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Ultimate Debate #4: Baseball is a Better Sport than Football

Baseball consists of 9 players standing around most of the time. The only time the field team gets any action is when the ball comes toward them. The team at bat is literally sitting out most of their half of the inning. The only time a player even gets to play is when they are at bat or standing on a base. In fact, 90% of the game is spent standing around, adding up to about 18 minutes of actual action. (1) The almost 18-minute average includes balls in play, runner advancement attempts on stolen bases, wild pitches, pitches (balls, strikes, fouls and balls hit into play), trotting batters (on home runs, walks and hit-by-pitches), and pickoff throws. This may be generous. If you cut the action down to just the time when everyone on the field is running around looking for something to do (balls in play and runner advancement attempts), you'd be down to 5:47. (1) Keep in mind, this time is based on the entire team, even though only one or two players are active at a time. If you timed how much each player is actually doing something, that player's time would be incredibly low. Now, this debate is about what is the better sport, and I think that Pro will agree that good sportsmanship is an important part of any sport. That brings me to my next point, steroids. Where is the sportsmanship in using performance enhancing drugs? Now, while an actual percentage of players that use them is almost impossible to determine due to various reasons such as players denying it, players giving percentages that vary wildly, ease of test avoidance, and test refusals, it's obvious that it's enough players to skew the integrity of the entire sport as well as call player's records into question. (2) Football, on the other hand, may not have much playtime either, but at least when the ball is in play everyone has a job to do. Even players who's only job is blocking someone, if one player is off their mark or lets their man get by them, then most likely the guys with the ball is going down. It's for this reason that teamwork, a vital part of team sports, is much more prevalent in football. Each player depends on every other player to do his job. Not to mention football is a much more technical sport, with 22 different positions, each with different responsibilities as well as 10 basic offensive plays, plus change ups like audibles and trick plays. (3) Whereas baseball is basically the same thing every time, the only exceptions being wild pitches, pickoffs, and stolen bases. There are also 7 common defensive plays, each with different formations and strategies. (4) This all makes football more diverse, and more exiting, than baseball. I believe I have shown ample evidence that football is the better sport, but in case I haven't I have more arguments for future rounds, I just want to save them so I don't use everything up and run out of things to say. I look forward to the next round. 1. http://online.wsj.com... 2. http://www.baseball-reference.com... 3. http://www.mademan.com... 4. http://www.active.com...
Ultimate Debate #4: Baseball is a Better Sport than Football

Ultimate debate 1: http://www.debate.org...... Ultimate debate 2: http://www.debate.org...... Ultimate debate 3: http://www.debate.org... If you wish to debate, say so in comments, message me or comment on my profile. Also, should there be any, ask any questions in those three places about this debate. I will be debating this, though: "Ultimate Debate #4: Baseball is a Better Sport than Football" I will be Pro. Round 1: Acceptance Round 2: Arguments (max 3) Round 3: Arguments (max 3) Round 4: Arguments (max 3) Round 5: Rebuttals. You may NOT write rebuttals in any other round than the fifth. You can only argue against what I said in the arguments round, not my rebuttal round, so that we both have a fair chance. You may NOT bring up any new points in round 5. NO SWEARING OR RACIAL SLURS! Any breach of these rules or forfeiting result in all 7 points going to me. Thank you. *****IMPORTANT***** THE DEFINITIONS: Baseball: "A game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of...players, each team playing alternately in the field and at bat, the players at bat having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score." (http://www.thefreedictionary.com...) Football: "a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts." (http://dictionary.reference.com...) NO SEMANTICS! But other trolling is allowed. Thanks, DDD
Global Poverty, Education, and hunger are greater issues than global warming/ climate change

I understand the argument. First, 2050 is a projection given by Bill Gates for zero emissions throughout the whole world IF serious and drastic changes are made in reducing of C02 levels. It's not that they wouldn't take effect until 2050 but rather that humans have to work very hard to reach that point by 2050. I did not mean to attack that specific part of the argument but I just wanted to make that clear. Now, with that being said, this ties into my argument which is that global warming is a greater issue than poverty. That is, global warming is effecting us now, as I have said before. Drastic changes are already being made right now in order to make an attempt at reaching that goal of Zero C02 emissions by 2050. So, I must make it clear that climate change is a problem that is effecting all humans, right her and now. Some current effects of climate change are... -Increased coastal flooding and sea level rise. -More damaging wildfires. -More severe droughts. -More severe deforestation. -More severe health risks to humans by pollution. ...Just to name a few http://www.ucsusa.org... -This website run by the Union of Concerned Scientists evaluates the situation properly. So, as far as the immediacy of this issue I would argue that is is more so than poverty because it effects everyone one on Earth and mostly because it takes LONGER to fix. Poverty is an immediate issue currently effecting many people but climate change is also immediate and will take much longer to resolve. Finally, I would also like to state that the solutions for climate change coincide with the solutions for poverty. Just as an example, the Tesla Power Wall allows consumers to store energy that is collected by solar panels, and use it anytime they want. This will prove to be extremely useful for underdeveloped areas which are not anywhere near a power grid. In reference to that statement, I argue that solving the climate change issue first would be more beneficial to the human race than attempting the vice-versa option which you are arguing. While I agree that educating people will lead to the reduction of global climate change, I think that by the time every underdeveloped country catches up in education, it will be too late for the earth. With that, I do believe that global climate change is a greater issue than poverty, and that focusing attention on that would be better for the human race.
Global Poverty, Education, and hunger are greater issues than global warming/ climate change

Firstly I would like to apologize to my opponent for missing the last round. it was not my intention to miss the debate, simply the fact that time river and my studies in school demand much of its water. Now on to my argument Climate change is an issue. It is definitely going to have major consequences on us in the future if we don't do anything. However, Poverty, education, and hunger are all immediate issues. People are suffering right now and dying right now because of it. I believe that by declaring war on poverty, lack of knowledge, and hunger, the consequences given by climate change will be much reduced if not completely removed Firstly, People who are educated poorly practice bad habits that could be avoided if they were properly educated. for example, the practices of mass chopping of trees, excessive fishing, and actions that produce emissions are performed by those who do not know the full extent of what can be caused in the future if they do not change their ways. Also, educating more people puts more minds to work on solutions to the issues at hand. By putting more effort into allowing people in poverty to obtain the financial recourses to obtain an education, more people will be at work armed with knowledge to help combat climate change. Which leads me to my next point; poverty. Poverty can be defined as "a financial state in which one is not able obtain the basic necessities such as food, water, clothing, etc.". As in your earlier statement, the issues from climate change is a long term issue with plans that don't take effect until 2050, while poverty is causing people to suffer right now. By lessening poverty, we reduce crime rates, increase overall happiness, and make the country more progressive in every way such as services and infrastructure. More jobs, and the economy will roll, allowing people to buy more things, and once again, improve technology. As for convincing me as a debater, You would have to prove to me that Climate change is a more immediate problem, and that solving it would create more of an overall benefit for the human race Once again im sorry for not being present for the previous round and i will do my best to be present for the final round
Global Poverty, Education, and hunger are greater issues than global warming/ climate change

I see that you have forfeited the round. This argument is important to me so I would like to ask what I can do in order to convince you. That is, what can I do, as a debater, to change your mind and make you believe me? All you have to do is tell me what that is and I will go and get it. I would also like to provide more evidence: In a TED talk by Bill Gates called "Innovating to Zero," the richest man on earth describes the movement towards Zero C02 emissions by 2050. The way that this will happen is through the expansion of renewable energy infrastructure. Now, in reference to this talk, Bill Gates claims that this effort will also greatly reduce poverty as an extra beneficial result. The biggest reason why this is true is because renewable energy structures, in areas of poverty, will greatly increase the standard of living. This is because small villages and communities of extreme poverty are not usually anywhere near an energy grid.
Global Poverty, Education, and hunger are greater issues than global warming/ climate change

I will be arguing against the statement that "Global Poverty, Education, and hunger are greater issues than global climate change. " I will begin by defining my terms and clarifying my argument: Poverty: The state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Education: The act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. Hunger :A compelling need or desire for food. Greater: Unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions. Issue: A point in question or a matter that is in dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law. Climate change: A long-term change in the earth's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature. All definitions were directly quoted from Dictionary. com: . http://dictionary.reference.com... The context of all key terms and words should be understood otherwise I will further elaborate. When the instigator refers to the issue of education I am assuming that they are talking about the lack of free education in specific countries. Also, I assume that hunger is an Issue that is attached to poverty as a result. With that being said, I understand that lack of education and hunger are typically effects that are caused by poverty. I am arguing against this claim because I do not believe that it is true. I do believe that poverty is a serious issue. I do believe that every country should allow free education through the 12 grade. I also believe that hunger and death from malnutrition are Important issues. But, I argue that none of these three issues are as important as Climate change. Here's why: Poverty, and the issues surrounding it such as hunger and education effect a select few. Climate change effects every single person living on Earth and every single person who ever will live on Earth. That is my argument, I look forward to this debate.
politic

The very problem with modern politics is exactly your view. I mean nothing against it and agree but let me explain. Politics nowadays is about power, money, and influence. The other problems such as the ignorance of the general population and overall corruption in the gov't is a major issue. The biggest problem is that little can be proven here though aside from speculation. I know that Obama has over used his power when he went on an all expenses paid by American tax dollar trip to Hawaii to go golfing with his family. Another example is that a building, bathroom, was built in a national park. If you have been camping you know these restrooms to be more of outhouses with no sink, a hole in the ground for a toilet with a seat, and a small brick build with a roof. When this was made the person in charge of the project (unnamed politician) accosted a million tax payer dollars to make this. I'll that implication at that. As for presidency it has become much like Romans who just want political influence and their name in the history books. Obama was successful because of the second reason. First Black President. George W. Bush road the coattails of his father before him as Hillary Clinton tried to do. There are major issues with how it is today and one good way to fix this is increase public awareness of who they actually are voting for and people would be surprised about the issues with politicians and soon we would have candidates of higher moral.
politic

I believe that most politician are corrupt, majority of them are in it for the money, I don't trust any of them. although The presidency has considerable power but they are not powerful enough the President also has "implied powers." These are powers that are not listed in the Constitution but have been used by presidents as conditions change. I have always thought that the president was in control of everything. Until I have found out that congress can and does reduce their power from time to time. Congress also has the power to amend, delay or reject the president"s legislative proposals. As well as this limitation, there are many checks and balances put in place by Congress to limit the power of the president including the power to override the president"s veto the power to amend budgetary requests through the power of the purse and impeach.
The old testament has essentially no errors

It is commonly claimed that the Old Testament is full of errors and contradictions and doctrinal changes. Looking at the existing manuscripts available, there are many methods for why it's essentially flawless: 1. The scribes were professionals and used accurate methods of preservation to ensure God's Word is transmitted properly: "[The Masoretes wrote] with the greatest imaginable reverence, and devised a complicated system of safeguards against scribal slips. They counted, for example, the number of times each letter of the alphabet occurs in each book; they pointed out the middle letter of the Pentateuch and the middle letter of the whole Hebrew Bible, and made even more detailed calculations than these." (1) 2. A body of manuscripts known as the DSS were found in Qumran dating thousands of centuries before the Masoretic texts. Only 3 spelling mistakes were found (2) 3. The Old Testament has such small mistakes that the entire message isn't affected at all as we are about to see: There are intentional changes and unintentional changes. Bad eyesight was common as the manuscripts were copied in places poor lit. Words may be replaced for a similar sounding word. Scribes would read words outloud so that others could hear. While slightly different words in spelling can be used, they are just that (3). Sometimes scribes made a mistake of conflation and combined multiple readings into 1 (4). This shows that the Old Testament has been accurately preserved Sources: 1. F.F. Bruce, The Books and the Parchments (London: Pickering & Inglis Ltc., 1963), p. 117. 2. Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable and Relevant? (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2001), p. 45-46. 3. Metzger, The Text, 191. 4. Metzger, The Text, 200.
Eastern Front: 1941

Alright! 1941: July 15th. Operation Tsar July 18th: 6:33 AM: Black Sea fleet begins to engage the Romanian fleet, intending to achieve the naval superiority in the area. Romanian fleet retreats. 12:43 PM: Most of the Romanian navy had been destroyed. Rest of them are too damaged to see actions. This will be it. All the reserves had been called up (2,500,000). They are sent to each front to reinforce the weakened section of the defence. The 3rd lines are heavily reinforced with extra tank traps, barbed wire, and trenches. All the factories, once restored to the east of Ural, began a mass production of the weapons. KV-1s and T-34s began to arrive at the fronts, supporting the infantry divisions. The aircrafts of USSR, including Il-2, began to arrive in the front. At the next round, the crews and pilots will be ready and familiar with their weapons. Moscow: 1941, 7/21. Stalin is shocked. Though he had been expecting attacks and ordered the preparation, he had been hoping that the intelligence was wrong. Letting his generals do what is good for them with him approving or disapproving, he retreated back to his office. He"ll not make any appearance*. London: Churchill gives his historical speech (http://www.authentichistory.com...) and began to help USSR through supplies. He now know that that the WW2 is now hanging on balance. One wrong decision can alter that balance. Washington DC: FDR sits in his office. Smoking cigar, he reads the newspaper about the German invasion of Russia. An hour ago, he just approved the extension of the Lend-Lease acts to the Soviet. He had guided his country through the Great Depression and loved by his people. The fate of his country are on his decision, and he knows it. Economy: The factories had finally been settled down and they began to mass produce weapons. The statistic will be be historical and as realistic as possible. I expect my opponent to do the same. Partisans: Through the training, they had blew up countless bridges, railways, and factories to slow the German progress. Logistic will be the main problem for the Germans. Soldiers: They had been ordered to shoot anyone who surrenders without hesitation. Germans had betrayed their trust and the Soviet will not trust any Germans. Overview: The war on the East is now stalemate. Both side"s factories are churning out weapons, both people are nationalistic, and the whole world is watching whether the Germans will be defeated or not. Northern Front: 1,500,000. 4,900 tanks. 1,800 aircrafts. Belarussian Front: 2,200,000 soldiers. 5,800 tanks. 1,900 aircrafts. Caucasian Front: 2,100,000 soldiers. 5,1000 tanks. 2,100 aircrafts. Reserves: 3,000,000. 4,000 tanks (Many more will be added) 2,000 aircrafts. This is actually surprising short. GOod luck! *Stalin didn't appear for a long time after the invasion........yeah...
Eastern Front: 1941

Hitler is beginning to fear a loss after his spies tell him Joseph Stalin is preparing a defense. The last thing he wants is Stalin knowing the invasion. He realizes that lives are going to be wasted. He has no care for how the Jews are going to be treated. He takes all the men out of the Jewish concentration camps and tells his generals to add them to the army. He falsely promises that the Jewish families will be released from prison after the war(but will be forced only to work for Germans, not start businesses). There are about 4 million Jews forcefully put into the German army. This 4 million troops to 3 million German soldiers. This results in Germany having 7 million Germany soldiers. Hitler orders that his Generals use the Jews as either shields or have them as the distraction. Hitler's intelligence also shows that Russia will have a brutal winter. Nazi Germany's net worth was $375.6 billion (in 1938). There are 250,000 factories in occupied Europe. He immediately orders 130,000 factories to produce army outfits fit for brutal winter. He wants at least 4 million outfits by one week or else every factory owner will be thrown into a concentration camp, and will be forced to watch their families die. He gets 3.5 million clothes which is enough for the German army and 500,00 Jews. He orders the other 60,000 factories to mass produce Airplanes without guns. He orders the other factories to produce tanks. The invasion begins:Hitler sends 7 million soldiers to destroy the first line. He uses blitzkrieg with only 5 million soldiers, and has special orders for the other 2 million Jews. He orders 2400 Luftwaffe fighters to also destroy the first line. He pulls 200,000 Jews from the fight to get them flying lessons for a hidden Nazi plan. He makes the other 300,000 Jews run out and say I surrender. He swears to God that he will give their families honorary Aryan status or else their children will be burned alive. When the 300,000 Jews run out and say I surrender the Soviets are surprised. Than he orders the 700 Luftwaffe fighters to start dropping bombs on the defense line. As you would imagine the soviets are overrun. He orders 4.5 million solders to advance into the second line(He does not care if his solders are sleepy or hurt). He also orders his 2000 Luftwaffe fighters to continually bomb the second line. He orders another 100,000 Jews to also come out and say I surrender causing distractions. The Germans overrun the 2nd Defense line, The real war starts at the last two defense lines.
Eastern Front: 1941

Army ABCDEF split up into ABC and DEF. They both claim territory on North Siberia and South Siberia, Hitler's Generals tell him they are going to capture the Soviet Union. Propaganda: To battle back on Propaganda, The Germans start brainwashing everyone to believe that Hitler was some sort of God that was going to make everything alright. In newspapers, People start witnessing how much genocide happened in the Soviet Union. News gets around in the West claiming that Hitler sent women to fight in Russia. This enrages everybody in America. People are ready for War on both sides. Hitler comes home to Germany as the Victor. He tells everybody that they are going to kick the West in their faces, and tell them what German Superiority really means. He than shouts that we will declare war on America. Everybody applauds. War Debate Continues, Don't Vote.
We should wash our hand.

Moist towelettes are far more environmentally detrimental than soap and water. How much water is wasted during the production of moist towelettes? Tests show that overuse of hand sanitizer eventually reduces natural protection against more harmful bacteria. Washing hands is therefore a sensible kind of habit. Rather than a bad "knid of habbit"! Just like you shouldn't forget to wash your hands, You should also not forget to spell check.
I'm Against Illegal Immigration: Change my Mind

what i was meaning to say is if they're homes wee destroyed by terrorists this is the only place they have to go Immigration to the United States on a temporary or permanent basis is generally limited to three different routes: employment, family reunification, or humanitarian protection. While the U.S. immigration system is generous, each of these possibilities is highly regulated and subject to numerical limitations and eligibility requirements. Most unauthorized immigrants do not have the necessary family or employment relationships and often cannot access humanitarian protection, such as refugee or asylum status.