Lifestyle Debate Topics — page 9

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• With this being the case, it is clear that the obese are guilty of cynically exploiting the public's sympathy for people with medical conditions in order to get seats on crowded trains and other benefits but, even though that may be so, I still maintain that gentlemen should…
• A gentleman wouldn't hesitate to give up his seat on a crowded train to a lady, an elderly person or a spastic, so why shouldn't he give up his seat to an obese person? After all, nobody chooses to be female, old or handicapped, just like nobody chooses to be obscenely…

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• First off, I'd like to say that in attacking my opponents arguments I was defending my own. Next to begin attacking his contentions, First off, yes scientists can say what they want about global warming but really. Its all a little far fetched to me, but that is not what we're…
• I'd first like to congradulate my opponent on his epic case. I enjoyed reading it a lot. Now, to begin attacking my opponents case. First off, most people are beging to believe that global warming dosent exsist. All over the country, its been colder than most winters in the…

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• Okay, so to make myself clear on the "WAY out of proportions" part, I've seen vegans on the internet treat veganism as a religion and make it sound like if you're not a vegan, you're an awful human being. Firstly, meat isn't a bad thing. Did you know that you can increase your…
• I'm going to be taking another stab at this topic. I believe veganism is being blown way out of proportions because a lot of vegans seem to be in a mentality that veganism is the only way to go, and its actually the reason I'm not a vegan. One way that veganism is being blown…

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• painting is better than photography because it shows your soul. and is not some digital thing that only shows something, but lets you see and feel what the painter felt through his brush strokes.
• Your site does have some good points but it still doesn't have the texture that I mean. The type of texture that I mean is the type you can reach out and feel the bumps on the page from the paint. and no matter how old the painting is it doesn't really fade or get discolored…

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• With many thanks to my opponent for his comprehensive and enlightening response, I admit that I neglected to include the traditional Sunday roast, fish 'n' chips and shepherd's pie in my list of favourite British dishes and I do agree that they are both popular (in Britain) and…
• President Chirac of France recently made the following comment about the British: "One cannot trust people whose cuisine is so bad. After Finland, it is the country with the worst food." [1] But Chirac is wrong. I've been to Finland and I can confirm their food is far superior…

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• Part 2 and my conclusion are correct. As you have accepted this argument, I now believe that you sag. I find it disgusting, I also find gay kissing disgusting, but I do not say that should be banned. Love is love. I am tired of seeing guys sagging, walking like a duck, and not…
• If you were to come here, you would see how stupid it is. People walk around believing their looking cool. It started up in prison to say that their free for sex. But guess what, I don't do it and I'm not even busy half the time. I may have my old glasses back, but seeing…

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• There is no set structure. Just either start debating my points made in round one, or point out, without refuting my points, why brewing is not art. I will respond respectfully.This is also my 100th debate. I am happy to reach this milestone in less than a…
• I'm sorry but a family emergency has knocked me out of this debate

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• I thank Con for his response. Granted I willbe driving soon, I am not a bad driver in snow, I have driven in heavy snow and it does not bother me. No, I dont care about them. I would be exposed to the cold if I walked or rode a bike but not for long enough to actually do any…
• Its not that I dont want spring and fall to exist, I just dont want to deal with them. Now you mentioned that snow is a big problem with cars, I don't drive so it's really no problem to me. Ok, now you said that colder tempatures means more temperature related deaths, which is…

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• Thank you for providing such a splendid rebuttal. What I meant by pound for pound is that for it's weight it is a vicious predator. I meant that we should have treated each animal as if they weigh the same. If you kept the proportions of a tiger but had grown it to a weight of…
• Thank you for participating This one animal is what you will stick by for this debate In my opening statement I said "Felines in nature are the best POUND FOR POUND hunters" (pound for pound is intentionally capitalised and should not be counted against me) which means that I…

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• No one cares about your emotions or your son's, no offense. If we just looked for mates like wild animals do, without the need for weddings, then we'd save so much money.
• I'm pretty sure I won this debate. You're probably lying about your free wedding, and even if you record a video of someone's testimony, I'd probably just claim they're lying on your behalf. Anyway, I might talk about how we should adapt wild animals' getting mates intead of…

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• Thank you for the response. "I am intrigued as to how you managed to classify Santa Claus as more "irrational" than a talking fish who can donate his scales to his neighbor fish, albeit only after learning the merits of sharing from a talking octopus." Simple. Intelligent…
• I'm hopeful it will be fun and challenging. I would first simply like to ask my opponent what he is arguing for. Is Santa Claus a good person for children? I would now like to begin refuting my opponent's arguments. Refutations "Now this story [Rainbow Fish] is unquestionably…

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• Halloween is a great holiday to celebrate it is the only time to dress up as you fave character
• I think that we should celebrate Halloween because it is something that everyone enjoys.

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• Attempting to define the "chief attribute of a meal" as simply "the company of the other person" is nothing more than an attempt to exploit a technicality. Common sense says that Bania's Armani suit in exchange for a "meal" means that Bania gets a main dish, at a nice…
• Kenny Bania gives Jerry Seinfeld a brand new Armani suite and tells Jerry that they can call it even if Jerry takes him out for a meal sometime. Armani suites run somewhere between $1,000 and $2,000. Nobody could ever find a better deal than that. Jerry accepts the offer and…

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• I saw in the comments that my opponent thought I was going to forfeit. No, I don't think so! "My opponent states that with homemade cookies you know what you are putting in them, however, according to a survey conducted by foodnetwork.com, approximately 19% of home chefs make…
• "CONTENTION NUMBER 1: STORE BOUGHT COOKIES ARE MADE BY PROFESSIONALS AND NOT BY UNEXPER- IENCED ADULTS ======================================================================= Well, as my contention states, when a store bought cookie is made, it must go through a process in…

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• "You're making the positive claim so you have burden of proof. My purpose as the contender is to refute any reasons you have for the resolution. I can prove that curly hair is not better or worse than straight hair for normal people which would negate the resolution. Disproving…
• I'd also like to say my opponent also has the burden of proof, to not only provide the pros of curly hair, but the cons of straight hair AND provide counterarguments for each of my points. "My opponent has the burden of proof to prove that straight hair is better than curly…

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• Pineapple belongs on a pizza because it tastes good
• Pizza is just a dish, any toppings can go on it. You're just begging the question, you need to example how its wrong.

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• According to a zoosk study only 2% of females on the romantic social network preferred mustaches. Reasons why the mustache is unattractive: The mustache has a bad social standing. Most men with mustaches these days look like 70's porn stars, pedos, or wana-be hipsters. George…
• Mustaches were for 80's police officers. We are no longer in the 80's praise the lord. Mustaches are unattractive on men. Shave it off. No one wants a kiss full of nasty lip hair. If your reasoning is you are too lazy to shave your whole face, then just don't shave at all. I…

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• What kind of argument is that? I'm talking about sodas and drinks. I'm not talking about folic symbols. Talk about the topic please.
• I think Pepsi is better than Coca Cola because it has more taste and I like the color blue

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• White milk is better then Chocolate milk why you ask? it just is better the cows are happier then ever, Chocolate milk is a waste of cows if we didn't have cows what would we serve in schools water what a horror!
• White milk has more Vitamin D than Chocolate milk and kids love it because there's sager! Kids love Chocolate and they wanted for kids to drink more milk so they made it together!

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• I would like to start off by offering some rebuttals to arguments that my opponent made, and then move on to my second half of the argumentation regarding individual harms. RUBUTTALThe Con gave two of his own argument in his previous round. Those arguments were: a) how we can…
• INTRODUCTION As more educational institutions became available, parents were able to choose which school or kindergartens they want to send their kids to. Parents also wanted to protect their children from possible risks such as car accidents or abduction on their kids extended…

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• Je prolonge mon argument. Bonne chance le Volkov dans dans le troisi�me rond. Je remercie Volkov de cette discussion innovatrice. Il avait �clair�.
• Je remercie Volkov de son argument 1) L'Histoire de Londres\ Paris: "Par exemple, le Palais de Westminster est une belle s�rie de b�timents qui remontent au dix-neuvi�me si�cle et au-del�[1]. La seule maison survivant de Benjamin Franklin, une grande figure historique…

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• in my own oppinion, that is soooooo true!!!!!!!! because the lamberghini has more horse power than the ferrairri. there for the lamberghini is better!

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• I reiterate: I never said that we have to spend thousands, or even hundreds of dollars. Making an effort is not about breaking the bank, it's just that: Making an effort, honoring the occasion, using what you have to dress up for the occasion. If you're wearing the same clothes…
• You don't have to spend thousands of dollars to make an effort. Thrift stores sell nice clothes; there's even stores that sell secondhand wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses for a fraction of the original cost. And you ask, why should any of of make an effort? I view it as a…

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• I and my opponent will dedicate this round strictly to rebutting the second round.OK this debate is going to be weird if we talk about altering to the other form. So lets just stick with what we have because saying that curly can be changed to straight and that straight can be…
• Please let who has better pictures be a factor of whom get sources points voters.So curly hair is better than straight hair. Straight hair gets boring after a while. While curls can easily be changed to a wave,or more velumptuous curls. Curly hair is much more versatile…

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• oh lawd.
• I am assuming we are talking about house cats because that is the most reasonable thing to compare to dogs. First of all cats are trained to use the bathroom in a small box so that we humans don't have to clean up after them. They are even polite enough to cover their crap so…

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• Yeah, those pictures look much better with make up, rather than without. But all those Hollywood stars were using make up before, consequently as I said in round 1, the skin tone changes, quality of the skin decreases and ultimately wrinkles appear, that is why they look so…
• In today's world everything becomes seeming. And the best example would be the women walking in the street with the ton of cosmetics at their faces. I feel very miserable about such kind of girls, as their skin deteriorating day by day. Because of the make up,even merely due to…

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• you are a cat so you have to like cats u chicken pig cat manuk on meth and cocaine times 3 also u are very uglyy like fish

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• Humans should become vegetarians because meat eating and the killing of farm animals (cows, pigs, etc.) is morally incorrect, evolutionary incorrect, and unhealthy. Meat Production also causes issues regarding pollution, deforestation, and excessive land use; all of which are…
• Round 1: Rules and position clarification. Round 2: Opening Statements. Rounds 3 and 4: Evidence/Rebuttals Round 5: Closing statements. I will be arguing that humans should become vegetarian.

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• Ok first of all that is not b.s. That is fact. And second of all that is not an argument. I have looked up stuff for this debate be I wrote a paper on it. Look up facts if you want your point to get across. Most animals are not tortured. They might just be strays. And not all…
• If they got attached they could just work at the shelter and some people actually get paid for fostering from the shelter. Fostering animals from shelters is better because you get to help animals find place to live so you're helping animals no matter what when you foster or…

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• I assert that pie is better than cake.The debate will be 4 rounds.R1 - AcceptanceR2 - Opening argumentsR3 - Rebuttals/further argumentsR4 - Rebuttals/conclusionBurden of proof is shared. Burden of defining 'better' is shared.
• Con's source for cake having more flavors is an opinion on a public forum. I will quickly show how invalid this source is. One person responded to Con's quote with the following:"You can decorate a pie just as much as a cake, if not more. You just don't know how I'm a culinary…

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• I will start off my argument by pointing out the finer aspects of Eastern Asian Cuisine. Eastern Asian cuisine is without question better than Italian food. Starting off with the subject of meats, when it comes to meats Japanese are known for their exceptional Kobe Beef, with a…
• *I would like to challenge my opponent again on this argument, because I had finals and studying became my number one issue, so thusly I was unable to properly address the debate and would like to challenge my opponent to another formal challenge. Well anyways on topic, I would…

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• This is great.
• Sorry for this not being an actual debate.

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• In the Name of Allah Peace at you all! You proved that you are not that easy! To conclude my debate and the last round: Family is much important to me and all my life i found only my family watching my back and supporting me. Never found a friend supports me, my friends are too…
• In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful! First, in this round i may use religious argument (Islamic ones)! Family has the greatest part of creating a better person, and i believe that not all families in Australia or the world are having problems, though friends are…

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• I know! I just read a debate on how the Mustang was better in every way than the Corvette. They are in two totally different worlds! They are in two different classes. I love both cars but you can't just simply say one is better when they aren't on the same terms. But the…
• Many people say the Mustang is better than the Corvette, when the corvette has wider rims, a better engine, faster speed, and is more aerodynamic. Please help enlighten me to which one is the best.

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• I thank you for your argument. Your debate is on the topic of false fun. As I stated in my first argument. If someone is TRULY having fun even on the streets with no home no anything. They are still having fun without work. Thus depleting the need for work.
• Thank you to whoever accepts this debate Now for my point ~Without fun there would be no work. ~~Work is created to generate an income to pursue fun. ~~~If someone is truly having fun then they would not need to work. ~~~~Even if you are living on the streets with no home, no…

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• Thank you for your response. I promise mine will be delightful and convoluted.As a society, what is educational is decided upon by a group of people, and without fail it is decided not based on the majority but on a minority. Most of the time the education standards are set by…
• I need to get more accustomed to debating, so by choosing a fun topic I hope to become a better debater and in turn, more sociable. In this debate I will defend the argument that washing your clothes is a waste of time and that it is unnecessary in society. Con will be arguing…

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• I win.
• I win. I'd like to point out that my oponent was online 15 hours ago while he has just ran out of time as I type this.

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• Gambling is bad for you.
• Online gambling encourages crime

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• Tofu TurkeyYes, these vegetarians have a taste/desire to eat a turkey. However, they are appalled by the idea of killing a turkey. However, they are not appalled by the idea of having a desire to eat a turkey. They will glasly make an imitation turkey. Shouldn't these…
• Tofu Turkey Okay, human do eat foods shaped like humans. They eat sour patch kids, humans on cake, gingerbread-men ect. But these foods don't rise to the realism of a tofu turkey. I do not see a contradiction in vegetarians eating animal crackers, gummy-worms, gummy-bears ect.…

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• In middle school, I believe kids should have really close relationships with friends, but should save dating for high school and college. Why date if you definitely won't be marrying the person. In high school there is an actual chance that you might marry the person you date.…

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• saw your debate on cats /vs dogs. and decided you would be a good opponent for this long lived debate. i look foreward to seeing your points and proving my own. i am new to debate.org so forgive me if i am a bit offbeat :) look forward to this ^_^

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• While it is true that not all mosquitoes are taken care of by the spray, it does get rid of most of them, which was the purpose of making that statement. Also, I do agree that it is plausible for mosquitoes to evolve to a point that they can withstand out current strongest…
• I thank you for joining, and for posting your arguments so quickly. Now, I would like to rip apart everything that you have said against me: 1) You stated that there are mosquitoes, but, all problems have a solution, if you find that you are heading to a place where the…

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• "Chivalry is about being loyal to your partner or spouse."-you this is in regard to my monogamy post the point was that it does nothing to improve loyalty. ive stated many times why chivalry is sexist which ranges from entitlement and respect for nothing mannerisms like the…
• women acting chivalrous toward men is a rare thing to see and even then their is no social standard for women to act chivalrous like their is for men( which is a dying one but thats not a bad thing). also you said that chivalry is about loyalty to your spouse the main issue…

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• Again my opponent has no evidence to prove me wrong.
• My opponent has forfeit. He/she does not have any evidence to prove me wrong.

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• I assume that my opponet did a little research on the loyalty of dogs and probably agrees with me too, because he, unfortunatelly, forfeited this round. That was, of course, sarcasm, but what do you know, Joe, maybe it is true. I hope you will be replying with some arguments in…
• I was not relating to ALL dogs, and to ALL people, I think I've made that clear. And even if it was as you've said, that dogs are programmed to follow their leader, you've almost aproved my point that they are, IN GENERAL, i repeat, more loyal than people are. Even if you take…

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• Look at any WWII movie ever made in history, when a plane gets hit, you never hear the old guy on the plane say 'Strap in tight everything will be A okay'... He never says that! he always says something along the lines of 'EVERYONE OUT OF THE PLANE RIGHT NOW, JUMP!' And theres…
• "there can be hundreds on modern aircraft. All these people couldn't get to the tiny, few, and far in between doors that lead out of the aircraft."Thats called survival of the fittest! Its all natural and the way of nature Besides, I dont think anyone will mourn over that b*tch…

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• well learn how to spell but dogs mess up sometimes dogs are ment to stay at home or outside there so dirty my cat is very smart cause she gets her own water and she opens every door in the house and she takes a bath every hour dogs takes baths when they get done doing…
• thats not what it always mean.dogs are so jumpy all the time cats are so calm and chill..i have a cat she opens all my doors in the house and she is very sweet dogs are very shady..

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• CON is making several unwarranted assumptions. When I say "A woman should pick shoes based on utility before fashion. She should not pick uncomfortable high heels or thin flip flops." I am using "should" in a qualitative manner, not as the command "must". Here is a citation "…
• A woman should pick shoes based on utility before fashion. She should not pick uncomfortable high heels or thin flip flops. Her foot health is important.

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• Okay so if they're true facts how can I prove them false? You can't end up with something false when you started with something true. This isn't debatable.
• As mentioned in the comments, this topic isn't debatable because it's a true proposition. Anyway I will try to follow."in this world you can only have one best. that is the meaning of best"Okay so the general meaning of best is 'having most positive qualities' but you described…

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• "There is soooo much arguing in two square, its not even funny. The person that gets out is so convinced he is safe that he will not leave. Even if he does leave, it could lead to resentment among the other players." Did you mean, the person who was currently in square #2, or…
• First, I'd like to go deeper into your alternate game; just what is nine-square? I have never heard of it and would love if you could elaborate. Back to Four Square. I've been playing the game since I was a young, 4th grade sapling, and have been addicted it to since. I go to a…