Instigator / Pro
4
1266
rating
119
debates
15.97%
won
Topic
#570

The Hebrew tribes are extinct, therefor "Jews" are not a race but are in fact followers of a Hebrew race cult known as "Judaism"

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
0
3
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
1
1

After 1 vote and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

That1User
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
30,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
7
1453
rating
12
debates
37.5%
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:

To prove the contention - pro has to provide evidence that there is no distinct racial grouping for Jews. The only real arguments provided for this, is that a particular ethnic group of Jews in Europe only has 3% genetics related to the Middle East.

On provides a link to a particular type of Iraqi Jew which appear to have the specific link that pro claims doesn’t exist.

The important aspect here is that if pro can use one subset of Jewish individuals to prove there is no race, I see no reason why con can’t do the same - especially when qualifying criteria of the resolution are not made clear for either side.

Given that neither side really makes clear what they define a race as; I have to detemine this on my own: and in my view cons final argument - that inherent genetic markers and ties to a particular region would necessarily be sufficient to determine race. As pro offers no such alternative - I have to side with con - though I would encourage con to raise this earlier in the debate.

As a result - arguments to con:

All other points tied.