Instigator / Pro
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1922
rating
117
debates
97.44%
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Topic
#1498

Cattle Mutilations are Mostly Explained by Natural Biological Phenomenon

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
9
3
Better sources
6
2
Better legibility
3
1
Better conduct
3
1

After 4 votes and with 14 points ahead, the winner is...

oromagi
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Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
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Multiple criterions
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Contender / Con
7
1495
rating
2
debates
25.0%
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Description

THBT: Cattle Mutilations are Mostly Explained by Natural Biological Phenomenon

This debate was prompted an AP Story last week regarding the July discovery of 5 bull corpses in Eastern Oregon.

https://www.apnews.com/3db8829a222e45b08ed93834f792e9c5

DEFINITIONS:

CATTLE MUTILATION is "the killing and mutilation of cattle under unusual, usually bloodless and anomalous circumstances. Worldwide, sheep, horses, goats, pigs, rabbits, cats, dogs, bison, deer and elk have been reported mutilated with similar bloodless excisions; often an ear, eyeball, jaw flesh, tongue, lymph nodes, genitals and rectum are removed."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_mutilation

MOSTLY [adverb] is "mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole."

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mostly

EXPLAINED [verb] is the simple past tense of
EXPLAIN [verb] is "To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of"

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/explain#English

NATURAL [adjective] is "existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind."

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/natural

BIOLOGICAL [adjective] is of or relating to
BIOLOGY [noun] is "the living organisms of a particular region" (In this case, ordinary plant and animal activities as distinct from human or alien activity)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biology

PHENOMENON [noun] is a "thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof"

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phenomenon

BURDEN of PROOF

Burden of Proof is shared. However, any extraordinary claims (aliens, cultists, cryptids, etc.) should be supported by evidence of extraordinary quality and quantity.
PRO will show that cattle mutilations are mostly just misinterpretations of ordinary biological processes.
CON will show that cattle mutilations are mostly perpetrated by some human or alien activity.

PRO is requesting sincere and friendly engagement on this subject.
No trolls or kritiks, please.

- RULES --
1. Forfeit=auto loss
2. Sources may be merely linked in debate as long as citations are listed in comments
3. No new args in R3
4. For all relevant terms, individuals should use commonplace understandings that fit within the rational context of this resolution and debate

Criterion
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Tie
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Points
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3 point(s)
Better sources
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Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
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Reason:

FF

Criterion
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3 point(s)
Better sources
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Better legibility
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Better conduct
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Reason:

Full forfeit.

Criterion
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Better sources
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Better legibility
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Better conduct
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Reason:

Another one bites the dust, ooh
Another one bites the dust, yeah
Another one...

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

FF.