Some Days Are Longer Than Years

The opposite of thanks Con for ignoring the DEBATE rules. I affirm that some days are longer than years, because days are longer than years on Venus. Con does not contest this point AT ALL, and I argue that NASA has a really good idea/explanation of the length of days and years on Venus. Con's case is instead an attack on the definitions, contrary to the DEBATE rules. 1. What's the difference between a DEBATE and a ROUND? A debate is a formal discussion on a particular topic, in which opposing arguments are put forward. . http://www.oxforddictionaries.com... A round is a division of a debate. . http://www.oxforddictionaries.com... The 1st round says that by accepting this debate, one agrees to the definitions, and this is a DEBATE rule, a rule for the formal discussion in total. The 1st round of this debate says that there are no ROUND rules, that is to say, there are no rules for any one division of this debate. 2. In English, nouns can act as modifiers. For example: -It is an OFFICE chair. (a chair for an office) -May I have a SOUP spoon? (a spoon for soup) -Ring the DOOR bell. (the bell of the door) -It is a PICNIC table. (a table for a picnic) -He rides a MOUNTAIN bike. (a bike for mountains) . http://www.grammar-quizzes.com... So, in the 1st round of this debate, the noun being used a s a modifier is ROUND, and it is modifying the noun rule. "There are no round rules" means there are no rules for rounds; Con ignores this modifier. Notice the 1st round doesn't say there are no DEBATE rules (rules for the debate). 3. Fallacy of Composition. Con claims that, since there are no ROUND rules, the DEBATE rules can be ignored. This is a fallacy of composition. Fallacies of composition assume that something that is true of the part is therefore true of the whole. . https://en.wikipedia.org... For example: -Drinking alcohol is legal. Driving is legal. Therefore drinking alcohol while driving is legal. -Seats can't fly by themselves. Windows can't fly by themselves. Therefore airplanes can't fly by themselves. -Human poop should go in the toilet. Therefore humans should go in the toilet. -There are no ROUND rules. Therefore there are no DEBATE rules. All of these commit the fallacy, and Con is guilty as well, by claiming that something that is true of the parts (rounds) is also true of the whole (debate). 4. Con's bogus "observation" of the rules. Con dishonestly quotes me: "Pro. .. says that there are no rules other than the above rule" My response: Con, did you conveniently leave out a particular modifier? Doesn't my 1st round actually read there no ROUND rules other than the above rule? That was lame, Con, even for you. Con, the 1st round is very clear that the definitions are agreed to by accepting the debate. So, Con marinates in his dishonesty: "This rule is invalid due to the fact that Pro specifically says that there are no rules other than the one above him saying that. " My response: That pesky modifier, Con. .. why must you neglect it so? Again, Con omits the modifier ROUND from my actual statement that there are no ROUND rules, compromising Con's integrity and neglecting the difference between a ROUND rule and a DEBATE rule. 5. Con's bogus proposal. Con puffs his neglectful chest: "I propose that the definition of the word 'day' is changed to. .. each of the twenty-four-hour periods, reckoned from one midnight to the next, into which a week, month, or year is divided, and corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis. " My response: I propose that Con agreed to the definitions from round 1, and then attempted to change them to fit his needs. Con, by accepting this debate, you agreed to the definitions despite your ignorance of nouns as modifiers in English, your bogus observation and subsequent ignorance of the rules, and your desperate attempt to change unchangeable definitions. Con has very little integrity to purposefully misquote me and to violate clearly written rules from round 1, so readers should understand that Con has no arguments at all. .. he has refused to address the length of days and years on Venus. Come on Con, is that all you got?