Instigator / Pro
33
1500
rating
4
debates
0.0%
won
Topic
#4789

women can’t drive

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
9
12
Better sources
12
12
Better legibility
6
6
Better conduct
6
6

After 6 votes and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

RationalMadman
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
1
Time for argument
Two hours
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
36
1702
rating
568
debates
68.13%
won
Description

No information

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Burden of proof was on Pro.
I am not seeing any arguments made by Pro to support his position.

"You are silly" wouldnt be accepted as an argument anywhere, with or without Con providing an argument.

Con says we should be silly, implying that being silly is the true way in this case.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Pro sets a criterion for interpreting the resolution that can be written as "only silly people would vote Con." Con says we should all be silly. I see no reason not to embody that.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Pro argued only silly people believe women can drive, which con exploited by agreeing that people should embrace the “silly” belief that women can drive.

Pro’s BoP is that women cannot drive, con’s is that they can. One may agree with an opposing argument, to use against the previous conclusion.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Made me laugh.

Also had better understanding of the hilarity of this debate.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Neither side gave an argument. I didn't interpret Con's response as a concession, I thought he was saying he agreed that his position was silly but that being silly is good. (If I'm misinterpreting that, at least my vote's not changing anything.)

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

con argued pro