Instigator / Pro
35
1697
rating
556
debates
68.17%
won
Topic
#2089

'Hello' is a term used for greeting.

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
15
0
Better sources
10
6
Better legibility
5
5
Better conduct
5
4

After 5 votes and with 20 points ahead, the winner is...

RationalMadman
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
1
Time for argument
One day
Max argument characters
3,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
15
1440
rating
6
debates
0.0%
won
Description

No information

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:

Poor performance from Con, despite hello in certain parts of the world not being seen as a term used for greeting, it certainly can be and is used as a greeting.

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's single argument was weak in reasoning and effort. PRO showed that the defined term is sometimes used as asserted by thesis. The fact that some others don't use the term that way in no way refutes the validity of that usage by some. ARGs to PRO.

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:

Wow, single round debate, RM offered a low effort win (due to pro being unable to defend any point challenged), but no contest to the presented argument. Con kind of attempted a classic Wylted K of begging for votes, but put zero effort into it.

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:

Arguments:
Pro proved that hello is used for a greeting. Con countered this by saying that other languages don't use the word 'Hello' for greeting. However, this argument does not work, as 'Hello' would still be used as a greeting by some people (English speakers). Thus, the argument point goes to Pro.

Sources:
Pro used sources. Con didn't. Sources go to Pro.

Conduct:
"Poor debate topic, therefore I won't put any effort into it."
This is borderline, but not egregious enough to give the conduct point to Pro.

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:

Pro is the only one who provided any argument and used sources. Con used a low-level semantical exploit and that will mean conduct is lost.

Overall RM remains victorious.