BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Yellow journalism and the Spanish-American war

Yellow Journalism had a great influence on the U.S. intervening into the Spanish American War. Had it not been for journalists like William Randolph Hearst, the U.S. would not have been riled up enough to join. It is true that the article "The Warship Maine Was Split In Two By An Enemy's Secret Infernal Machine!', was written to draw customers to Hearst's newspaper. However, the article became much more than words on paper. Journalists had created hatred in the citizens that made them want revenge. It was not the only reason the U.S. entered the war, but it was the yellow journalism saying Spain had attacked the USS Maine that tipped them over the edge.
Yellow journalism and the Spanish-American war

Yellow journalism had little affect on the start of the Spanish-American war. There is no clear evidence that the journalism that was reporting on the sinking of the U.S. Maine started the USA's involvement in the war. The journalists at the time were producing stories that would please to their audience, they were not worried about the truth. Therefore simple journalism did not have an affect on the USA entering the war. The power of a story did not send the USA to war. Also, at this time no one knew exactly what caused the sinking of the ship, so the journalists had to make a story, so they made one to interest readers. If the newspapers did not produce a story to explain why the ship sunk they would have lost readers to other newspapers, so they had to make something up. Even if it stretched the truth, it was a story that would interest the population. No story in a newspaper could generate so much talk in a country to send them to war. The USA's involvement started with the USA wanting to intervien, not cause of a story. The USA saw an opportunity for more land if the interviened, so they took their chance and went to war. Therefore the Spanish-American war did not begin because of yellow journalism.
Yellow journalism and the Spanish-American war

Words from a leader may have more of an impact on a country, but that does not mean words of citizens don't have any influence. Everyone has a voice, and people do care about it. But what is not important, is who wrote the article. What is important, is the emotion yellow journalism stirred into the hearts of Americans, anger. They wanted vengeance for the sinking of the USS Maine. Yes, the newspaper was written to entertain the buyers, but that doesn't mean they were emotionless to what they read. If they had read about the ship being sunk by an accidental explosion, they would have been sad but not angry. Because yellow journalism blamed Spain for the sinking of their ship, Americans were so furious that they wanted war. Had it not been for the use of yellow journalism, the United States would not have been enraged enough to join the Spanish American War.
Yellow journalism and the Spanish-American war

Words from a leader or a person in power has more impact than words on paper. The words coming directly from someone of power gives citizens hope, not words on a paper. The people in this time were experiencing new things everyday, due to a changing world, but they found their entertainment in things like the newspaper where they can read and be entertained. The words that were in that paper were meant to draw people to read, not to inform. Yes, the purpose of a newspaper is to tell people about what is happening, but people wanted to be entertained not informed. Hearst knew that, he knew the story that he was putting out would make people interested and make them want to read the newspaper. That was his motive behind the article. He knew that a story about a little fire causing the ship to sink would interest no one, so he had to stretch the truth. What the leaders of our country did at the time was what people paid attention to, they did not focus on what a newspaper said. Yellow journalism had little affect on the start of the Spanish-American war.
Yellow journalism and the Spanish-American war

Words in newspapers do have a large impact on war. Behind written words, are a person's thoughts. It is true Hearst wrote the article to sell more newspapers, but that did not change the impact of his words. In 1898, Americans did not know Hearst was using yellow journalism. They thought his story was a reliable account of what had happened. Now we know that he was lying, but at the time, citizens were curious and scared from the sinking of the USS Maine. They found relief in Hearst's article because they had an answer to the sinking and they had someone to blame. This is similar to how Hitler used Jews as a scapegoat to Germany's problems. Germans found comfort in Hitler's words and banded together to take action. Americans found comfort in Hearst's words and banded together to enter the Spanish American War.
Apple's iOS is better than Google's Android OS

Just to point out I am in no way a Android hater and enjoy both OS's. It is important to vote based solely on the argumentation and not personal preference. To begin my argument let me first define a mobile Operating System as the software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run on mobile devices such as mobile phones, smart phones, PDA's, and handheld computers. [1]Apple's iOS is a better operating system than Android because the User Interface (UI) is much more user friendly than Android's UI. The whole purpose of having a mobile OS is to provide end users with the ability to run applications efficiently and effectively. This effectiveness is a direct correlation to the users interactions with the device's UI, and therefore a more user friendly UI results in a more effective and efficient platform for application and thus a better OS. iOS's UI is better than Android's UI because it is much simpler and more efficient. iOS provides the user with a paginated view of all installed applications that can be easily navigated by swiping through these pages. All applications are easily accessible to the user and can be grouped into folders to maintain organization and accessibility. This is a more efficient way of managing applications as opposed to Android's use of an Application drawer, which puts applications out of the users initial view and requires an extra step to access them, making it less efficient than iOS. Another way in which iOS's UI is better than that of Android, is in the user's interactions with the actual devices. iOS devices contain very few buttons including the home button, sleep/power button, volume control buttons and ring/silent button on the iPhone only and screen lock button on the iPad only. [2] Having such few buttons on the device provide the user with simple way to control the device as opposed to Android devices which typically contain at least 7 buttons making the device more complex and require more physical actions of the user. This shows that iOS has a more user friendly physical UI and ultimately contributes to the OS as a whole. iOS's superior UI provides a more efficient platform for users to interact with their applications than Android does, thus it is the better OS. [1] . http://www.webopedia.com... [2] . http://www.apple.com...
Apple's iOS is better than Google's Android OS

It is unfortunate that my opponent forfeited the previous round, as I am sure he has much more to say. In this final round I will conclude my argument and I think it would be best for my opponent to include any additional arguments and rebuttals along with his conclusion in this final round. To Conclude: My Arguments The User Interface (UI) of iOS is much more user friendly than Android's UI. iOS is more consistent throughout Apples mobile devices. iOS devices don't need to be upgraded as frequently as AOS devices. iOS has a much larger selection of applications. Apple provides iOS users a better way to manage their applications and media with iTunes. ResolutionApple's iOS is better than Google' s AOS, as it provides it's users with a better experience through it's UI, selection of applications, consistency and device management.
Apple's iOS is better than Google's Android OS

My opponent states the open source nature of AOS allows for more diversity and freedom, making it superior to iOS and makes some valid arguments and some with serious flaws.My opponent argues that the fact the manufacturers have the ability to tweak AOS results in faster development and that this is a good thing. While I agree that it does speed up development, I argue that this is more often than not, a bad thing. The freedom that manufacturers have in tweaking AOS actually provides Android users with a generally inconsistent experience of AOS. Android users with Samsung phone will have a very different experience than someone with an HTC phone. In many cases these inconsistencies produce a negative result with users, pushing them away from AOS. iOS is consistent throughout all of Apple's mobile devices, providing its users with more peace of mind as they encounter less problems when moving from one device to another. Another flaw of AOS's faster development is that with such rapid development phones become quickly outdated and need to be upgraded in order for users to take advantage of the newest features that are available. For example some HTC phones cannot be upgraded to the most current version of HTC Sense, restricting them from accessing features available on other HTC phones. Although this can be seen in iOS with features like Siri, it generally does not occur as frequently as it does in AOS, which allows for iOS users to enjoy new features on their device without having to upgrade as frequently.AOS's open source nature is also a hindrance in another front as well, application development. Considering the previously mentioned definition for a mobile OS, the main objective of the OS is to provide a platform for applications to run on, giving application development an essential role in the overall success of an OS. In AOS, the diversity that was praised by my opponent is actually poses many problems for application developers. Due to the vast diversity amongst android phones, it is difficult for developers to develop applications that run properly on all Android devices which very often results in users experiencing many problems with applications not being compatible with their device. This issue puts a heavy burden on developers, as they try to resolve issues experienced only on certain devices, taking away time that can otherwise be spent developing other applications. iOS admittedly has minor drawbacks with developing applications that are backwards compatible with older versions of iOS, but no where near as much trouble as AOS developers. This provides iOS users with a better experience with applications as opposed to the woes of AOS.My opponent also mentioned how the open source nature of AOS allows for Android phones to be easily rooted, but fails to mention the damage that can be done by doing so. Rooting effectively voids your device's warranty, and also allows the possibility of bricking your device and rendering it useless. My opponents claim that AOS's open source nature makes it superior to iOS is wrong as I revealed above, and iOS is the better OS.
America is in a state of decline

The gradual decline American society has been a self-induced process of trying to meet our own appetites rather than a physical inability to produce past levels of food and fuel or to maintain adequate defense. Americans have never had safer workplaces or more sophisticated medical care and yet never have so many been on disability. Given our unsustainable national debt of nearly $17 trillion and climbing, America is in a state of to decline, although we face no plague, nuclear holocaust, or shortage of oil or food. We have never led such affluent material lives, at least as measured by access to cell phones, big-screen TVs and fast food. Obesity rather than malnutrition is the greater threat to national health. Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts, and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, smallpox, and malaria. By any historical marker, the future of Americans has never been brighter. Yet we're not confident about capitalizing and expanding on our natural and inherited wealth. Instead, we bicker over entitlement spoils as the nation continues to pile up trillion-dollar deficits. Enforced equality, rather than liberty, is the new national creed. The medicine of cutting back on government goodies seems far worse than the disease of borrowing trillions from the unborn to pay for them. At the end of World War II Hiroshima was in shambles, while Detroit was among the most innovative and wealthiest cities in the world. Now Hiroshima resembles a prosperous Detroit of 1945; parts of Detroit look like they were bombed decades ago. It's apparent that the United States is in decline and that there is no turning back. We have become a nation of sheep herded by a government of wolves. The voters have figured out they could vote themselves money from the treasury by electing people who promised to give them money from the treasury in exchange for electing them. So gone is my America of old and welcome to Numerica.
DDRPscyho is Jesus.

Interesting, this should be amusing. You've pointed out that i have long hair, and it is correct that Jesus had long hair, but i doubt hair alone proves that someone is the holy man known as Jesus Christ. Secondly, Jesus was a grown man, also bearing a beard. I am only a teenager with only slight facial hair barely coming out. Third, although i do enjoy a good game of DDR, that shouldn't be technically considered dancing, more or less just using a controller with your feet. Also, i would love to see s site that shows that Jesus was a skilled dancer. Fourth, Everyone disagrees on many topics, hence the purpose of debate.org, i cannot see how disagreeing causes me to be Jesus. Fifth, i tend to swear A LOT, and i doubt Jesus would yell "God Damn it!" and "Go to Bloody Hell!" so there you go.
DDRPscyho is Jesus.

I affirm the above resolution stating that DDRPsycho (my opponent) is Jesus. and no, Jesus, I'm not a crackhead and i am not currently on weed. Here are my reasons for this belief. 1. He has long hair 2. He has some facial hair going on. (not a lot, look close at his picture) 3. His screen name, though unable to fool me, actually gives me a vital clue to my case: DDR. Otherwise commonly known as Dance Dance Revolution. We know from the internet that Jesus is a skilled and adept dancer. 4. I disagree with many issues on Jesus/DDRPsycho's profile. I hope you accept this debate, Jesus. I await your rebuttal/smiting.
DDRPscyho is Jesus.

This round was forfeited because chuckles was smitten by lightning due to the lack of creativity of his opponent's death wish. Lighting! bitchplease! jk Those icons are pictures of you doing your thing, (quite well might i add). Also biblical scholars say many events like weddings which Jesus is said to have attended in the Bible would have included dancing. Next, your doubts and negative feelings about the Truth must be cast away, we discussed this already. Despise me if you wish, but believe! also next, jsut because you have fallen does not mean you can't repent. you already did that stuff everybody's talking about. Prove Jesus is God and has divine powers and i'll concede.
DDRPscyho is Jesus.

I despise you oh so much right now. For you dancing argument, those are just stupid fake little animated icons, ICONS! And by "... and i time to dance." It means that there is a time to let everything go and be happy for a moment, i doubt that relates to being a psychotic sweaty maniac on a dance mat with arrows looking like a fool. Secondly, i have i feeling that if i was Jesus, i would not be the horrible inconsiderate bastard i am right now. I also doubt that Jesus would want to rip someone's head off and laugh over their rotting corpse, which is something i REALLY want to do right now. I was never and doubt i ever will wear a crown of thorns and be nailed to a cross, where i will pass on to supposedly save my "children" from the sins they have committed. Although i am catholic, i doubt that i myself would be Jesus, only because i do WAAAAY too many horrible things to even slightly in any way be Jesus. Lastly, if i was Jesus, i would have almighty and divine powers, which means i could kill you. I COMMAND THAT CHUCKLES DIES AND BURNS IN THE FIERY DEPTHS OF HELL! are you dead? if you're not, then that proves i'm not Jesus.
DDRPscyho is Jesus.

Thank you for accepting my humble challenge, oh greatness. How's it hanging since our last debate? Let's get down to business. Your first rebuttal included five points against my case. 1) You have doubts about whether long hair proves you are Jesus. > That's okay, everybody has doubted Jesus's (your) existence at one point or another. I'm sure if you have faith you will come to have a testimony/self esteem boost. Your doubts, i assure you, will pass. They are dead wrong. Move past them and believe. THE POWER OF YOU COMPELS YOU! 2) Jesus was a fully grown man w/a beard. You say you are but a teen with some peach fuzz. > Beem0r, a fellow debator and unwitting contributor to my case, advises in the comment section: "Jesus was a grown man? I thought he was a newborn baby!" To avoid further confusion and due to the lack of data, we will compromise and assume that Jesus/you was/is/are a teenager with some stubble. Your mistake is forgiven, I hope (i hear it's hardest to forgive yourself, although for you i don't know). If you but believe, as I pleaded in my rebuttal to your first pt., your testimony will grow. Then, i believe, your facial hair may grow as your testimony/self esteem does. BELIEVE, DAMMIT! (AND SEND MONEY!) 3) "Third, although i do enjoy a good game of DDR, that shouldn't be technically considered dancing, more or less just using a controller with your feet. Also, i would love to see s site that shows that Jesus was a skilled dancer." - Jesus/you > I don't know whether to consider the first sentence of this as a rebuttal or a commandment. As for your query: http://www.geocities.com... http://jesusdance.ytmnd.com... http://lookatthedancingjesus.ytmnd.com... Also, i don't know if this was a test/trick to get me to look at the scriptures or not, but either way, i avoided the scriptures altogether and googled it: "Ecclesiastes 3 tells us, 'For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven ... (v. 1)' including 'a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.... (v. 4)'" 4) Everyone disagrees. > Maybe this is divine wisdom, but i choose to ignore it. Jesus and I differ on many topics, ranging from the border fence to global warming theory, based on his profile. Also, i disagree with Him/you (should i capitalize "you"?) on many other topics based on your teachings and your disciples' teachings. Obviously, as i disagree with you, you must be Jesus. 5) You swear a lot. So do I. I found this habit grew as i no longer wished to follow your teachings and grew in this disbelief. This may be a symptom of your own denial and doubt. FOR GOD'S/YOUR SAKE, BELIEVE! In conclusion, my opponent MUST be Jesus. Do not let his own unbelief drain your own. BELIEVE! THE POWER OF MY OPPONENT COMPELS YOU! (AND, ONCE AGAIN, SEND IN A DONATION). thank you/amen/your humble servant, chuckles
Anarchism vs Marxism-Leninism

NOTE: PLEASE READ BELOW. Hello, I would like to debate a moderate opponent not some one who is incredibly well versed in government theory, I am not supreme defender of my ideology but I would like to debate someone that is relatively of my compentance level. I would it to be good debate. Rather even and hope the voters take the debate and don't shut me down completely. Any way thank you. All standard rules(no ad homiem, no cursing, and no semantics arguments) except one as I am the Con I would prefer if the Affirmative-Pro party post there case this round instead of the general I accept. To be clear the party I will be debating will be defending traditional anarchism(government is unnecessary) and attacking Marxism-Leninism. Thank you.
Gun Control/ Assault Weapons Ban/ Concealed-Carry Ban

Voters. Please vote con, As pro has proved he does not know grammar. His link has a space between debate. And org. Not only is this a lack of respect for the debating craft and poor conduct, I can't even understand his argument because the grammar does not make sense. Therefore, Vote con for the grammar point, Conduct point, Better argument point, And the sources point, Because the space does not cause a proper link and I can't get to the link. I expect all the voters to vote for me 7-0, Because pro is taking this as a joke and making fun of the DDO craft. This so unbelievable and I don't know how can control my emotions without launching lame personal attacks like backwardseden and Jeb Bush. So here are the insults: The cabbage bat-brain is back at it again making a pathetic argument. I am good, While your just a Christian who loves a racist, Sexist, Homophobic, Bigot, Trans-phobic, Anti LGBTQAAIPLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ loser. I will conclude my savage 5th grade fanboy McFlurry troll by making a yo mama joke- Yo mama so stupid, When she went to an Eminem concert, She ate skittles. ohhhhhhhhh get roasted case closed (mic drop) apology accepted
Homosexuality has Little to No Correlation to Pedophillia

Well there are several known Propaganda from LGBT activitist that they promote sex with children for such as following below According to Baldwin Report : 1.Journal of Homosexuality entitled : Male integenerational intimacy Contain many articles portraying Sex between boys and men as loving relationship.Parent should look upon pedophile as someone who love their son not as a competitor or rival or a thieve. 2.National Lesbian Gay task force support abolish age of consent argue that children are sexual being since from birth . 3.Peter tatchell,a gay activist and human right campaigner argue : It might be impossible to condone pedophile but it time Society have to acknowledge that adult-child Sex is not always abusive,harmful and unwanted.
Homosexuality has Little to No Correlation to Pedophillia

Well the truth fact that you have to accepted that homosexual/bi sexual molested children at far greater than heterosexual in their lifetime.According to national committee to prevent sexual abuse report : 1.Male account for 25 and 35 percent of child sex abuse victims. 2.The Gay report publish by homosexual researches Jay and Young in 1973 revealed that 73 percent of homosexual surveyed had sex with boys age 16 to 19 or even younger. 3.National Association for research and therapy for homosexual states :,,since homosexual pedophile victimize far more children than heterosexual it estimate that 80 percent of pedophile victims are boys 4.Dr Paul Cameroon found following : 153 pederast sexually molested 22,981 boys over an average period of 22 years in comparison 224 pedophile molested an average of 150 boys and each heterosexual pedophile molested an average 20 girls a ratio of 7.5 to one.