ninjas are superior to spartans

Thank you, first I'd like to state my case, and then I'd like address some statements that my opponent has made. (This is in LD format, right?) I stand in firm negation of the resolution the states: "Ninjas are superior to Spartans in every way." I'll offer some of the following definitions for clarification: Superior- of higher rank, quality, or important (Merriam Webster) Ninjas-: a person trained in ancient Japanese martial arts and employed especially for espionage and assassinations For this case, I will be using the Value of "Superiority".To achieve this, I'll use the Value Criterion of "Winning in a Fight." Throughout nature, animals establish their dominance through fighting. Nearly all animals engage in violent confrontations to prove superiority, and therefore I'm sure my partner will agree that this is a fair way to judge superiority. For this reason I'd like to impose a simple objective for my opponent: In over for my opponent to win this round, he will have to prove that a ninja can win in a fair (no external advantages, such as stealth) fight with a Spartan." I'll begin. Contention one: Spartans have a major advantage over ninjas due to armor. While a ninja might be able to avoid and dodge a few attacks made by a Spartan, the Spartan has armor to avoid this. First, lets take a look at what the traditional ninja clothing is... a ninja will wear dark, often tight clothing for stealth purposes. The clothes, however, contain no armor or any protection against attacks. In essence, this leaves the entire ninjas body exposed and unprotected, meaning any type of attack could potentially be fatal. My opponent may claim that a ninja does not actually need armor since the ninja is trained to dodge attacks, up to a level. However, with a Spartans armor the Spartan can devote less time and energy from dodging and spend more time with offensive attacks, which will undoubtedly help the Spartan win in a fight. Contention 2: A Spartans weaponry is more suitable for offense than a ninja. The weapons a ninja will take with him or her are specifically used for stealth, and assassin purposes. These weapons are lightweight (meaning they will NOT be able to pierce a Spartans heavy armor), and require great skill to use, meaning the ninja will use his efforts to properly execute a difficult attack, leaving the ninja prone to the spartans attacks. The spartans weaprony is much more accustomed to close range fighting. All of these factors will give a spartan a major advantage in a fight. Now, I'd like to address a few of the claims my opponent has made in his Aff case. My opponent has used the Value of effectivness paired with the value criterion of stealth. However: let me ask this, the only time this would be usefull would be if the Ninja was sneaking up on the Spartan, an advantage my =objective does not allow you to have. This like me saying that a spartan would win in a fight ifhe were 30 times taller than a ninja. Neither side, as I'm sure the judges will agree should have such a preposterous advantage. For my opponents first criterion, he mentions that a ninja has an advantage because he or she can heal themselves during a fight. Of course, this would be very hard to do without leaving oneself prone to attack, so I'd urge my judge to disreagard this point. He later mentions that the weaprony of a ninja is more suited to stealth that a spartans. I agree. However: as I have mentioned several times before, stealth is not pratical in a fight. Finally, my opponent in his third contention is a retread that ninjas have stealth to aid them. I'm sure the points have made before cover this contention. Ther cannot be an unfair advantage in the case...