It Should Not Be Considered Rude to Drink in the Morning

The first, and possibly most important, thing that must be brought to light is Spero's assumption that morning drinkers will abide by their own rules of etiquette. In this world, morning drinkers will be kind, courteous, and only drink a beer (maybe two). This argument, like most of Spero's, has within its structure absolutely no reasons to believe it. Spero contends that I must show why morning prohibition is good. This is absolutely not the case. Remember, the proposition is: "It should not be considered rude to drink in the morning." All I have to show is that it is rude to drink in the morning, not that morning prohibition is the best avenue possible. By the end of this constructive (in combination with the other that I have posted), I believe that it will be more than evident that drinking in the morning is most definitely rude. Spero's second argument is that I must show that morning drinking will offend another person. My first response is that morning drinking is considered rude for a reason and that reason is not simply to spite Spero. Among other things, the smell of alcohol can be infinitely offensive. Also, remember that Spero provides absolutely no reason to believe that individuals who drink in the morning won't be doing so to fulfill any sort of craving (this ties in with the new rules of etiquette argument articulated above). Spero's third response is that distinctions of time are "arbitrary and silly". My first response is that if they are so silly, then there should be no good reason that Spero and countless others around the world abide by them. Somehow in this mindset, Spero finds it easy to claim that I must show why my arguments are specific to the mornings. My first response is that Spero's arguments aren't even unique to morning drinking. My second response is that my arguments actually provide reasons and analysis as to why drinking the morning is a bad thing. Finally, it is obvious not only that I have lived up to Spero's standard, but that he/she absolutely has not. Next, Spero move on to his arguments that I refuted. The first of these is that morning prohibition is something that is done without reason. First, I would like to point out that morning prohibition isn't what should be being debated, as it strays from the original resolution. Second, as explained above, there are multiple reasons why morning prohibition is in place. Additionally, I never conceded that morning prohibition is silly. What I stated was that I hoped that it (meaning the debate) would be fun. Even if the topic is unsavory, the debate (no matter how skewed it gets) is still an educational and worthwhile experience. Spero's next response is that alcohol's good taste and the fact that it loosens tensions are two excellent reasons as to why drinking is a good thing. This point I will most definitely concede. The problem is that these are two things that happen no matter what time of day a person drinks. Much like the majority of his arguments, Spero fails to make this one specific to morning drinking. At this point, Spero, once again, provides no unique reason as to why drinking in the morning should not be considered rude. At the risk of sounding like a child, if I have to show why drinking in the morning is rude, he/she most certainly must show why it is not. The next few arguments are essentially the same, so to save time (and space) I'll group them and make one response. Of all of the reasons that Spero provides, he/she gives no unique explanation as to why morning drinking is unique and different from night drinking. Once again, there is no analysis provided that explains why the social ills that happen at night will not happen during the day (the only thing that Spero provides here is a little bit about drinking in Germany and Denmark; my response here is that these two places are most certainly not the US [which is where the debate takes place]). Spero's last argument in an attempt to show that morning prohibition makes alcohol infinitely more desirable. This is most definitely not the case. Remember, drinking in the morning is already considered rude. Despite what Spero is insinuating, there is absolutely no reasons given to suggest that alcohol has become any more popular since it was first considered rude. Finally, my arguments are hardly given any attention whatsoever. At the end, it becomes obvious that, once again, Spero has absolutely failed to show how his/her arguments are unique to morning drinking. Beyond that, he/she has also failed to prove any of his/her arguments. Finally, he/she has been unable to properly respond to any of the attacks that I have made.