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Topic
#4025
Resolved: No word in the English language rhymes with orange.
Status
Finished
The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.
Winner & statistics
After 4 votes and with 25 points ahead, the winner is...
AustinL0926
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- Type
- Standard
- Number of rounds
- 3
- Time for argument
- Three days
- Max argument characters
- 10,000
- Voting period
- One month
- Point system
- Multiple criterions
- Voting system
- Open
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Description
Resolution: No word in the English language rhymes with “orange”.
General rules:
1. No Kritiks
2. Adhere to the resolution
3. PRO waives first round, CON waives last round
4. CON has burden of proof, as he needs only a single example to affirm his side of the resolution
Specific rules:
1. Use the most common pronunciation of a word – regional dialects and accents are invalid.
2. No proper nouns (otherwise you could make anything up)
3. Eye rhymes, half rhymes, and slant rhymes are invalid – it must be a perfect rhyme.
Round 1
Waive.
Forfeited
Round 2
BoP remains on my opponent. If he doesn't respond next round, I will present a short affirmative case.
Forfeited
Round 3
According to Merriam-Webster, and most other reliable dictionaries, "sporange" is the only word that can possible form a perfect rhyme with orange. "Door hinge" is commonly cited, but is two words, not one.
However, sporange, in its most common pronunciation, has the stress on its last syllable, because it is an abbreviation of "sporangium", which has the stress on the "rang" as well. [2]
Therefore, no word in the English language rhymes with "orange."
My opponent now has three choices:
- Waive (bad)
- Forfeit (worse)
- Blitzkrieg (worst)
Making this debate a foregone conclusion. Vote PRO.
Sources:
2: Oxford English Dictionary, second edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1989.
Forfeited
Objection!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLTUjqNOaeQ
sporanges does not rhyme at all.
only 'inj' 'eenj' type endings should rhyme.
IDK why you think it's a truism, most reliable sources are against me on this. I'll debate you later on the condition that you don't mention "sporange," since I don't feel like ping-ponging sources.
make it 3 day rounds and challenge and me I'll accept on those lines.
There is actually room for Con here, I am willing to take it.
I will back that 'syringe' 'unhinge' etc rhyme and take you on the definition of rhyming.
The reason I tell you this is that I don't get how you thought this would just be an abusive truism debate that you can take the win with, the audience ought to root against you for the dirty trap and allow true single syllables to enable a rhyme.
The actual syllable in those words that rhymes is not a half-rhyme nor a slant-rhyme, there is legitimate room for debate here on what the definition of a rhyme is including 'cringe' and 'binge' in what I'll explore as the way to define rhyming.
Orange isn't even the only color with no rhyme. Think of silver and purple.
Good, so it is not a hint to any side in the debate.
Objection, "orange" does not rhyme with "itself".
Wrong. Clearly it rhymes with itself.