Instigator / Pro
4
1731
rating
167
debates
73.05%
won
Topic
#3304

On balance, Biscuits are more like breads than cakes

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
0
6
Better legibility
2
3
Better conduct
2
1

After 3 votes and with 15 points ahead, the winner is...

RationalMadman
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
19
1697
rating
556
debates
68.17%
won
Description

Cake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cake
Bread: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread
Biscuit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit

BoP is shared. I argue that biscuits are more like breads than cakes on balance, while the contender argues that biscuits are more like cakes on balance. A middle ground means a tie and arguments amounting to proving a middle ground(for example, biscuits are nothing like either breads or cakes) amount not to their potential victory that is in the air.

This debate is stupid. I am serious. Accept to see what happens.

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@Intelligence_06

Against me, you wouldn't be at a massive disadvantage with them. My boredom at how tedious they are is a major drawback for me. This is gonna be fun and when I find it fun, I'm dangerous ;)

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@RationalMadman

But at least I am not at that level of disadvantage when I debate about the US constitution, Abortion laws or immigrant rights.

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@Intelligence_06

I actually think this type of debate is not your strongest, I've seen you debate something similar before, so I will try my best.

I've formed some ideas since making that post that actually can defeat it.

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@RationalMadman

To be fair, removing a bit of water from what I can search as the "bread cake", then I think it is a biscuit the most than for either ends of the spectrum. Proving so gets no points.

Also, this is based on personal feelings. I do not intend on using the "American bread-like biscuit" as a point amounting to much. In fact, that is one kind out of thousands of maybe even thousands of possible biscuits so only one kind does not shift the balance towards the entire collectivity of biscuits towards the bread side.

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@Intelligence_06

Firstly there is a type of biscuit that genuinely is like bread, however since your wikipedia was more the other kind this is open to 'debate' indeed.

Upon some further research, I do agree with you especially if we are talking savoury biscuits. Both are very dry, for instance and if you include the filling and fluid covering of cakes as part of the cake, cakes are not nearly as dry. I can think of many points for Pro here and only a simple point of sweetness for Con.

The other points are relatively neutral in terms of ingredients as both bread and cake deviate from biscuits.

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@RationalMadman
@fauxlaw
@Benjamin
@Bones

Interested?