Instigator / Pro
28
1554
rating
15
debates
73.33%
won
Topic
#1404

Modern climate change is driven by human activity.

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
12
0
Better sources
8
8
Better legibility
4
4
Better conduct
4
0

After 4 votes and with 16 points ahead, the winner is...

Nemiroff
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
1,470
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
12
1447
rating
4
debates
0.0%
won
Description

No information

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:

Argument: Pro provided evidence that human activity is causing climate change. Con failed to refute any of Pro's points. Furthermore, Con's argument that plants will return average global temperatures to normal is completely irrelevant to his claim (that climate change is not caused by human activity).

Conduct: Con forfeited final round

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:

Conduct to pro for the forfeit.

Even if I accepted everything that con said as true on its face - it does not negate the resolution, and nothing con said related directly to the contention pro made - saying co2 will return to normal does not negate that modern climate change is being driven by humans. As pro made a basic argument to tie co2 to human involvement, and co2 to climate- he meets his basic burden of proof and arguments must go to pro.

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:

What's to say, pro showed the unquestioned correlation. Con responded by arguing we're changing the weather not the climate, and closes by insisting it will naturally return to normal. If it isn't a big deal, doesn't dispute the human connection.

Conduct for forfeiture.

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:

Conduct to Pro because of Con's forfeiture.

Arguments-----

Nem is really the only one to make a proficient argument, he states how climate change is as a result of humans because of how fast the planet is warming, and then demonstrates how this is because of humans use of fossil fuels(which releases more C13, this is a pretty sound argument. He establishes a reasonable cause for the planets rapid warming.

Sadly Con doesn't state anything relevant to the resolution, he tries to prove climate change isn't a problem, not that humans don't impact our climates change.

Nem is the only person to offer a single piece of evidence relevant to the resolution. Therefore, Pro wins arguments by a wide margin.