Instigator / Pro
9
1449
rating
14
debates
35.71%
won
Topic
#3224

THBT: drlebronski is a sigma male

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
3
15
Better sources
4
10
Better legibility
2
5
Better conduct
0
5

After 5 votes and with 26 points ahead, the winner is...

Bones
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
35
1761
rating
31
debates
95.16%
won
Description

(joke debate)

sigma male--Sigma male is a slang term used in masculinist subcultures for a popular, successful, but highly independent and self-reliant man. Another term for a sigma male is a lone wolf.

Round 1
Pro
#1
Forfeited
Con
#2
If doc was a sigma he would turn up for the debate. 
Round 2
Pro
#3
Forfeited
Con
#4
yeet
Round 3
Pro
#5
If doc was a sigma he would turn up for the debate. 
I now have turned up for the debate.

Per my opponents statement now that I have shown up I have shown I am a sigma male
Con
#6
Thx doc

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Prelim 

  • I didn't think my opponent would turn up. Now that he's here, let's see if this lasts. 

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Arg 1: The Dilemma 

With this tool, we can conclude Doc bears the burden of proof. He is asserting that he is a Sigma Male and yet provides no evidence to support his claim. By default, one reasonably should assume the negative to be true (there is no Santa unless proven otherwise, there are no fairies unless proven otherwise, Doc is not a Sigma Male unless proven otherwise.) As such, we can observe that the only way Doc can prevent me from automatically winning is to make a case. Doc can either 

  1. Make a case 
  2. Lose  automatically because of Russell's teapot 

As one can see, we arrive at a dilemma. Either my opponent provides an argument, thereby committing a final round blitzkrieg, or he doesn't, and he loses because he does not support his BoP. Either way, it is a loss for my opponent. 

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Rebuttals: 

If doc was a sigma he would turn up for the debate. 
I now have turned up for the debate.

Per my opponents statement now that I have shown up I have shown I am a sigma male
Unfortunately, this is fallacious thinking. Imagine if I were to go cycling training with my friend who jokingly claims he is an olympic cyclists (he's not, he's slow and he's a noob). When I arrive at the agreed destination, he is late. In my mind, I think "wow, if he was really a pro cyclist he would turn of to cycling training". And then he arrives. Does this make him an olympic cyclist? No of course not, my initial thought is not the criteria for being an olympic cyclist, it is simply a humorous and ironic statement. 
Round 4
Pro
#7
Forfeited
Con
#8
All charges dropped. Vote CON