Instigator / Pro
1
1417
rating
158
debates
32.59%
won
Topic
#2017

This Debate is Stupid

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Winner
1
3

After 4 votes and with 2 points ahead, the winner is...

User_2006
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
1
Time for argument
One day
Max argument characters
100
Voting period
One week
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
3
1470
rating
50
debates
40.0%
won
Description

"stupid" definition: having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.

This debate: this exact argument we are having

Burden of proof is shared

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

I genuinely don't understand Con's argument. This wasn't a question of whether or not accepting the debate was stupid. Also, his second sentence is not a sentence, it seems to be leading somewhere but never gets there.

Pro wins because Pro gives two clear cut ways that the debate is supposedly stupid:

1) character count being too short
2) that Pro can't defend against Con's rebuttals

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

User_2006 demonstrated that even with a 100-character limit, he could make a point that had some intelligence/common sense

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

With the shared BoP, I feel con pulled it more in the direction of intelligence. Not to say it's brilliant, just that outright stupid was not proven, and intelligence was implied.

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

It makes a valid point. accepting a debate and willing to debate is certainly a sign of intelligence. If pro used their character limit better then it would not come off as a complaint.