On measure, the majority use of digitalized books outweighs equivalent majority use of paper books.
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After 4 votes and with 13 points ahead, the winner is...
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- One week
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- Two weeks
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- Multiple criterions
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- Open
Topic: On measure, the advantages of digitized books outweighs that of paper books.
DEFINITIONS:
use: take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.
digitized: convert (pictures, text, or sound) into a digital form that can be processed by a computer.
paper books: A book paper is a paper that is designed specifically for the publication of printed books.
outweighs: more significant than.
BURDEN OF PROOF:
BOP is shared
PRO: Must prove that the advantages of digitized books are stronger in significance than paper books.
CON: Must prove that the advantages of digitized books are weaker in significance than paper books.
RULES:
1. No new arguments are to be made in the final round.
2. Rules are agreed upon and are not to be contested.
3. Sources can be hyperlinked or provided in the comment section.
4. Definitions are to be accepted, however one is allowed to add more definitions if needed.
5. A breach of the rules should result in a conduct point deduction for the offender.
some kind of FF
Concession
Concession.
It's seriously underrated how little people on this site admit to being wrong, and especially changing their mind. Pro deserves some credit for owning up to that. Conduct to Pro
Pro forfeited and did so in an honorable way
Just forfeit/pass all the rounds already. I struggle to understand why you are wasting my time.
You could've won it! Your next move could have been disputing CON's sources and reminding him that digital books can be downloaded at coffee shops and internet cafes and stored indefinitely that way.
You also could have talked about how books are a fire hazard and they fade over time, barely lasting past 200 years, whereas digital books can be preserved for thousands. And many book readers are waterproof and shock proof to prevent harm to users.
You had a decent shot! Even from an argument from history. You could argue that digital books are the new stone tablets, but simply much more portable and available to anyone regardless of internet connection. There are some that can be charged via solar panels too.
I think you gave up too early!
But that being said, I prefer paper books haha.
This is a very interesting round one. It will be great to see how these arguments take shape.
I see it is defined now.
Reading books is harmful.
I really wanna take this one but I will be busy the next couple weeks. I think it could go either way depending on how the arguments take shape.
A book weighs more than a USB.
I have clarified it in both descriptions. What is the matter?
Define 'outweigh' properly in the description.
I'd appreciate you not accepting this one. I want to try my hand against other debate styles.