Applejack is Best Pony

My opponent has chosen Rainbow Dash as a counterexample. Indeed a wise decision. Rainbow is definitely one of the most popular to the fanbase. But I won't go down without a fight. After all, I am an apple. I apologize as I won't have as many fancy illustrations to show. It seems nothing I want to paste will go through as a picture. I'm probably just a tech noob. Anyway. .. Defense Arguments:1. Caring For Others:A. Honesty v. Loyalty: My opponent states that the element of loyalty is more important that the element of honesty. In all reality, we have to admit this is going to be hard for either of us to argue because as pointed out in "Friendship is Witchcraft", The elements are remarkably similar to the point where they might as well be the same element. But here's a quote from the Tao of Kung Fu: "Without honesty, there is no true loyalty. " Perhaps by this we could conclude that Rainbow Dash's loyalty would not be as strong if Applejack were not to set an example of honesty for Rainbow to build her loyalty upon. Therefore, honesty > loyalty. B. Mysterious Mare-Do-Well: This episode actually shows the opposite of Rainbow being somepony who cares for others' interests, while the first rescue she performs is good instinct, the rest simply become attempts for attention, which brings on the entire moral of the episode. C. Wonderbolt Academy: Rainbow did save Applejack from falling to her death, because a twister broke the balloon she was riding on. Here's the punch: Rainbow caused that twister by giving in to peer pressure and going with Lightning Dust's plan. This also is a counterexample to her loyalty, while not being disloyal to her friends, she was disloyal to her moral of fair play, which in the end took its toll. D. Lesson Zero: This doesn't show RD putting her interests first, because it's fair to say that because she's unemployed, she probably wasn't too busy doing anything else at the moment. E. Cutie Mark Chronicles: Of all the destinies RD uncovered, it's safe to say Applejack's was the least directly influenced. Considering her mood while living in Manehattan, she was probably going to return to Ponyville soon anyway. The rainbow pointing to Ponyville only quickened the inevitable. F. Spike At Your Service: Applejack saving Spike's life > Rainbow sounding like a timberwolf. G: Applebuck Season: Applejack averting destruction of entire town > Rainbow screaming "stampede" and causing a hundred panicking ponies to run in circles. H. The Last Roundup: The only thing Rainbow Dash is witnessed doing to fix town hall is hanging up a banner. No proof exists that she did any more. Once again, this did not get in the way of her own interests, which was my original point.2. MoralsA. Twilight wasn't right the whole time in Lesson Zero, as she thinks she has to write a letter every week, when she learns heartfelt is more important than on-time. And in Magical Mystery Cure, she doesn't know what to do so bad that at one point that she actually sings about how much she doesn't know what to do. (see video) . http://www.youtube.com...B. In Wonderbolt Academy, while sticking to a fairness moral, Rainbow fails at a humility moral by taking it as an insult when she is ranked as wing pony. C. In Applebuck Season and the Last Roundup, her stubbornness to learn is, on both occasions, completely selfless. As for Return of Harmony, My opponent's argument is time specific, not attempt specific. All five who were corrupted were all corrupted on their first attempt. Just because Discord got around to AJ first does not imply that AJ has bad morals.3. StrengthLike I said in my opening argument, We don't know what Applejack could be capable of if she had wings. All we have seen proven from an all Earth Pony standpoint was that Rainbow and AJ tie in a race. But in feats of strength (no wings involved), we have clearly seen Applejack emerge victorious. Rebuttals:4. DreamsAs an actor, I too would prefer to take risks than take the safe route. But let's not forget why Applejack's main motivation is to sell apples. She has a disabled grandmother who needs cared for and a little sister who needs to stay in school. Not to mention, the only other popular food service in town is Sugarcube Corner, and even ponies have to eat healthy once in a while. Inevitably, Rainbow Dash will become a Wonderbolt because My Little Pony is just that kind of show. But how many other ponies won't become Wonderbolts? It's that sense of maturity and reality Applejack has that puts her ahead of Rainbow.5. CoolnessA. Once again, the Mare-Do-Well episode is a poor example of RD's "coolness". In the end, it just makes her look thirsty for attention. A flaw Applejack does not possess. You'll instead find in Applebuck Season that Applejack takes the honor given quite modestly. B. The "all in a day's work" line was obviously Rainbow Dash exaggerating. Do you really think she fights off dragons every day? C. The dragon was asleep. Even Twist could kick a sleeping dragon in the face. Does Twist possess the same coolness? And in a previous argument, we established Applejack has stronger hind legs. If she wanted to (and she had the chance), she could have easily broken that dragon's skull. D. The only Pegasus we know who can't bring home the southern birds is Ditsy-Do (See Winter Wrap-Up). Coolness factor not found. E. The filly I think my opponent's referring to is Scootaloo. Let's compare Applejack and Applebloom with Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo:i. Sisterhooves Social: Applejack is seen as a loving, caring sister to Applebloom. ii. Owl's Well That Ends Well: Dashie makes Scootaloo take out the trash. ConclusionBy the evidence given, Applejack puts others' interests further ahead than any other pony, has her morals the most figured out, and possesses the greatest strength. She may not have the biggest dreams or highest hopes, but she accepts reality and welcomes it warmly. And finally, while my opponent states Rainbow Dash has the highest coolness factor, you'll actually find that this rank goes to Applejack as well. I hope my lack of images did not bore the debate community, I look forward to my opponent's next argument, and remember: Applejack is best pony!