Dogs are better pets than cats.
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Dogs absolutely love to play, and it's often interactive play that they want, especially with you. You can play fetch with a ball or a disc. You can enjoy an exciting game of tug of war . You can play chase in the yard. If your dog gets along well with other dogs, you can even set up a doggie "playdate" with another pup. Just make sure both dogs are healthy and will get along.
On the other hand, most dogs actually enjoy training. It seems to give them a sense of purpose. It's a job, and most dogs love to work. Plus, many dogs are highly motivated by food and attention. They'll gladly sit, stay, shake, lie down, and roll over in exchange for a delicious reward. Dogs seem to display a sense of pride when they've done a good job.
- Pro bears the full burden for the preponderance of evidence here. I can prove that both pets are equally as good or that cats are better, regardless my goal is to negate the resolution. In addition, pro commits him/herself to argue that dogs are better than cats in all aspects with the absence of any outstanding specifications.
- I argue that cats are economically and societally more beneficial pets in terms of the harms caused by dogs etc.
- Cats are generally cheaper to own and take care of than dogs, despite living significantly longer than dogs on average.
- Cats are cleaner than dogs in almost every aspect. They leave less of a mess, they can groom themselves, etc. Unlike cats, dogs are known for chewing up things and destroying furniture.
- It is a myth that cats don't show the same level of emotion and attachment as dogs to humans. Research from the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences completely dispels this myth finding that cats show just as much and in cases more emotional attachment in bonding with humans than dogs, and comparable with human infants.
- Dogs cause significantly more injuries than cats. In fact, Dogs are the pets that kill the most humans, killing 25,000 people a year.
- Cats are also more environmentally friendly, they emit less than half of the carbon dioxide that dogs emit into the atmosphere.
- Cats are much quieter than dogs and are the perfect pet to have if you want an affectionate companion that doesn't make incessant noise like barking.
- Biomedical sciences say otherwise. Litter training is almost instinctive for cats whereas Dogs need time in attention in order to stop messing up your house.
- This is a rebuttal from #2 to the rest. No source is provided that cats play less than dogs, or anything else for that matter so it all appears to be conjecture or speculative assumption.
It's not in a cat's nature to defend you or your home.
- Cats have called 911 to save a man's life, this is, of course, a pure act of protection. Regardless, cats can be just as protective as dogs. You have not shown evidence of Dogs being more protective than cats or that "cats are more likely to run and hide when faced with trouble," but even if it was true, I would argue that the minor benefit is negated by the risk of them turning against you and killing you as they do to thousands of people each year as shown.
- The majority of my counterpoints have been dropped, and thus, in this predicament alone, it appears the debate is a forgone conclusion for the contender. Add the fact that pro mostly repeats the majority of things she says in round one and provides no evidence for us to ascertain the validity of her claims. We can effectively dismiss the collection of them as unsubstantiated expressions of opinion, which of course, is not sufficient to uphold the resolution, especially when carrying the entire burden of evidence
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- I separate my rebuttals into the main areas of pro's case.
And dogs will actually love you ‒ not like cats.
- False, I already showed in c.2 that cats have just as much attachment as dogs, and in many cases, more. Research dispels the myth that they lack such thereof. They even have levels of attachment comparable to human infants.
Cats jump on things that dogs don't ‒ like counters and computers
- Extend c.1. Dogs are known to chew up and destroy furniture, so whether or not cats jump on things as often as suggested (this is not sourced) does not compare to the damage dogs do to a home, whom as I have shown are significantly dirtier and more violent.
You don't see cats helping people
- False. Cats tend to improve both mental and physical health. I already showed that cats can be just as protective as dogs and no counter evidence was presented otherwise.
But at the end of all this discussion it all depends to the human being of what type of pet they want to own, if not financially stable get cat, if you are a very active person get dogs.
- After making an entire case, pro here admits herself that the determinant of the better pet ultimately depends on human beings' experiences, situations, and presuppositional values, so pro's admission here falsifies the resolution that dogs are better pets than cats. This, voters ought to take as a concession of the debate.
And it all leads on to what you just want to get, it could also be related to pa[s]t experiences...
- See above.
- All my arguments remain drooped and this fact alone should push the resolution toward con. I argue that dogs will ultimately do more harm to people and in most respects are worse than cats.
Neg reads a turn saying it is easier to house train cats. This is also supported by a reliable biomedical source.
Then on 2-6 Neg says that it is speculative.
Protection is effectively conceded for Con when pro says:“Regardless, cats can be just as protective as dogs. You have not shown evidence of Dogs being more protective”
The debate essentially is over here when all of Negs offense goes dropped.
But even looking at the defensive arguments from Aff’s R2 it is clear that Neg was able to perform a comprehensive line by line, and that the defense itself is simply conjecture. Due to this Neg offense outweigh's Pro's.
As a side note Pro should also signpost and separate out contentions as this makes it much easier on judges and opponents to evaluate clash.
We have a big all white cat that protects a small kitten that we just found. A neighbor's dog was trying to harasss the kitten and we heard our big cat say, "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career, skills that make me a nightmare for dogs like you. If you let my friend go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you. I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
still 'data"
"data"
I think you mean very individual specific cases.
I already provided some data that demonstrates cats can and would prevent harm to human beings, let alone other animals.
I don't care about your personal anecdotal experiences; it is the bigger picture that is under debate here.
I too could do the exact same. It proves nothing, we need statistical data for this. A dog is more likely to defend you from a physical threat than a cat, i don't care what you say. You would need data to change my personal experience.
https://listverse.com/2020/10/21/10-heroic-cats-who-saved-lives/
https://cattime.com/lifestyle/22025-8-hero-cats-who-saved-their-owners-lives
https://www.boredpanda.com/hero-cats/?utm_source=duckduckgo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic
Cats are as compassionate and understanding as dogs. The above three links are only a few examples of cats doing heroic things for human beings.
Cats definitely are less likely to help a human than a dog. There's a reason we hunted with dogs and not cats. No one has a "guard cat". Dogs are also smarter. Get him zing!
Dogs are definitely better than cats.