BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
The gas powered car was the worst invention ever.

The first thing I want to point out is the enormous loss of life gas powered cars cause. According to the Canada Free Press"World traffic injuries are taking the lives of 145 people every hour of every day (totaling 3500 per day). This is more than two a minute and adds up to something like 1.3 million people dying on the world’s roads each year and a further 20 to 30 million people suffering injuries, often debilitating ones". http://www.canadafreepress.com...If you consider the fact that the gas powered car has been around for over 100 years, the amount of innocent human lives lost is overwhelming. Lets also look at the cost of these accidents:According to the association or safe international road travel Road crashes cost USD $518 billion globally, costing individual countries from 1-2% of their annual GDP. Road crashes cost low and middle-income countries USD $65 billion annually, exceeding the total amount received in developmental assistance. . http://www.asirt.org...Even worse than crashes is the amount of pollution gas powered cars cause. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists:"Today’s on-road vehicles produce over a third of the carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in our atmosphere and over twenty percent of the global warming pollution. :. http://www.ucsusa.org...According to EV Car pollution Facts:CO2 emissions from U. S. cars & trucks alone is about 1 million TONS per day Hong Kong residents are heading to the Emergency Room in increasing numbers and passing away at the rate of 3,200 per year or nearly 10 per day due to bad air. Some 4,000 London residents per year face early death to car pollution according to a report by the Kings College in London. The amount of damage caused by car crashes and pollution combined is mind-blowing. The ultimate problem from gas powered cars is not crashes or illness from pollution. It is global warming. I don't want to just cut and paste all the statistics on global warming, but the evidence is overwhelming that man made pollution (mostly from gas powered cars) is causing a greenhouse effect that can eventually make the human race extinct. . http://news.nationalgeographic.com...http://www.justfacts.com...http://www.nrdc.org...In Summary:The gas powered car has caused millions of deaths due to crashes, caused millions of deaths due to pollution, has added many tons of Co2 to the atmosphere, contributing to global warming and will ultimately destroy life on this planet if it continues. No other invention comes close to that kind of destruction.
Blacks" have not contributed to the world or society.

Thanks massdebator.My opponents objections regarding the skin color of Plotinus is fallacious. My Opponent makes baseless claims about the ancestry of Plotinus, however recall in my first round that I linked the Wikipedia article on him. A quote from the article can be seen as follows: " It is the same root that gave rise to Aristotle's Lyceum (place of the wolf) (Greek: Λύκος) in Egypt, which has led to speculations that he may have been a native Egyptian of Roman,[3] Greek,[4] or Hellenized Egyptian[5] descent." The ancestry of this man is unclear, but he was born in Africa, thus making him African. So extend this example.Furthermore, the "African Philosophy" article has been dropped and can extend across the flow (or across the..whatever it is online). Here's another example of an African philosopher named in that article, Anton Wihelm Amo[1], who made significant contributions to philosophy, particularly materialism.My Opponents claim that all African success was "built off of white people" is absolutely unfounded. There is no warrant or evidence provided for this. My Opponent has refuted my rice cultivation example. My mistake.Pro has dropped the contributions from blacks into jazz, extend it. It may be objected that this doesn't follow the framework of the debate as it happened after the founding of the USA, however jazz was built partially from traditional African music[2], so I win on this point. Pro argues that Rap was not invented by blacks, however it was. "Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed, the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically, over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by many modern artists, modern day "griots", spoken word artists, mainstream news sources, and academics"[3]Now, pro argues that my slavery example does not meet the framework of the debate, however anybody with even a rudimentary knowledge of history knows that African slavery existed in the Americas prior to the founding of the United States. He argues ", necessity is the mother of all inventions", while this is actually a decent response, he doesn't explain exactly what would've been invented without slaves, IE no trade off argument. In this round no alternative has been introduced, so you must default to mine. Pro argues " I mean honestly, if slavery is a contribution, than we need to celebrate horses and oxen in the same way, because as far as labor go, they have contributed since the beginning of time." This makes no sense, only a fool would deny that horses and Oxen have helped the human race. Slavery meets my opponents framework and definitions to qualify as a positive contributation. Pro drops my logic on the slavery point, therefore conceding to it. The resolution is negated. My Opponent only managed to refute a single argument of mine, leaving the rest standing. Vote Con.1. http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org...
Blacks" have not contributed to the world or society.

First I would just like to state for the record that I am not a racist. I am a realist. I do not think that "black" people have made any significant contributions to the world or society. I have no problem with the color of peoples skin, therefore am not racist. I do however, have problems with the way certain people act in society, and it got me to wondering whether black people have made any real significant contributions to society and the world. I can find almost nothing significant that they have contributed. Every other race has at least one if not more significant contributions to the world and society. By significant, I mean something that if it did not exist, the world would have been worse off. I am willing to accept that since the creation of the USA, there may have been some significant black figures, but my response would be that they would not have been able to do any of the things they did were it not for white people(or another race other than their own). So id like to focus more on individuals who have contributed to the good of mankind within their own cultural structures. Can you name a black philosopher before the creation of the USA? A mathematician? A poet or writer? What about inventions? What about ideas? I can name several just off the top of my head from all other major races. White Europeans were responsible for the current form of government. Republics, democracy. The senate. White Europeans invented the modern sewer system, modern warfare, the modern form of concrete still used today. And so many other things. The Spanish invented most current ways of navigation. The Chinese have contributed by way of martial arts and gun powder. What about science? Galileo, Pythagoras, Socrates,Plato, Diogenes, Cortes(for the Spanish).Confucius for the Chinese. Mark twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Bronte, Leo Tolstoy for writers. the list goes on and on. So if you think you are up for the challenge, than join this debate, and let the good times roll. This round is merely for acceptance and any preliminary statements. Not for actual debating, which should take place fully in round 2. Thank you.
Blacks" have not contributed to the world or society.

Thanks for the topic. My opponent is absolutely incorrect in his argument that blacks have not helped society. My Opponent defines "significant" as " something that if it did not exist, the world would have been worse off"; I accept this definition. I will answer my opponents questions first, than present my argumnt of how blacks have contributd to U.S. society and the world as a whole."Can you name a black philosopher before the creation of the USA?" -Certainly. My Opponent has failed to define black, so I will define a black as a person with African ancestry. Here is a significant black philopshoper, Plotinus[1]. He was the creator of the intellectual school of neoplatonism. More information can be found under the article "African philosophers"[2]." A mathematician?" Yes. Elbert Frank Cox and Dudley Weldon Woodard[3]." A poet or writer?" Ralph Ellison." What about inventions?" Rice cultivation, Rap and Jazz music." What about ideas?" Martin Luther King's radical idea of equality.Also, blacks have enourmously impacted the United States. Without African slavery, the tabacco industry would likely not have been as profitable (African slaves were cheaper over time than white indentured servants[4]), leading to the foundation of the United States being built better. While it is a short argument, it is an effective one. Slaves contributed fundamentally to the U.S.Vote Con.1. http://en.wikipedia.org...2. http://en.wikipedia.org...3. http://www.math.upenn.edu...4. The American Pageant, page 67.
Resolved: Judo is a better self defense method then Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

The question presented is which martial art is more effective in self-defense, Judo or BJ-J My first argument, as to adhere to Pro's outline: While it may be true that one martial art has an advantage over the other, there is no rubric we possess that is accurate in every situation. to say one is better than another implies that in every situation, one is better than the other. An example A man trains in BJJ all his life, and hasn't done Judo once. He gets in a fight and uses BJJ to defend himself. Would he have better chances by using the "superior" defense method? by no means! There are simply to many variables to determine any one self defense the "best", as self defense may be needed in a large scale of situations, all varying greatly.
Resolved: Judo is a better self defense method then Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Resolved: Judo is a better self defense method then Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Definitions: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu: a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. Brazilian jiu-jitsu was formed from Kodokan Judo ground fighting (newaza) fundamentals that were taught by a number of individuals including Takeo Yano, Mitsuyo Maeda and Soshihiro Satake. BJJ: An acronym of Brazilian Jiu-JitsuJudo: a modern martial art, combat and Olympic sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke.Self-Defense: a countermeasure that involves defending the well-being of oneself or of another from harm. Better: Superior in majority of circumstances Rules:- No lawyering,trolling or disrespectful remarks- Burden of Proof is shared(as in the Con must prove that BJJ is superior to Judo)-No direct plagiarism(copying and pasting without sourcing or acknowledging it isn't your work)-Structure must be adhered too.Structure(very important):Round 1: Pro explains Rules and Definitions, Con 1st argumentRound 2: Pro's 1st Argument, Con RebuttesRound 3: Pro rebuttes, Con Closing RemarksRound 4: Pro Closing Remarks, Con does not make any more arguments. Thank you and let's get started!
Resolved: Judo is a better self defense method then Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

I would like to point out my opponent has rebutted any of my points whatsoever. He merely made some sort of blanket statement regarding Judo being more effective in some situations but he never upholds his own burden of proof. Nor does he address the greater versatility, safe attacks, ukemi, the comparisons between ne-waza and tachi-waza or the standardization of Judo. Therefore I must consider these points completely dropped. Now I will go on to address his opening argument. My opponent tells us a story about if a man trains BJJ his whole life then it would be better to use BJJ even though Judo is the superior self-defense method. Not only is this cherry picking it grossly misses the point of the resolution. My opponent doesn't understand that we are comparing styles in terms of the superior art for self-defense. Not only is that as broad as it gets, but its also as narrow as it gets, meaning that my opponent cannot use an argument from analogy here. My opponent tries to put the cart before the horse by arguing that while one art may have an advantage over another that doesn't preclude that one is better for every situation. This is true, but I never argued that Judo had an advantage in a fight versus BJJ only that it would superior for using on the street to BJJ. My opponent also makes the rather amusing argument that there is no perfect defense. I would like to point out it has zero relevance to this case because arguing on the comparison basis and Judo needn't be a master art to win the debate here today. It just needs to be superior overall to BJJ which I have demonstrated it is.
Resolved: Judo is a better self defense method then Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

It sounds like you're saying Judo is better in situations where Judo would be more effective than BJJ, which is accurate. So is anything. Are we assuming every situation will be the same, and Judo (Out of these two methods) will always be superior? There is no such thing as a perfect defense, which means that there will always be a situation where Judo will not be your best choice, no matter which one is better in terms of power or usability.
Cockroaches are worse than spiders.

Cockroaches are worse than spiders for these reasons. *PLEASE NOTE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PEST COCKROACHES, NOT THE GOOD NATIVE ONES* 1. Spiders usually leave you alone, cockroaches however, will either crawl or fly right at you. Added bonus, spiders can't fly. 2. Cockroaches do their business on everything. 3. You can hear cockroaches crawling around at night, which is really hard to sleep with. 4. Spiders get rid of other pests. 5. Cockroaches are attracted to filth 6. If you really hate spiders, you can easily transport them outside, cockroaches are little shits and will try to either run away as fast as they can, run towards you, fly towards you or just start flying around. 7. Spiders just look cooler 8. Cockroaches feel really weird if they manage to crawl on you. 9. Spiders might be venomous (depending on the type) but 9/10 they will just leave you alone. 10. Cockroaches are just plain evil. *added bonus* 11. So long as they aren't in your way, spider webs actually look pretty cool. Now, I'm not saying go live with cockroaches and spiders, but honestly I would rather have a spider in my house than a cockroach.
Trends 7

Con hints at a degressive rather than a progressive trend. Notwithstanding the reality of time, I would propose that the reality of the trend is the same either way. Nonetheless I would concur wholeheartedly with their notion of sequential inevitability. That is to say, that a repetition of systems has a high probability. This would also infer that the evolutionary sequence is likely to remain constant. So is there any way that we could halt the inevitability of the sequence? I would have to say yes and suggest that the time to do so would be now, before we finally transfer the responsibility of the evolutionary sequence to the next link in the evolutionary chain. Of course we must assume that the progressive trend is either linked or always concurrent with the inevitability of universal exhaustion. Which then begs the question. Is the progressive trend vital to the regeneration of the universal system. If so I would have to conclude that disrupting the trend would be a foolhardy thing to do.
Trends 7

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Trends 7

Hi sillydebater. I couldn't have put it better myself. Your round 1 was amazingly incisive, the work of a genius I would say. I think we are singing off the same hymn sheet, as it were. I'm not particularly fond of hymns, although we used to sing Jerusalem at school, usually at the end of term, I enjoyed that one, the words seemed to represent Britishness rather than anything religious. Religion always went in one ear and out of the other. Do you think anyone or anything will whizz back this way one day and reverse the trend?
Trends 7

Death to come and death to be and all current notions disregarded, the Earth spins and billion year energy remains consistent. And the organic fluff, seemingly, threw up all manner of possibilities. As it is, is as it is and evolution is merely a word, and the word is inevitability. And God tingles as sexual energy tingles as all desires tingle and god flew off into the sunset never to return. Lodged God notion ebbs and flows with trends and all lodged notions trending with inevitability. But consistency lasts as long as consistency will and time is a nanosecond and time is eons. So will the machines shoot off across the universe in pursuit of god or will logic prevail with Vulcanesque proficiency until such times when information is rendered worthless or it's job is done.
in order to prevent illegal logging and poaching this house supports vigilante actions

Vigilante actions are borderline inhumane. Vigilantism states that you will enforce the law yourself without proper jurisdiction. Often times, a vigilante will take the law into their own hands, and will interpret it differently and then create their own punishment for breaking that law. First of all, there is no illegal logging in the United States. There is no illegal logging in Western Europe either. Illegal logging occurs primarily in the Brazilian Amazon. Illegal poaching occurs primarily in Africa against endangered species such as Elephants for their tusks and Tigers for their furs. If you do not have lawful jurisdiction, who is to say that you should be listened to? Vigilantes do not know law, and they do not know specific consequences for breaking specific laws. If they were to run around in the Amazon shooting or maiming everyone that is part of the illegal logging operations, then that would be murder! If you lack authority, then the only way to make someone comply is with a gun, and no one deserves to lose their life because they are cutting down trees. Vigilantes are very hard to control and have a different way of judgement. Instead of having vigilantes, we need a better police force and a better judicial system. Like I said, this does not occur in the United States, it occurs in 3rd world nations that do not have a properly funded police force or their police force is corrupt.
in order to prevent illegal logging and poaching this house supports vigilante actions

do you ever wonder what can possibly do to end the plague of deforestation caused by illegal logging around the world? does it worry you that we cant seem to stop the creeping catastrophe of animal poaching? these seem to be hopeless problems with no solutions. but vigilante actions got us handled. vigilante comes from the Spanish word vigilare meaning~ to keep watch~. a vigilante is someone who gets together with a group of a like-minded people to protect their property or local community. these type of actions are generally taken when its felt that the police or government in general aren't providing sufficient protection and people need to make a stand to protect themselves and their property. so by my starting paragraph this debate is mainly about vigilantes and their actions against illegal logging and poaching. vigilante actions on how to stop illegal logging and poaching: physicist and engineer Tropher white , founder of the rain forest connection (vigilante group) he believes that he got a solution , and its all about smartphones , your smartphone to be precise -the ones your probably throwing away or trading in- creative use of up-cycled android smartphones powered by flexible solar panels is technology that can stop illegal logging and poaching on the spot. that's a bold statement , but this idea could actually work in fact . it does work , as a RFC earlier pilot program in the forest of western Sumatra has already proved. The proof: the proof that this idea would fly came on the very first day the initial project began operations in Sumatra in June 2013 . 4 phones , hidden within 135 hectares of the Kalawit Gibbon sanctuary reserve forest , picked up the unmistakable sounds of chain saws . authorities responded -and kept responding for two weeks- eventually , the loggers took the hint and departed the area . as White recently told scientific American. after a year they have not returned. Now that's a victory! in the end this whole thing wouldn't been done without any vigilantism actions
should school be shorter

No debate structure was presented, so I will go on my own accord. Rebuttal: “everybody likes some part of school, yet how far does that go when you learn very little in a day and you have no incentives to get any of your work or studying done? ” Learn very little in a day? When I go to school I learn how to do very important things to help me with my life in multiple different categories. Maybe you learn very little in a day, but that is your own personal opinion not fact. There are many incentives to working and studying. When I study for a test, my incentive is getting a good grade on that test which increases my grade. Also when I study and get work done, I learn, which is the greatest incentive that one can ever get. “we are in school for 7 hours at least…” I’m in school for six hours. “we don't have any breaks beyond elementary…” While it is true that we usually don’t have any recess, we usually have a lunch break. “why is he school day so long when we have so much to do? ’ Most likely because we have so much to do so we need more time to do it. “teachers have families and students have sports and clubs” There are many teachers that aren’t married and don’t have children, and there are many students that don’t have sports and clubs. “yet we have hours worth of homework” I don’t think I have ever had more than an hour of homework. It is school policy at my school, that if we spend more than an hour on homework that we do not have to finish it. “most students have to pull all-nighters to finish their work on time” I’ve never pulled an “all-nighter” and neither has any of friends or most likely anyone else I know. “in result there would be less teen addicts and a decrease in just about every teen problem. ” Please cite some kind of poll or statistics done to justify these claims. Arguments: “Students in the United States performed near the middle of the pack. On average 16 other industrialized countries scored above the United States in science, and 23 scored above us in math. ” . http://www.greatschools.org... “According to the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey, American students scored in the middle range on the reading, math and science tests taken last year by 500,000 15-year-olds around the globe… The United States fared slightly below average compared to other participating countries. ” . http://www.debate.org... Since the US is performing poorly compared to other countries, we should spend more time teaching our children. Therefore, together, we can make the US the best it can be.