Instigator / Pro
10
1417
rating
158
debates
32.59%
won
Topic
#2717

should restaurants be able to reject customers based on being overweight?

Status
Finished

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

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

After 3 votes and with 11 points ahead, the winner is...

MisterChris
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
21
1762
rating
45
debates
88.89%
won
Description

I had this dream yesterday where I argued the con side but couldn’t find any major flaws in the pro logic. So here I am to see if it stands up to scrutiny. I argue in favor of the restaurant setting an arbitrary standard for overweight to encourage people to be healthier.

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:

Ultimately a concession.

Pro missed the strong merit to his case, that regardless of if it's poor business sense, business owners by default have rights... Of course, by missing this, basic BoP was never met.

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:

1) Pro's stance is a hard one to defend. People typically don't really care about people's wellbeing if it makes them money.

2) Con had more sources as well as sources that don't contradict their beginning statement. Also, at the end, con had a very nice link to "The Trashman - Surfin' Bird Lyrics."

3) Tie 4) Tie