Instigator / Con
28
1536
rating
19
debates
55.26%
won
Topic
#2040

BLARGGH - Should this be allowed?

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
9
18
Better sources
10
12
Better legibility
5
6
Better conduct
4
6

After 6 votes and with 14 points ahead, the winner is...

Crocodile
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
420
Voting period
Six months
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Pro
42
1436
rating
22
debates
38.64%
won
Description

BLARGGH is a very dangerous substance for public health. Dr Anthony Fauci has said BLARGGH is the number one leading cause of death in the US. BLARGGH is involved in norad and haarp machines. BLARGGH is almost as bad as black beans which supply 85% of the protein in BLARGGH. The question: should blarggh be allowed?

What is BLARGGH? - it’s up to you
BoP - shared because BLARGGH

This is an actual debate. I’m supplying a few prompts for the contender to build off of. I thought it would be fun having an argument about something we know nothing about. I might do this in the future with a rated debate.

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

I feel like pro kept con on his feet more than con could refute

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

Arguments:
Pro got the last word. Therefore, the argument point goes to Pro.

Sources:
Con successfully countered Pro's use of totallynotavirus.xyz, arguing that it is Chinese Government Propaganda. Pro fails to counter this point, thus rendering this source void. However, Con did not counter the other sources that Pro used (definitelycentrist.com and communism.orgyz). For this, the sources point goes to Pro.

S&G:
It is common knowledge that BLARGGH is an acronym, and thus it should be capitalized. Pro wrote it once as "Blarggh", while Con wrote it as "blarggh". While Pro's spelling blunder is bad, Con's is worse. Thus, S&G goes to Pro.

Conduct:
"Support Taiwan, like you said in your other debate!"
Here, Con referenced something in another one of Pro's debates. This is cross-debate contamination, which is an egregious conduct violation. Conduct point to Pro.

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

Argument: Pro managed to keep Con on the defensive after round 1. As a result, Con spent more of the debate in rebuttal than in positive argument.

Sources: No sources from either side, except one* which will be discussed under Conduct.

S&G tie

Conduct: Con referred to a previous debate by Pro; not good conduct and a worse source.

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

Arguments are just confusing jokes. No sources. S&G good on both sides. No forfeitures, thus equal conduct.

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

Arguments: None of the arguments made sense.
Sources: No sources
S&G: Both sides presentable
Conduct: Tie

This is most likely not moderated because it is naught excluding nonsense.

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

This debate was quite entertaining, but it is clear the debate was merely satire, as a result I am uncomfortable assigning the arguments point. Both sides had good conduct so that will also be a tie.