Instigator / Pro
48
1520
rating
1
debates
100.0%
won
Topic
#1656

Policy Style: Withdraw United States Federal Involvement in Education.

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
21
0
Better sources
14
0
Better legibility
7
1
Better conduct
6
1

After 7 votes and with 46 points ahead, the winner is...

Joshua1
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
2
1687
rating
555
debates
68.11%
won
Description

Resolved: The United States Federal Government should withdraw or repeal all federal policies regarding education.

This will be a policy-style debate. There will be four rounds of argumentation:

1. Constructive
2. Constructive
3. Rebuttal
4. Rebuttal

During constructive rounds new arguments may be introduced in addition to rebutting, in rebuttal rounds no new arguments may be introduced; only rebuttals may be made.

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:

Concession

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:

concession

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:

DynamicSquid, forfeiting is just letting the time run out on your args. A concession is willingly telling your opponent that you lose.

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 does "concession" actually mean in terms of debate? Is it different that a "forfeit"?

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:

Concession.

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:

Con

ceded

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:

Concession.