Ice Cream is the best dessert

Have no fear, throwing ice cream would be a waste of perfectly good ice cream :)Support for Pro argumentsFlavors: If there's one thing that sets Ice Cream apart, it has to be the sheer variety to appeal to all tastes. It's functionality as a dessert is quite unprecedented. Ben and Jerry's website alone advertises 108 flavors to appeal to everyone possible. While other desserts mimick this, few are able to have such variety while keeping the core ingredients the same. Cheaper: Think of the dessert-only restaurants out there. I believe it wouldn't be in error to say Ice cream dominates the market in budget-friendly and quick desserts. For example, Artic Circle, Dairy Queen, Baskin Robbins, and so on and so forth. The nearest opposition I can think of is donuts or cupcakes (a recent development mind you). Why? because they are cheap to make and cheap to buy. At the retail store, if you wanted to feed dessert to a family of eight, you have a few options. A cake costs you 14-15 bucks for 1 piece each (. http://answers.yahoo.com...), You could get a $3 package of Oreos from Walmart and hope that everyone likes Oreos (but likely end up getting something else too making it $6), or you could maybe get popsicles which range in quality or price. A gallon of Ice Cream also varies in price but will feed 8 and usually ranges from $5 - $8. Many people use Ice Cream as an Addition: I'm not sure you could dispute this. Indeed, in Con's argument, in the supposed top 10, numbers 1-4 are commonly paired with Ice cream at all sorts of parties. Response to Con's argumentsTop desserts Ranking: Good find. I would dispute the article, however, because I couldnt see anything that said the desserts are actually in order of best-loved or what have you. Rather, it is most popular and popularity does not necessarily determine "best". However, if you were to use popularity, include this article about the most popular desserts in the world: . http://www.magforwomen.com.... Note that although Ice Cream is #6, it is the only dessert from the list you shared that made it onto the world list and visa versa. The only dessert that makes both lists? must be pretty irresistable. Incredible Variety: It is true there are A LOT of desserts out there. My question however was in the present tense and therefore will remain such. It's longevity or history is of no consequence since it is declared that Ice Cream is the Best dessert, period. It Melts: It is true that ice cream melts, and thus it can get messy. I would cite this as a pro, however, in matters of weight management and good eating habits. Thousands, millions suffer from over-eating, impulse snacking, etc. Often, especially in my case, the problem is once the dessert is seen, it cannot be denied; the temptation is too strong. Since Ice Cream must be stored away in a Freezer, one would only see if it if a) they needed something from the freezer) or b) they were going straight for the Ice cream. Typically freezers I would believe are not accessed near as other spaces that hold other desserts such as the refrigerator, counter-tops, pantries, etc. Also, one is compelled to only take as much ice cream as they can keep from melting. During summer times, if you buy a cone from some vendor, you must take into account the fact that that ice cream will melt on your hand if you don't eat it fast enough. Therefore, I end up eating less to prevent this.