Second place is more valuable than first.

And sorry if these arguments don't flow well. First to define valuable from Merriam Webster 2 a: having desirable or esteemed characteristics or qualities b: of great use or service . http://www.merriam-webster.com... Next in looking at this resolution we have to see that it doesn't say that winning first place is more valuable but simply being second is more valuable then being in first, this mean that we should also debate if being second at the beginning of an event is better then being in first. The first reason that being in second place second would be more valuable then being in first place is that many people hates the guy in first place. An example would be the New England Patriots in the latest super bowl because no one wanted the Patriots to win and go undefeated many people chose to support the New York Giants and because of this they won. Because of the fact that no one like the guy in first place people will want them to lose and because of this it would not be helpful to be in first place. Secondly on this point being in second place come with what I call the underdog advantage were because people wants the underdog to win and be an inspiration to all the other underdogs person in second place has an advantage over the person in first. For example the 2001 Arizona Diamond-Backs where second going into the World Series but in the end because of how they had the underdog advantage more people supported them and they won. In both of these situations we can see that it would be more valuable to be in second place then in first. Another reason why second is more valuable then first is that if you are in second place you have reason to improve and better yourself while if your in first you have no incentive to improve. For example if you were to win in a sports event you would begin to slack off because you believe that because you won you're the best, but if you are in second you have reason to improve in order to reach first place and because the person in first is slacking off it would be easier of the person in second to pass the one in first. Thus over the long run being in second would be better then being in first. Next being in first put pressure on you to do well. For example being first in your class has a lot of pressure to do well because of increased pressure to do well you would work later in order to study more, but this cause problems because you have a lack of sleep which according to studies actually causes people to perform worse . http://www.apa.org.... so if you where in second place you wouldn't have this force to do well and would be able to have more sleep and in turn you would do better. The person in first place will become a perfectionist but because of this they will increase stress and it will be worse on this person and possibly crack under the pressure and fail. So because of the fact that second place avoids these negative effects it is more valuable then first. Lastly in monetary value because second place is longer then first if I were to write "second place" on a peace of paper then cut it out it would be worth more the if I did the same thing with the words "first place". So in terms of a monetary debate because second is longer it would require more paper and more ink thus increasing its value.