Instigator / Pro
21
1706
rating
33
debates
80.3%
won
Topic
#2539

Resolved: Gender is not a binary

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
9
0
Better sources
6
4
Better legibility
3
3
Better conduct
3
0

After 3 votes and with 14 points ahead, the winner is...

Theweakeredge
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
30,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
7
1697
rating
556
debates
68.17%
won
Description

Resolution: Gender is not a binary

Theweakeredge’s position: Affirmative (Pro)
Contender’s Position: Negative (Con)

As the claim is phrased as a: “x is true” or “x is not true”, debaters share a BoP. Pro’s goalpost’s is “Gender is not a binary”; whereas, Con’s goalpost is “Gender is a binary”

Definitions:

Gender - “refers to the attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that a given culture associates with a person’s biological sex, : the condition of being male, female, or neuter.” [1] Where Neuter is synonymous with Neither

Binary - “a division into two groups or classes that are considered diametrically opposite” [2]

Sources:

[1] https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/sexuality-definitions.pdf
[2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary

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:

Full forfeiture.

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:

basically a full forfeit. Con did pretty well for the difficulty of his side; he tried noting a spectrum, but the x to y logic still led to binary overall.

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:

Argument: Both Pro and Con offered compelling arguments in R1, but I found Pro's definitions to be conflicted with one another, with Pro basically arguing for his primary definitions in description, which held to an idea of "stretch x to y," defining a spectrum, which Pro then repeats in R2 while discounting Con's "x to y" which boiled down to measured values of maleness and femaleness, aligning with the binary argument. Con forfeited after R1 - Points to Pro

Sourcing: Both offered sources supporting their relative positions. Con forfeit after R1, Points to Pro

S&G: Tie

Conduct: Con Forfeited all rounds after R1. Point to Pro