Clothing companies should sell a greater number of wool sweaters

I will begin by refuting my opponents later points. My opponent requested that the topic be changed to wool versus synthetic fibers, due to the supposed "unpopularity" and of the sweater and it being old-fashioned. First of all, I do not completely agree with the sweater being an outdated garment. Plenty of sweaters are sold in stores, and although most of them are made of fibers that are not wool, they are still worn rather frequently. I do not think that the definition of a sweater includes that it is made of wool. The website I used to determine relatively how many of the sweaters sold are made of fiber that is not wool, had sweaters which included garments of acrylic, polyester, cotton, and other non-wool fibers. The source I used to determine the amount of sweaters produced which are made of wool was the fourth source in round one. This is the link again: http://www1.macys.com... Unfortunately, I am not able to access that source anymore, my computer decided to block sources I pulled up for this topic. It also blocked this source before I was able to read through most of it, but I was able to see quite a bit before it stopped working. My opponent also said that the sources I provided were not relevant, however, my opponent can look at where I cited them and completely disregard them, however, they may not ask me for where I got that information from. My opponent also said that the warmth of a garment lies in the structure of the garment more than it does the fiber. They gave their ski coat being warmer than a sweater as an example. Once again, this debate is about SWEATERS, not coats. They also said I accused them of lying about what their ski jacket was made out of, I did not intend to say that they were lying, I intended to suggest that there were probably other materials used besides polyester in the jacket. They also said that clothes were not always made to be warm, however, the Sweater was a garment that was originally designed for warmth. I have no idea where my opponent comes from but, while there are sweaters which are designed to be rather light, most sweaters are designed to be warm. My opponent stated that wool production is more resource intensive than the production of polyester. They stated that there are people in Saudi Arabia ready to work, so the oil can be extracted there, but who is going to get the oil to other countries where the constituent acids will be derived or the acids to other countries after they are derived in the countries where the oil was produced in? Transportation requires resources and produces emissions. True, wool manufacturing also requires transportation and those resources, but that is barely anything compared to having to travel across oceans to get fiber rather than within your country. Sheep are able to live in many more places than oil is located, or where it can be extracted. There are places where sheep cannot live, but in many of them there are other animals which can, for example, yaks and goats. My opponent also said that wool requires highly industrial technology to cloth 7 billion people, however, so would polyester or any other synthetic fiber, so wool and synthetics are even on that point. It is true that gathering wool from a mountain goat would be impractical from an industrial standpoint, however, that would not be an example of an industry not having to use highly industrial technology but an example of being able to gather wool from non-domesticated animals. My opponent stated that it does not matter if polyester is more resource intensive. However, cheaper clothing in the case of synthetics often means that the clothing does not last as long. Having to buy many of the same type of garment requires more money than buying one that will last longer. My opponent said that wool has a lower density and, therefore, less wear ability than synthetics. However, cotton or wool tights last longer than synthetic ones. I have a pair that if I wore for more than a week would probably be completely torn. However, this debate is about sweaters, so I will stick to the topic. My opponent said that adults do not frolic around in the bushes, however, quite often people walk in the woods or by trees. My ski jacket was torn when walking in the woods, when a branch was caught in it. Wool is more durable than synthetics in most cases. This will eliminate having to produce so many garments since those produced would last longer, which means less resources and emissions. The statement that wool cannot be gathered from goats is incorrect. Mohair, a relatively common fiber, can be gathered from most goats. Cashmere, another commonly used fiber, is also gathered from goats, Cashmere goats. Farming goats has indeed been successful, otherwise these garments and fibers would not exist. There is a great deal of efficiency in producing more wool than synthetic sweaters, they are warmer, although my opponent has not yet provided a clear claim as to why they would not be. They are also indeed more durable and long lasting than synthetics, eliminating the need to buy so many garments. My opponent said that selling "alpaca mohair mountain goat Icelandic wool sweaters" will not succeed. I have no idea where they got that fiber from. Some of those exist as separate fibers and are sometimes blended together but they do not exist as a fiber. Wearing more durable and warmer clothing will decrease the need for heating, although not completely eliminate it. Warmer clothing does mean less heating is needed, and that does mean that there will be fewer resources needed to heat places and buildings. My opponent also seems to think that the resources used producing polyester do not matter, but more resources mean greater CO2 emissions. There is wool which, based on its warmth and durability will require fewer resources. Having to produce fewer garments means fewer resources are used on them, decreasing emissions. There were reasons provided as to why wool is more durable and water repellent, in both this round and the previous one, my opponent only had to read them. My opponent requested to change the topic to wool vs. synthetics in clothing. All sweaters are not necessarily made from wool, I am not sure where my opponent got that from. This topic is narrow, but not so extremely narrow as my opponent seems to think it is. If my opponent further objects to debating whether a greater number of wool sweaters should be sold, we can discuss it comments because it is not worth spending debate rounds on it. Otherwise the topic stays as it is. My opponent said that as usual I cited two completely irrelevant sources. First of all, they have only known me from the first round, so I do not know where they got what is usual from. Second of all, I will refrain from putting in links to some of my sources, and my opponent may not ask where I got the information from or state that I did not provide sources for the evidence from my claims.