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Mall

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Winner

After 2 votes and with 2 points ahead, the winner is...

Novice_II

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Publication date: 09.15.2022 07:43PM
Last updated date: 10.21.2022 01:46AM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 2
Time for argument: Two days
Max argument characters: 20,000
Voting period: One month
Point system: Winner selection
Voting system: Open

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Novice_II

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Description

Disclaimer : Regardless of the setup for voting win or lose, The aim of this interaction, Is for those that view it, Learn and or take away anything that will amount to any constructive value ultimately. So that counts as anything that'll cause one to reconsider an idea, Understand a subject better, Help build a greater wealth of knowledge getting closer to truth. When either of us has accomplished that with any individual here, That's who the victor of the debate becomes.

Here's a chance for you to design the platform based on your topic selection.
We'll obviously have opposing sides.

Whatever topic you choose of course, it'll fit whichever side it falls on for you in tandem with the position preset .

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Round 1

Mall

09.16.2022 10:14PM

Pro

What do we have here?

Novice_II

09.17.2022 12:29PM

Con

Whatever topic you choose of course, it'll fit whichever side it falls on for you in tandem with the position preset .

The topic of this debate shall be "THBT the United States, currently, should declare war on Canada."
Mall shall be pro, and I shall be con, as per the rules of this debate.

Definitions

Declare war: A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state announces existing or impending war activity against another.
Canada: Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world's second-largest country by total area.

Round 2

Mall

09.19.2022 11:30AM

Pro

The United States I understand is an organization or corporation titled North America in the the northwestern hemisphere if I'm not mistaken.

This thing exists, functions within the economy and commerce system to support the livelihood and lives of many inhabitants.

Being that is the apparent goal, otherwise there would be no civilization or growing society breaking into the so called United States, there's an aim , there's an objective .

In order to maintain as is, there has to be preservation.

Now to declare war is to make a statement, an announcement.

The statement is to preserve what is being maintained and there has to be a defense of it which would in turn produce a counter attack or counter war if you prefer to say.

Remember it's just a statement that people are prepared to defend themselves. When the other side continues to fight, a war is going on.

Novice_II

09.21.2022 01:46AM

Con

Pro's argument does not say why the US should declare war on Canada. Canada has not done anything to the US, and the two countries have peaceful relations. In fact, they are close allies. My argument is thus:

P1) The US should not declare war on countries that have not done anything sufficient to warrant such.

P2) Canada has not done anything sufficient to warrant a declaration of war from the US.

C) The US should not declare war on Canada.

Novice_II

10.21.2022 12:52AM

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@RationalMadman

@Public-Choice

Thanks for voting on this debate.

Novice_II

10.20.2022 10:50PM

Two hours left, please vote.

Novice_II

10.20.2022 08:33PM

I just wanted to move this up given that I currently have 5 hours left.

Novice_II

10.20.2022 12:28PM

Voted needed here.

RationalMadman

10.21.2022 12:51AM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Winner

1 point(s)

Reason:

Pro justified US defending itself against a Canada attack but since Con iterates that Canada is not attacking the US, we are left to favour Con.

Public-Choice

10.21.2022 12:45AM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Winner

1 point(s)

Reason:

PRO did not really argue anything except say America can declare war on Canada and not go to war. At least that was what I gathered. The debate wasn't whether American CAN declare war on Canada but that they SHOULD declare war on Canada.

CON, on the flipside, argued that they shouldn't because Canada has not done anything to the United States. While this assertion was not really strongly backed by anything other than a link showing Canada and America are close allies, it is at least on topic and following what CON was supposed to prove. So CON won the debate because he actually argued what he was supposed to argue.