont listen to him

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@RationalMadman

How

ahaha

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@Trent0405

Hahahahaha you are learning to troll