Europe is Superior to the U.S

Premise: Firstly, I not mistaken in as to what his "premise" means. On the contrary, Con is mistaken as to what my premise means. In asserting that Europe is superior to the U.S, it's obvious individual European countries will be used to support my case as they are part of Europe. Even in showing that one European country is superior to the U.S in a certain area, I am still fulfilling my resolution as this country is technically part of Europe. However, I'd note that I've displayed a number of different countries and have proven that they fair better in many areas; most notably health care and civil liberties. Relativity: Again, this is where Con has a misunderstanding of my argument. In any debate about any subject matter, statistics count and are therefore used as evidence. Most of my arguments are not relative as I have used statistics that are objective in support of my case. In all of my contentions, statistics have been used. Con should have been aware that statistics are a natural part of an argument, and that in certain areas of who fairs better [such as civil liberties] he may be in personal disagreement with. However, as highlighted previously, the civil liberties demonstrated are almost entirely seen as being something desirable in the West; and more importantly, as progressive. Though Con may individually disagree with some of them, this doesn't necessarily undermine their importance in establishing who out of the U.S and Europe is the most socially free and has the most civil liberties. Given how civil liberties are defined, Europe would again win in this area. As civil liberty is a valid argument in itself, Con is incorrect in stating that the "Lifestyle and economics are largely the only objective arguments here".It was highlighted in round one that "freedom" [civil liberties] would be a topic, as well as "culture" and "education". Lifestyle: I'd remind Con that by "intrinsic", the implication is with U.S society and not necessarily all American individuals. The fact remains that health issues are significantly prevalent in the U.S and this suggests that there is an inherent problem with the diet of many Americans and the overall culture of food. As highlighted in round three, the existence of fast food businesses in the U.S is a large contributor to a lot of its issues with obesity and other issues; which are all higher and more pervasive than in all European countries. There is a list of a total of 14 areas of health that the U.S is notably poor in, and significantly more so than Europe. This includes obesity, heart disease, chronic lung disease, and even area such as HIV and AIDS. Not only is the prevalence more apparent in these areas. My first study fully demonstrates the fact that Americans consume more calories per person, are less physically active, and have a higher drug abuse problem than all European countries. This in itself is enough to prove that Europe is indeed superior in the area of lifestyle and health. Not only in terms of experiencing such issues, but also in terms of treating them. I'll reiterate again that over two-thirds of Americans are obese and that life expectancy for men is behind all wealthy European countries, including Switzerland which came first. As well as being second last among all wealthy nations in female life expectancy. Con attempts to use the argument that the U.S is better in treating lung cancer, but the argument of 14 other ailments/issues the U.S has a higher prevalence of and failure in treating remains entirely uncontested. Con has also largely dropped the "costs" case, which is important in any argument as to whether European or U.S health care is better. Con failed to contend the statistic that the U.S spends more than all other developed countries. Despite this, it still has the biggest issue with obesity related problems and other ailments, and one of the most unhealthiest records out. Another example of the significance of this statistic, is the fact that the U.S still continues to have fewer doctors than comparable countries, which thoroughly contradicts Cons claim that "the U.S has substantial access to doctors". Con has also not recognized the relevance of having a costly health care system. The finances aimed towards it have failed to effectively tackle the issue of obesity and other dietary-related issues, as well as the prevalence of lung cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. Another example of a European country that does considerably better in health care in Germany. Which introduced "disease-management programs" as early as 2002. These programs place emphasis on preventing as well as effectively managing illnesses. The U.S has no other such system in place. Crimes:Con should specifically outline where my arguments are "fallacious". For something to fit that definition, it actually has to be a "fallacy". Whereas my own assertions relating to crime in Europe and the U.S are not. The fact that no European cities showed up on the most violent list, while a number of five U.S cities did, strongly suggests that the U.S has more of an issue with violence on the whole. A number of five U.S cities in comparison to no European cities is valid evidence in support of my argument. I also related to Con that the U.S is worse than Europe in cases of violent crime. Such as gun-related incidents, and homicides. As for rape, the point of outlining the fact that the U.S has more male rapes was to demonstrate that the U.S does have a considerable issue with rape and that it has some of the highest rape statistics. As my argument is covering Europe as an entire whole, to actually win this particular case Con would have to show that all or at least a majority amount of European countries have more issues with rape than the U.S; which is simply not the case. Economics: The U.S has also had extreme difficulty with its own economy [more some European countries.] The U.S debt currently stands at $16.394 Trillion, and is expected to rise significantly by 2018. Con may be surprised to know that U.S debt is actually a lot worse than a number of European countries combined. In fact, the U.S has some of the worst and growing debts out. This debt exceeds that of European nations such as the U.K, Germany, France, Italy, and Russia. Regarding wages, the purpose of outlining how Europe is largely superior to the U.S in minimum wages was to show that when judged on a whole scale, in a number of European countries wages are better to those in the U.S. Even in Greece people can be paid up to $12 per hour, which still works out a better than the maximum for minimum wage in the U.S. A total of eight European countries are clearly in front of the U.S in this area, which thus counts as a valid contention in who receives the best wages and how much the wages reach. Culture: Con falsely asserts that I've assumed because some US movies have European stars, they are thus European movies. This is not the case. What I stated was that a large number of US movies have strong European influence, both in terms of acting, writing, directing, etc. The case of books, records, etc. was also related. In fact, I explicitly mentioned that Europe had contributed heavily to "the arts". This includes literature and music, two fields that Europe has had immeasurable influence in. Some of the most well-known philosophers originate from Europe, as well as the most widely regarded authors, poets and playwrights [Shakespeare for example.] In terms of long-term musical influence across different genres, Europe again wins. Some examples would be classical music, as well as rock and pop music; in which Britain in particular has contributed heavily to. In terms of history, it would be obvious that the U.S does not have the same length of history than Europe. I am specifically talking about "U.S" history not Native America or America before the U.S. Education: The case on education was not dropped, rather I simply ran out of characters. My argument showed that the U.S is particularly behind in primary education and that is come behind a considerable number of European countries. The maths report in round one explicitly showed that European countries were well ahead of the U.S in the area of school mathematics. How far apart countries actually are is irrelevant, the point is that the U.S is still behind in these areas. Con places all emphasis on Lithuania [which is still technically in front] and drops the case of other European countries being high, or at least middle, of the list. The fact that the U.S is behind these nations supports my resolution, as these nations are part of Europe. I would also note that the assessment of the U.S being 11th place is correct according to the studies. In contending, Con is only arguing with statistics. Civil Liberty: The two examples Con has listed are isolated ones, obviously not delivered in their full context. Con mistakenly states that this area is entirely relative. I'll state again that again that civil liberties, in other words "human rights", are almost entirely upheld as something integral to all western countries; and as progressive. Therefore, the fact that the U.S is significant behind in civil liberties such as gay marriage and the death penalty. A majority number of U.S states continue to outlaw gay marriage, and the death penalty, something long disregarded in the majority of European nations, still continues to be practiced. Whether Con agrees with the European stance in these areas ore not, as "civil liberties" are classified actual legal items, Europe is objectively superior to the U.S in this area. In contending this, Con is necessarily disputing my arguments; but rather the existence of "civil liberties" and how they apply to whether a nation is progressive or not. [14.] http://content.time.com...[15.] http://content.time.com...