BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Asians Are Nerdy

I wil not deny making the statements of how I have "typical asian parents" and get good grades. However, I am just one person. How many asians today exist in our society? If we implement the stereotype on all asians by saying that every asian you meet is nerdy, then you would be "judging a book by its cover." For example, there is the stereotype that all African Americans are really awesome dancers, are gangsters, and can rap/dance amazingly. However, can this be true for every one person? Also, I thought it would be nice to have a definition for nerd, so here it is: An 'individual', i.e. a person who does not conform to society's beliefs that all people should follow trends and do what their peers do. Often highly intelligent but socially rejected because of their obesssion with a given subject, usually computers. Unfortunately, nerds seem to have problems breeding, to the detriment of mankind as a whole. This is from urbandictionary.com, exactly where you got the asian stereotypes. Just because a person is smart, is it right to classify them as a nerd? Just because most asians make A's, or have really high expectations from their parents, if they do things non-asian people do like partying or just hanging out, they can't be classified as nerds. If a person is just born with high intellect and never bothers even studying for tests but still gets A's on everything they make, is it fair to classify them as "nerdy?" They could fall under your stereotypes, "have straight A's" and "superb SAT and ACT scores" just because they are born with that talent. It should be right to differentiate between "nerd" and "smart" And as for me, *sigh*, I'm just one asian. But we are arguing about the asian population as a whole, not just about me.
Asians Are Nerdy

My opponent's stance on this issue seems clear at first, her username is even "Asians aren't nerdy". If one looks beyond the username though they will see that she is in fact a)an Asian and b)nerdy. On her profile in the 'About me' section it says "I am the typical asian who gets good grades and practices the violin all day." She is implying that typical Asians get good grades, and the female versions may even play the violin. If that is not the definition of a nerd I don't know what is. I am inclined to believe my opponent wants desperately to believe Asians are not nerdy, but succumbs to the stereotype nonetheless. In the Arts board on the Debate.org forums my opponent created a thread titled "practicing 2 much violin cuz im azn", in which she said "im a typical azn whos parents fall under the typical azn stereotypes". [1] What are the typical Asian stereotypes you may ask? Let us turn to Urban Dictionary for that answer. [2] "Asians are usually smart and have the following aspects although not limited to: 1. straight A's 2. strict parents 3. good at Math and Science 4. superb SAT and ACT scores 5. Ivy League college oriented 6. some can break dance and rap 7. good at video games 8. generally dominates at anything they set out to do also, asians are considered nerds, but more of a cool-nerd type. asian 1: hey, i got 2320 on my SAT! asian 2: i got 2350! asian 1: damn! asian 3: f**k! i got an A- in english. s**t, my parents are gonna kill me." If these were not the typical stereotypes they would not have been thumbed up by 1800 Urban Dictionary users. That is just one definition on the page, many others share the same stereotypes. My opponent said herself that she is a "typical azn" with stereotypical parents. Asians make up approximately 4% of the US population but have a 20% representation in Ivy League schools. [3] This attributed to the actions of an Asian child's parents. "In their book, the sisters share the methods they say many Asian parents use to get their children to achieve in school." This strengthens my argument because my opponent said she has parents who "fall under the typical azn stereotypes". Statistics are not racist, they are just statistics. The statistics I have presented here show that proportionally Asians are nerdier than the general US population. I look forward to round 3 and wish my Asian opponent luck. She will probably beat me because she is Asian. [1] - http://www.debate.org... [2] - http://www.urbandictionary.com... [3] - http://abcnews.go.com...
Ban Tipping!

I am no longer comfortable debating this topic with pro, and forfeit the last round. If you are curious enough for reasons as to why I am no longer comfortable debating this topic, see the comments. Because of this, Pro will likely win the debate, as it is my fault that I am uncomfortable in defending my character through what was originally intended to be a friendly debate. Had I known I would be forced to do so, I would not have accepted the debate... sorry for wasting anyone's time in that regard. One thing that I would ask, however, is that conduct points do not automatically go to Pro because of this.. as I largely disagree with Pro's conduct in the previous round and I believe he largely disagrees with mine in round 3, and wish that the only part of our conduct that is to be judged would be our behaviour in-debate. Thank you for reading. :)
Ban Tipping!

Hello, and welcome to the debate on the topic 'Ban Tipping! ' Structure: Round 1: Acceptance Round 2: Refutations/Main Arguments Round 3: Refutations/Main Arguments/New Arguments (Optional) Round 4: Refutations/Overlook (No new arguments) Rules: 1. Don't troll. 2. No harsh language. 3. Don't troll. 4. Take this seriously. 5. Don't troll. I eagerly await an opponent to debate this topic with and am much looking forward to it.
Philosopher Kings are the solution.

Rules: quality sources, not quantity. Anecdotes are forbidden. New rules can be updated in comments. Arguments: Plato had the idea, but he"s not here now. Ph . D"s would be apt to replace dictators and prime ministers. Experts would be forbidden from developing an elitist paradigm. Educated and competent leaders are not only pertinent to global improvement and future survival. Greedy corporations are killing humanity. https://youtu.be... https://youtu.be... Thank you for accepting.
canadais amazing

That was the worst argument stated by the con, by far. My opponent is arguing with me with his trash taking that he thinks he could win with. The link you sent me is not even a appropriate source at all. The long face excuses, don't even make any sense. My opponent did not get what I meant when I stated that colour is spelled C-O-L-O-U-R. The dashes were meant to emphasize the letters in colour, unless you have not gone to school. If you really like hot chocolate then you use freshwater not dirty muddy water and the colour of hot chocolate comes from the coco powder. Unless you want to have tape worms in your stomach. The phone numbers make no sense at all. No reason to copy paste them to save my life? By the way I do believe in my statements. My arguments are not dumb and stupid that was for YOU. Unless you really want to debate on this topic, I suggest you state real arguments and not garbage. So Tally ho!!! Eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canadais amazing

I wonder what Pro thinks his arguments are."lame excuses" You heard it for yourself, not even pro believes his arguments are true. Tally ho!What else, pro? "dumb and stupid" Pro seems to be quite used to self-hating, so I'll just leave these here: U.S.A. Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Beijing -- 0800-810-1117 Osaka -- +81 (0) 6 4395 4343 Russia -- 007 (8202) 577-577 Mumbai, India -- +91 22 2754 6669Remember, copy and pasting these could save a life!Pro says I should give a source for the long face argument. So here: http://imgur.com..."Hot chocolate requires freshwater to be made"No, it requires muddy water, because muddy water is the same colour. Duh."By the way color is spelled c-o-lo-u-r ."No, *colour is spelled colour, it doesn't have any of those dashes in between any of the letters.Thank you.
canadais amazing

Con states that he can beat me in this debate by restating my arguments and covering it up with a lame excuses. Canadians, for your information, sit at the worlds first educated place in the world. So that spelling mistake was a mere mistake. I cant state how many mistakes the con made. Also my opponent thinks that he is better than me by stating: "CANADA is the second largest continent in the world." "Yeah, that's because it's fat." and many more, but this is an example showing how dumb and stupid you are. In a debate the opponent uses information from a website and tries to counter his or hers opponents point. Here my opponent is just making up lame excuses over it. My opinion is that my opponent has either, run out of ideas or is too stupid to think up of any. My information is based on true facts from many different websites which are all true. You information are lame and I think you should rethink your information over before writing it on this website. An example would be : "CANADA has the longest country in any of the world with 151,600 miles." This isn't a good thing because then people can say "Oi, Canada! Why the long face? Haha"." "CANADA contains 9 percent of the worlds freshwater population." "Hot chocolate is better." This isn't a good thing because then people can say "Oi, Canada! Why the long face? Haha"." States the con. Give me a source based on your argument if you can. "Hot chocolate is better." I really don't think so. Hot chocolate requires freshwater to be made. So no freshwater, no hot chocolate, suckers. I would like to see better text next round so I can actually debate over it in a proper manner. By the way color is spelled c-o-lo-u-r . EH!!!! Next time use your brain!!!
canadais amazing

"Maple syrip. Ice hockey. Niceness. The "Canadian Tuxedo"."But what is all that worth when you've just made four sentence fragments? Nothing, that's what! Pompous Pro claims that the fact that Canadians live longer than Americans makes Canada is amazing, but living longer than an American on average isn't an achievement. It just means that at least 1 Canadian isn't a vat of fat. He also says "We're more satisfied with our lives", which is most likely a case where ignorance is bliss, as pro put one two many apostrophes in that part of the sentence."We have better work-life balance", claims pro, but this doesn't count because he is comparing it to the U.S.He then tries to say that "We brave the cold better", but this is most certainly not a good thing when every scientifically literate person 100% agrees on the fact that global warming is going to eat us to death with fire in a matter of months!"CANADA has the longest country in any of the world with 151,600 miles." This isn't a good thing because then people can say "Oi, Canada! Why the long face? Haha"."CANADA contains 9 percent of the worlds freshwater population."Hot chocolate is better."CANADA is the second largest continent in the world."Yeah, that's because it's fat."The Canadian flag has foliage on it.The British flag has no foliage on it."Foilage? That's just an excuse, everyone knows that really, the Canadian flag is just very untidy, which is why it has a leaf on it."CANADA has better wildlife."All the better to eat you with!"Canada is a safe distance from the royal family.Britain cant bloody escape them."*can'tAppparently Canadians have escaped grammar and spelling too!Anyway, why would I want to stay away from all the Royal family action?"Britain barely has snowfall."No, because Britain has rain.Rain is good because it keeps plants alive.Snow kills plants.Keeping plants alive is good because bees can pollinate them and that's how bees keep British people alive."Canada gave the world Ryan Gosling.Britain gave the world Ryan Giggs. ( LOOK UP HIS PIC ON GOOGLE)"Canada gave the world blubbering brat Beiber.Britain gave the world Stephen Bloody Fry!Sources[1] British common sense
canadais amazing

Maple syrup. Ice hockey. Niceness. The "Canadian Tuxedo". Yes, Canada is famous for many, many things "" and yet somehow we still feel under appreciated next to our great North American neighbor and Britain . Therefore I state that CANADA is still better for many reasons in the following: We live longer: Canadians born today will live an average of three years longer than Americans (81 years in Canada versus 78.7 south of the border) We"re more satisfied with our lives: According to the Better Life Index, an international quality of life comparison by the OECD each year, Canadians enjoy a higher level of life satisfaction than Americans, scoring 7.4 out of 10, versus 7.0 in the U.S. We have better work-life balance: More than 11 per cent of U.S. employees regularly clock 50-hour workweeks, compared to 3.9 per cent here. We brave the cold better: Our climate is colder and our population smaller, but relatively fewer of us succumb to the cold. Where Canada has 5,644 excess winter deaths (relative to average non-winter deaths), the U.S. sees 108,500. CANADA has the longest country in any of the world with 151,600 miles. CANADA contains 9 percent of the worlds freshwater population. CANADA is the second largest continent in the world. CANADA is sweet by nature. Happy Canada Day, Canadians! While you get hopped up on Labbatt's and McCain oven chips, we're celebrating it in the most British way possible: by putting ourselves down in a self-deprecating manner. The Canadian flag has foliage on it. The British flag has no foliage on it. CANADA has better wildlife. Canada is a safe distance from the royal family. Britain cant bloody escape them. Britain barely has snowfall. WE got a lot!!!!!! Canada gave the world Ryan Gosling. Britain gave the world Ryan Giggs. ( LOOK UP HIS PIC ON GOOGLE) http://www.macleans.ca...
canadais amazing

I'll assume that the instigator meant to say "Canada is amazing" in the resolution.Pro tries to back this up by saying "CANADA is the best in da worrrrlllllddd!!!", which has many spelling errors in it.*Canada *the *world *!However, even when you take the grotesque spelling abominations out of the equation, the statement still has errors - factual errors. There can only be one best in the world, and the best in the world is CM Punk [1].Besides, even when we're just talking about countries, Britain is by far the best, for these reasons:1) Britain has less feminazis2) Its number of official languages is one, not some insane and crazy number like two3) It is smaller than Canada, which is a bit fat if you ask me!4) It knows more vowels than Canada. Canada clearly only knows the "a" sound, which is why it has three a's in its name, and all Canadians say "eh?".5) Canada did Justin Bieber6) Britain didn't do Justin Bieber7) Britain isn't next to America8) Canada is vulnerable to attack from yanks (and themselves as recent events show)9) Britain isn't10) Britain probably has more beaches11) Britain has less snow12) Britain has more rain, which plants need to live to make sure that we still live13) The animal the moose doesn't exist in Britain, as it's too confusing. "Is it mooses or mice?"14) Britain's flag is cleaner, whereas Canada's has a leaf on it !!15) Britain has more colour on its flag16) I'm pretty sure Canada is just one of those made-up countries like Ukraine or Palestine17) Britain only uses maple syrup on pancake day, and only then if Mum remembers18) You don't have to go on a plane to get to Britain. I, for example, am already there...19) ...whereas to go to any of the foreign countries like Canadia, I'd have to go on a plane or a boat or a tunnel20) British people don't speak languages I don't understand21) England only has one official language and that is the only real language there actually is and that's called EnglishThere, 21 solid fact-checked reasons.Sources[1] http://images5.fanpop.com...
canadais amazing

I think the con( KING DEBATER ), does not know how to debate at all. When the con states that i am being racist against the brits, he does not get what I meant. My statement clearly does not state anything what so ever about racism. No reason to mention it. Another thing is that we are slowly moving away from our topic and counteracting on useless information that no one wants to know, so lets back on the topic. Also the link you sent me is still no accurate. Wikipedia is not an accurate source. So I didn't bother looking at it. I'm not telling you what to do, all I am trying to do is argue back on your excuses that do not make any sense. Con does not know what tape worm are, you should go search it up. Go ahead and drink dirty water. I don't care. Give me at least 5 solid reasons why the phone numbers are useful. If you don't believe in your statements why are you stating it in the first place? NO! I don't mean "Y-O-U"? I mean "Y-O-U A-R-E A F-A-T-T-I-E-!" Your debating on nothing so ill make a new debate and invite you into it and will actually see who is the king of debating. Oh, and "Y-O-U A-R-E A F-A-T-T-I-E-!". Does not have a period after the explanation mark. Get your mechanics straight. Eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is not an native call. I don't drink maple syrup all day and no one is going to be voting against you. You Britain's got no BRAIN. I should get a beaver to slap you with its tail. SORRY for any rude statements EH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canadais amazing

"That was the worst argument stated by the con, by far."I see that Pro saw the part of my argument where I quoted him to respond to him!"My opponent is arguing with me with his trash taking that he thinks he could win with."That's very racist against us brits to say our accent is trash. U wot m8! U startin?"The link you sent me is not even a appropriate source at all."I didn't send you a link but here is an accurate one: http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net...(Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl).png"The long face excuses, don't even make any sense."Don't tell me what to do!"My opponent did not get what I meant when I stated that colour is spelled C-O-L-O-U-R. The dashes were meant to emphasize the letters in colour, unless you have not gone to school."When I shout at people, I would say I am emphasizing my anger. But I don't write it in a book like this - "Y-O-U A-R-E A F-A-T-T-I-E-!". So you're wrong."If you really like hot chocolate then you use freshwater not dirty muddy water and the colour of hot chocolate comes from the coco powder. Unless you want to have tape worms in your stomach."I never said anything about eating tape."The phone numbers make no sense at all. No reason to copy paste them to save my life?"No, there's not no reason, there is reason."By the way I do believe in my statements."I don't."My arguments are not dumb and stupid that was for YOU."Don't you mean "Y-O-U"?"Unless you really want to debate on this topic, I suggest you state real arguments and not garbage."I am debating."So Tally ho!!!"Excuse me, I dress very modestly."Eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"I see that Pro is using a Canadian native call in an attempt to get his maple syrup-swallowing buddies to vote against me on purpose in this debate. Well, two can play at that game.Look here chaps, there's a queue to queue up in!Thank you.
Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana is the future of medicine. Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I substance meaning it has the greatest potential for abuse with no medical value, according to the FDA. While the FDA doesn"t consider marijuana a medicine, 76 percent of doctors approve of medical marijuana use to help diagnose over 25 different conditions. Medical Marijuana is already legalized in 24 out of the 50 states in the US and the number is currently growing. For example, in Colorado, a state where Medical Marijuana is legalized, 1 in every 30 people are Medical Marijuana patients meaning they have a Medical Marijuana card allowing them to purchase their medicine from dispensaries. These are just a few numbers to prove the increase of Medical Marijuana use in America. Almost thirty percent of people suffer from pain or pain related symptoms every day. Physicians that can prescribe medical marijuana have found that they have prescribed about 1,826 fewer doses of drugs, such as opioids. As this topic grows and affects American culture, we have to decide what the right choice will be to help cure our loved ones. Medical Marijuana is also a short-term cure for cancer and is used for patients with autism. The family"s that have to go through these problems would do and try anything to help the pain and suffering of their loved ones. Doctor"s and families rely on Medical Marijuana to help alleviate pain, so why does the FDA want to stop the sales and distribution of Medical Marijuana?
Booby Development

"Booby Development" Your taste buds are bad. It is old news. It is "2 For 1" so it is okay. "Oh here is my real "XBox" account and my fake one, I am going to delete one. I should delete the real one. I do not want a refund." "BobbyBorax" is very stupid, if you see him, you should run, but it is "2 For 1" so it is okay. "There's chocolate, strawberry and plain." "Your skin is blotchy."
We shouldn't care when people cut themselves

If you're arguing that we shouldn't care when people cut themselves, then I would have to disagree with you. If your main point is that cutting makes things "worse", then you're not really giving enough merit for your point. We should care when people cut themselves because, not only is it dangerous, but it can actually be a cry for help in some individuals who self-harm. Self-harm can also lead to other things, such as suicide, which should never be taken lightly. Are you implying, by your comments, that we should completely disregard people who slice themselves because it makes it worse? Suicide makes it worse, should we then ignore them because they should come to us rather than be judged?
We shouldn't care when people cut themselves

I made this debate because in school they take bullying seriously I think bullying is wrong,but people shouldn't cut themselves for help because it makes it worse. Sometimes people do it for attention but if you want help you should ask.I understand it can be hard to tell another person but when you tell people you cut yourself they don't help you they judge you I don't know if i did this to help but i'm trying to set the record straight period--}.