Instigator / Pro
0
1294
rating
75
debates
18.0%
won
Topic
#1438

Cowardly losers should just shut up

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Winner
0
1

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

Nemiroff
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
2
Time for argument
One day
Max argument characters
500
Voting period
One week
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
1
1554
rating
15
debates
73.33%
won
Description

Those to timid to engage in debate should refrain from mocking those brave enough to learn , a person learns more from defeats than from victory, i'm learning growing stronger, one day i will own this place

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

The resolution has some validity to it, people unwilling to debate should likely refrain from insulting those who do... However the debate did not touch on that subject. "Anyone brave enough to engage a battle deserves respect whether or not they win" can be completely true, but not touch on the subject of people who aren't so brave (as per the resolution).

Con points out the missing context, and suggests it was a direct challenge to him for some argument in a comment section. If this was a call-out debate toward con, that he is both cowardly and a loser would need to be shown; if not, so some example of those people should still be used, along with some explanation (even if it seems self evident) of benefits for them or others were they to just shut up (personally, I would have argued them debating would be what they should do, with con as a good example of the benefits to rising to the challenge)