Instigator / Pro
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1644
rating
64
debates
65.63%
won
Topic
#2876

THBT Wildlife Trade is the Most Critical Issue Primarily Involving Non-human Animals

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
0
3
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
1
0

After 1 vote and with 2 points ahead, the winner is...

RationalMadman
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
6
1687
rating
555
debates
68.11%
won
Description

Wild animal: a wild animal must have been living in the natural environment – not domesticated.

Wildlife trade is big business, with wild plants, animals, and products made from them sold around the globe, legally and illegally. It’s also a leading cause of the planet’s accelerating biodiversity crisis and resultant ecosystem collapse.

Burden of proof is shared

Con must show at least one issue concerning non-human animals that is more critical to resolve than the wildlife animal trade. Examples may include endangered animals, animal testing, animal cloning, so on and so forth.

Critical: Most important, most significant, most influential

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@RationalMadman

well played. I think I misinterpreted your round 1, and likely chose a wrong resolution for my arguments. Congratulations... assuming no other votes arrive.

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@Undefeatable

I'll give it a go, but I am a tad biased against RMM (understating it I'm sure), so I'll have to take longer that way I can make sure my vote isn't just biased.

Got a lot on my plate at the moment, including several other debates to vote on. Still, might blitz through it if no one else does.

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@coal
@whiteflame
@MisterChris
@Theweakeredge

three days left...

one week left

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@RationalMadman

Congratulations, you gave me one of my hardest debates. If this was four rounds, who knows if I would've surrendered... Nicely done.

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@RationalMadman

wooo! things gettin heated and tough! Just about to give up here, gotta dive deeper into my impacts...

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@RationalMadman

oops, accidentally wrote IV backwards

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@RationalMadman

I sense that I have made a mistake by assuming my case was so powerful it could defeat climate change. But unfortunately, my username shackles me to inability to concede. XD

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@Undefeatable

I'm going to counter primarily on the basis that deforestation and climate change due to human activity is.

If you prepare to be against an animal hater or cynic about poaching who'd say it's okay, it will ruin the tone and discussion.

But defining them as non-human is a social construct!
/joke

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@Theweakeredge

Yes, includes meat and bones

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@Undefeatable

Would you consider the meat from cattle and chicken farms as apart of this? The definitions seems relatively vague

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@Theweakeredge

Done.

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@Undefeatable

Would you mind defining wild life trade? Depending on that I might accept this debate