The DDO debating system is fair

Rebuttal section: 1) I agree that giving each side equal time is fair. However there is an unfair side to it. That makes it unfair. My opponents point seems to be that since there is no alternative it is fair. It seems his source is this debate itself. I disagree with this Logic" that since there is no alternative that makes it fair. Further more I question how my opponent concluded that there is no alternative. In fact I put up a thread in the forums and got some responses. 2)My opponents second point is that it is the voter not the system that is unfair. A system that leads to unfairness is unfair. 3) My opponents final point is that last rounds are for responses also. briefly, my response to this is even if that is the way it should be that is not the way it is. I would continue disputing but my evidence in the next section will speak for itself to refute all that my opponent is saying. Evidence of advantage of having the last word: 1) reason/logic: The contender has last word these are the words most fresh in the voter (and any readers) mind at the conclusion of reading the debate. In addition the instigator cannot respond to what was last said. the instigator may have a very good rebuttal or the contender may have made a mistake or inaccuracy and the instigator is powerless to respond to the contenders statement. This puts the instigator at a disadvantage. 2) statistical data: 1st I will present some interesting facts figures and observations based on what ddo calls "the top 10 debaters". The "top" debater on ddo (i. e. most experienced ddo debater): In the past 9 debates has been contender every time winning 9 0ut of 9 that means in her past 9 debates she choose contender every time and won every time. To contrast the debater in 2nd place bravely chooses the opposite side as instigator in 9 0f the past 9 debates. The results show, bec. of this (or I should say in spite of it) he has a winning percentile of 58% significantly lower than the 1st debater who has a winning percent of over 90. The difference in style are reflected in the win %. #3: an impressive 94% win rate, 4 out of the past 5 debates was contender. #4: a moderate 80% and likewise has been contender 3 of last 5. #5: (in my opinion the best debater on ddo) has an impressive 94% win rate and 4 of past 5 he was contender. #6: similar to #4. #7: 88.4% contender 4 of 5. #8: similar to #2, 53% win rate and majority of past 5 have been instigator. #9: 88.9%, majority contender. finally, #10, like #4 and #6. There is a clear correlation between these debating styles and their win %. I know this isn't the most perfect data proof but hey, I'm just starting. I shall attempt to compute more sound statistical proof. In analysis of the section of debates entitled "recently ended": of the 19 debates that were voted on, in a whopping 15 of them contender was winning. or looking at the score discrepancy instigator totaled 50 while contender totaled 181. I find these #'s quite significant. I would continue with states but I think the following quote from Ore_Ele, is all I need: "Historically, the Contender wins 65.4% of all debates. Given that this applies to 12,500 debates, that is hard to say that there is no correlation. We also see this trend leaning more and more towards the Contender, with the last 5,000 debates favoring them 68.9%. " The #'s speak for themselves.