Instigator / Con
7
1485
rating
91
debates
46.15%
won
Topic
#442

Mandatory Voting

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Winner
7
0

After 7 votes and with 7 points ahead, the winner is...

David
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Pro
0
1483
rating
328
debates
40.24%
won
Description

--Topic--
Resolved: The US should make voting mandatory

--Definitions--
Voting: To cast a ballot in the general election
Should: Denotes moral obligation
Mandatory: Required under penalty of law.

--Rules--
1. No forfeits
2. Citations must be provided in the text of the debate
3. No new arguments in the final speeches
4. Observe good sportsmanship and maintain a civil and decorous atmosphere
5. No trolling
6. No "kritiks" of the topic (challenging assumptions in the resolution)
7. For all resolutional terms, individuals should use commonplace understandings that fit within the logical context of the resolution and this debate
8. The BOP is evenly shared
9. Rebuttals of new points raised in an adversary's immediately preceding speech may be permissible at the judges' discretion even in the final round (debaters may debate their appropriateness)
10. Con must waive in R1 and Pro must waive in R5.
11. Violation of any of these rules, or of any of the R1 set-up, merits a loss
--Structure--
R1. Con waives; Pro's Case
R2. Con's Case; Pro generic Rebuttal
R3. Con generic Rebuttal; Pro generic Rebuttal
R4. Con generic Rebuttal; Pro generic Rebuttal and Summary
R5. Con generic Rebuttal and Summary; Pro waives

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Full Forfeit and Misapprehension by Pro.

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Pro debates for Con's side. Pro explicitly admitted this and points out Con's lack of honour but lack of honour is only hurting site-rep, not immediate debate record. It's the trade-off.

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Forfeiture.

It seems the pro side was attempting to learn about the topic, rather than engage in a debate. Mistakes happen, but a win by default is still a win.

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Forfeit in the debate.

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

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Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

I feel bad for contender because they did not realize what it is they were arguing, but they did not make any arguments and the instigator of the topic did not forfeit and the contender did, so I give this to Con for the debate vote.

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Full forfeit