Instigator / Pro
0
1522
rating
18
debates
58.33%
won
Topic
#3413

Joe Biden is doing a good job as president so far.

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
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0
Better sources
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0
Better legibility
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0
Better conduct
0
0

After not so many votes...

It's a tie!
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
15,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
0
1593
rating
21
debates
66.67%
won
Description

My position is that President Biden and his administration are, so far, doing more good than harm for the United States and the world at large. My opponent must argue that they are doing more harm than good. What policies or behaviors are to be considered "good" or "harmful" are up to the individual debaters to prove through argument. Bringing up Biden's past political career is allowed if relevant, as well as other presidencies, but this debate will focus on the Biden administration beginning in 2021. I am not arguing that the Biden administration is perfect - I will freely point out its flaws, I am only defending the proposition that the good outweighs and overshadows the bad. I fully expect that a lot of this debate will come down to different political viewpoints and opposing ideas of what counts as "good" or "bad". With this in mind, I will try to focus more on ways that his administration has made Americans' lives better, in ways that most people could broadly agree on, rather than getting sucked into the culture-war sand trap. This will not be a hard-and-fast rule though. I will respond with counter-arguments if I feel it's necessary and relevant, and if I feel a disagreement comes down to irreconcilable political differences, I will say so. The debate should be judged based on clarity of arguments, soundness in rationale and logic, and a lack of fallacies. With this in mind, I'm hoping for a good, civil debate in these polarized times of ours.

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@Nyxified

Thank you for a good debate as well. I see, you could have fooled me, you play a good devil's advocate. And a capable opponent for sure.

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@Phenenas

I'd like to thank you for a good debate! I enjoyed it. Even though I may have employed some non-intuitive interpretations of the resolution that you could argue (and I did argue) are technically true, I hope they did not bother you too much.

I personally do not agree with the position I am arguing for, and I believe that it is a hard position to hold, but I did my best and I hope that I was a capable opponent for you!

Easiest position for Con win ever

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@Nyxified

Fan of Warren myself

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@RationalMadman

Wish half the people who voted in the primaries looked at the polls of Bernie vs Trump. I would've donated to Bernie if I could've. It wouldn't have made a difference, but that man was the first US politician to give me any hope.

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@RationalMadman

I didn’t vote in the primaries but if I did I would have voted for Biden. Every poll for years showed that he did better than anyone else against Trump, and that’s all I really cared about. I think the dementia stuff is silly - anyone can be made to look like an idiot when you slice apart hundreds of hours of video - but even if that were the case it pales in comparison to a second Trump term.

Oops, I said 5 categories when I meant 6.

The man has so many signs of dementia, he really isn't fit to be president but the real people to blame are the Dems who voted for him in the primaries over the much better candidates.

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@Nyxified

Thanks for accepting, I think it'll be fun as well!

I don't expect to win this debate, but I think it'll be fun!