Instigator / Con
7
1495
rating
47
debates
48.94%
won
Topic
#898

There is no such thing as ghosts

Status
Finished

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

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

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

Sparrow
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 / Pro
4
1687
rating
555
debates
68.11%
won
Description

No information

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

“I am conceding that a ghost is a thing and that ghosts are things“ while pro goes onto say that ghosts aren’t things - my interpretation of the resolution : which is always to assume the most reasonable interpretation means that by conceding a ghost and ghosts are things Pro conceded that there are such thing as ghosts. This negates the resolution and so arguments must go to con.

The resolution appears fairly clear - and this appears to be a non troll topic, if only poorly worded. Instead of actually arguing in good faith about the existence (or not) of ghosts - pro seemed to be launching into an attack about cons technically incorrect grammar. While the grammar isn’t correct, it’s understandable, and doesn’t affect readability - in this case the pinickity and overly semantic attack on grammar was particularly obtuse and argued in bad faith for little reason, and for this reason I chose not to award conduct even though con forfeits the opening round.