BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Should Cyber-bullying be a crime

First I would like to point out an unintentional mistake in my last argument. The definition came from the first source, and I intended to type a (1) but did not. My apologies. CON states that I did not answer his question, but this is utter nonsense. He did not dispute the definition or any of my sourcing, but merely asked, "[W]hat is bullying over FB or any other social networks? " And I answered his question: It is willful, repetitive harassment, such as pestering someone with death threats over FB. There is nothing left to rebut, as my opponent hasn't provided any further rebuttals, nor has he responded to my rebuttals, nor has he fulfilled his burden of proof. Most important, my final point that banning cyberbullying is utilitarian -- that is, it would produce the maximum amount of utlity and reduce suffering -- was dropped. Why should we have a society that tolerates bullyiny of any kind? The JAMA Pediatrics piece -- again, which CON dropped -- proves this point fully.
Should Cyber-bullying be a crime

So CON says "that wasn't my point," but goes onto repeat himself by blaming the victims. Why do sensitive people use social networks? Because they have as much a right to use them as anything else and there are a myriad of benefits to using them, such as connecting with friends or finding a job. He says bullying is a really bad thing. I agree. But this statement is in support of the resolution, especially in light of the sourcing I provided from JAMA Pediatrics.He says he doesn't think I did anything crazy, so he effectively concedes that his statement that "normal students don't get bullied" is fallacious.He says I made a mistake by providing a word-for-word definition. I quoted and cited my source. How is this a mistake? He asks what cyberbullying over FB et al. is. Let me give you an example. If you consistently send someone death threats over Facebook, you are cyberbullying. It's essentially willful, repetitive harassment. Banning that is merely utilitarian.
Should Cyber-bullying be a crime

That is not my point. My point is that if people are sensitive why are they having social networking. Not only that but bullying if a very bad thing if you take it in account. I don't think you did anything crazy because is you pervious argument you were very knowledgable and detailed yet there were some mistakes. Like the definition is word for word but then if it was word for word then what is bullying over FB or any other social networks?
Should Cyber-bullying be a crime

Most states have laws addressing cyberbullying [1. http://tinyurl.com...]. CON is arguing against the status quo and has the sole BOP. CON says that bullying is subjective, then gives an irrelevant example. Cyberbullying is defined as "willful and repeated use of cell phones, computers, and other electronic communication devices to harass and threaten others." In no way is this definition inclusive of calling someone stupid once over FB.He claims that many victims of cyberbullying "didn't care." Where is his proof? According to a piece in JAMA pediatrics, cyberbullying is more likely to lead to suicidal thoughts than traditional bullying [2. http://tinyurl.com...]. He then says that sensitive people should avoid social networks. Why is he blaming the victim? Why is it their fault?Where is his evidence that most cases of cyber bullying are for revenge, or that the victim deserved it, or that normal students don't get bullied? I was bullied. Am I not normal? Did I ask for it?
Should Cyber-bullying be a crime

Should cyper-bullying be a crime. Most people are stuck on this question and I am here to answer it. I think it should not be a crime because of many reasons. It is vital that you support my viewpoint. Cyber-bullying should not be a crime because it is the way a person takes in the bullying. If a person on Facebook calls you stupid, it is cyber-bullying but people won't take it in account. Many people have been cyber-bullied and most did not care or even fight back. Some extremely sensitive people do some crazy things like suicide and the rest of the world should pay for their mistakes. In my opinion I disbelieve that. And if they are sensitive, they should not be having any social networks if they know that they are sensitive. I think they should know that. Most cases of cyper-bullying has been revenge or that person did something or put themselves in the spot for that. A normal student does not get bullied.This is my argument of showing why cyber-bulling should not be a crime.
Does God exist ? (part 2)

My opponent as the PRO will present arguments that Gods existence is more likely than its non existence. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBLEMS ? If you have any problem with the debate please post in the comments section first so we can try to come to an agreement before starting. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the PRO You can argue for a more general theistic position or a more specific theistic position, eg Christianity, Islam, etc, its up too you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPECTATIONS It is expected that both parties act in good faith, eg no semantics, no cheap shots. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Round 5 Round 5 is the last round, no new arguments are to be made in round 5, only rebuttals, counter arguments of the previous arguments, and summaries. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEFINITIONS Definition of God = Its existence is uncaused, morally good, all powerful, all knowing, personal, the prime/first mover --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPENING ARGUMENTS. .. .. .. Contention 1) There are more things that don't exist than do exist. Image all the things we could come up with and argue that they exist. .. .. blue elephants, gremlins, witches, inter dimensional aliens, invisible rocks, particles that travel backwards in time etc. We would need a super computer to come up with all the possible things that could exist, and 99.9%+ of them, don't exist, never have and never will. If a claim is made that X exists, and we have no other information other than the claim that it exists, there is a 99.9%+ chance that it doesn't exist, and yes that number is just made up by myself but I think you get the point. Seeing Pro is the one arguing that God exists, I shall leave it up to them to provide their reasons, until then, most possible things don't exist and as such we can be confident in the absence of any reason to the contrary that Gods non existence is more likely than Gods existence. I look forward to Pros response.
"Legos" are better than "mega blocks"

I negate the resolution: Legos are better than Mega Blocks. I thank my opponent for this interesting debate, and also appreciate that it is only one round, since I do not want to invest a lot of time into any new debates right now. I strongly urge the judges to vote not based on their own opinions, but based on who has the better arguments. I will begin by rebutting my opponent's arguments. "The pieces fit together way better and the sets they come in are way cooler" My opponent has cited no sources for this statement. That the pieces fit together better has not been proven, and coolness is subjective. However, I will attempt to show that Mega Blocks are "cooler" than Legos. http://www.megabrands.com... Mega Blocks come in a wide range of themes, from Marvel comics to Disney movies. They also have toddler-friendly themes such as Dora the Explorer. In addition, the critics do not think that Legos are cool. Review of the Aqua Dozer: The critic opens with "I'm really disappointed with the retail price of this set" and elaborates with "The model is quite ugly". The critic greatly dislikes the set, stating "[there is] NOTHING that can raise the rating above one star." Review of the Research Glider: The critic was passionately disappointed with this Lego product. "[The glider] stinks. All it is is a sail, propeller(why?), and a windshield that doesn't even reach the mini-fig's eye level." The critic also points out the factual errors of the piece involving the so-called 'dinosaur hunter': "The guy looks older than 12, but maybe that's not a requirement for being a dinosaur hunter." The critic finds the set so disappointing that he reiterates: "Overall, this model stinks." My opponent's next point: "Also, mega blocks are for lames who have no friends." My opponent fails to back up this statement. I know plenty of people who like Mega Blocks or used to like Mega Blocks, and they all have friends. "The Lego company started making toys in 1932! Mega blocks started in 1967." Mega Blocks are newer and more fashionable, while Legos struggle to keep up in the world of today. "One can conclude from this that the lego company has had more experience." Toy-making experience during the Great Depression hardly counts as experience. "Bong!" I do not see this as an argument, and I have no reason to rebut it. My quotes from Lego critics serve as evidence that Legos are poor products, and are therefore not better than Mega Blocks. Many of my opponent's claims are not backed up with evidence, but I rebutted them anyway. I have shown that Mega Blocks are "cool", and that there is a great disliking of Legos among professional critics. I urge the judges to vote CON. Lego reviews: http://www.adequate.com... http://www.adequate.com...
My music is better

Hello this debate will be a music debate, I would perfer an oppent who likes all types of music. Every round we will be posting a song.Round 1- Acceptance.Round 2- Metal Song.Round 3- Electronic Song.Round 4- 30's/40's/50's. Round 5- Country. If my opponent is not into one of those genres he/she can comment in the comment section and we can both agree on something else.Thank you.
My music is better

This is no joke, I had Marty Robbins in mind as a response. That is, until you posted Marty Robbins. A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation. You're good. You're good.As I mentioned in my acceptance, any country that I listen to intentionally is old. Usually pre-1980. I have always referred to Marty Robbins, Patsy Cline, and Johnny Cash as the Trinity of country music. But I also said that the country that I do listen to has been a deep joy to me since childhood. The song I choose as my response is a sentimental one for me because it is one that my dad played for me in his tape player in his truck as we would drive around, usually to my grandparents' house. Every time at the beginning of the song, without fail, my dad would say, "Now, I want you to listen to this song. It's important." At the time I kind of blew him off and didn't take him seriously. That is, until I got older and realized that all the while when I thought my dad wasn't the brightest bulb in the box, I came to realize that my dad is a genius. All the lessons he ever tried to teach me, all of the times he tried to teach me to garden, all the times he tried to teach me how to fish, all the times he tried to teach me how to balance a checkbook, or even marriage; after all that time, I have come to realize that my dad is an absolute genius.This song is a bit prophetic and I think a sad commentary on American society today. It's not the greatest country song ever written. That song would be Big Iron by Marty Robbins. But I think it's still an important song, nevertheless.It's been a lot of fun having this debate and I would be delighted to do it again some time.And with that I offer, Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver), by Merle Haggard.http://www.youtube.com...
My music is better

Haha! Sorry about that, great song you picked!There are alot of country geners out there picking a song form so many geners was hard. I started liking country after I had a Western movie frenzy, So when it comes to country songs, I really like the ones where they tell a western style sotry.So I pick Big Iron by Marty Robbinshttp://www.youtube.com...Cygnus I really enjoyed our music sharing deabte, hope we could do something like this again soon.Good luck!http://en.wikipedia.org...
My music is better

I'm practically slamming my head my desk. I'm going to lose my debate composure for just a moment. I Don't Want To Set The World on Fire is sooooo good. I've regained my composure. I think. Again, you've made it very difficult to come back with a response, but I think my response is a good one, nevertheless. Great, in fact. This song is timeless, uplifting, and just beautiful.From time to time, my wife and I will have a discussion about what time it would have been best to grow up in. She thinks that today is the best time to be living, but I absolutely disagree. I think of what it must have been like to watch the foundations of our nation being laid out in the hands of the Founders, and I can't help but think it the most exciting time in our nation's history.I think about the industrial expansion from the east to the west, and I'm stunned and I stand in awe of those who made it happen. Morgan, Frick, Carnegie, Tesla, Ford, et al., have all made our lives better, in spite of fact that they were most likely some of the most vicious, cut-throat men that ever graced our nation (with the exception of Tesla, of course). I think of the turbulence of the 60's. Even though I wasn't born yet, it had to have been an exciting time laced with wild desperation. The 60's gave us some of the greatest music ever recorded.But when I think of the 30's and 40's, that's the time I think it would have been best and most exciting time to live. On one hand, it was probably the darkest episode in our nation's history after American slavery due to the financial ruin that embraced our country. My father is old enough to remember stories of people digging up groundhog holes just to find the poor creature so those people could have meat. And the late 30's and early 40's saw WWII, in which my great uncle served. On the other hand. the 30's and 40's saw the expansion of two of my favorite topics -- science fiction and comic books. These two decades also gave us some of the greatest, uniquely American music that will ever exist. Although jazz took off in the 1910's, it gave rise to big band in the 20's and 30's, and then swing in the 30's and 40's. And every time I get into a car that has satellite radio, I don't even waste my time with metal or ambient. I go straight for the good stuff!And I can't think of another song that encapsulates the glory of the era like In The Mood, by Glenn Miller, who went MIA during WWII somewhere over the English Channel. In The Mood is just timeless and uniquely American. http://www.youtube.com...
My music is better

Thank you for responding with such a good song.I love old music I love everything about it, but I have sort of stopped listening to it because of other genes. But I still listen to it though.I think I like it so much because my Mum used to play it around the house and later on in life it made me start liking it.The song I choose is I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire by the The Ink Spots.http://www.youtube.com...
My music is better

Again, you have offered another group that I have never considered before. Like I said in my acceptance, this is going to be fun.During my early days at Penn State, I was very much a Rush fan, but still limited in my experience with progressive rock/metal. I was even a Springsteen fan, for reasons that are now alien to me. But it was during my days at a Penn State branch campus that I met a friend who would expose me to so much more music that I would never have considered. He was a disk jockey at the time who was very into electronica, chill, and downtempo music. The groups that he exposed me to were vast, but the ones that really left an impression on me and found their way into my mp3 collection are Goldfrapp, Olive, Morcheeba, Zero 7, Hooverphonic, Moby, Daft Punk, Royksopp, Massive Attack, and although I don't consider them to be electronic, Portishead, which I grew wildly fascinated with, among many others.Growing up with music filled with guitars, bass and drums, I would have never thought that I would come to love synthesized music. This new fascination led me to discover the online radio show, Hearts of Space, and the staggering array of artists and genres. The moment I discovered HOS, I felt like a kid in a candy store. Artists like Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Lanterna, Jon Durant, Jon Hopkins, and two of my favorite ambient bands, Marconi Union and Hammock, are now in my mp3 collection as well, and it is still growing.As you rightly point out, there are many subgenres within electronica, perhaps even more than metal. Hardcore, trance, house, and and even some techno have found their way into my collection, but I never came to appreciate dubstep, much to my DJ friend's dismay; he's a massive Skrillex and Tiesto fan. Instead, I have focused on the soundscapes of ambient and downtempo within the electronica genre.As was my choice with deciding on a metal band as a response, I have great difficulty in trying to select just one band. There are just so many great artists in the genre that you just don't know which way to go. On one hand, I want to respond with a deep ambient track, but ambient often has the tendency to not just relax listeners but put them to sleep, like Tor Lundvall's, Last Light. However, I still tend toward the calming atmosphere of downtempo when I do listen to electronica, so I will stick with something that neither too fast or slow.I'm going to forego sources for this round since there are so many artists it would be just as easy to look them up without the need for citing them properly.With that, I have made my selection. This was a very difficult decision for me, but this song has such a deep, immersive sound that it was hard not to. It's too bad FC/Kahuna aren't around, anymore. They were just too good to leave so suddenly. I offer their track, Hayling, as my response.Bon appetit!http://www.youtube.com...
My music is better

Wow! I didn't expect quite a response and very nice song choice by the way.Just like metal there are so many different genres of electronic music.[1]I wanted to do some dubstep or trance but I wanted to share something new.One type of electronic geners that has intrested me recentaly is Video Game electronic songs. Using the sound from video games.[2]So the song I pick is Be Gone Mr. Gawne by Bossfighthttp://www.youtube.com...Souces:1. http://en.wikipedia.org...2. http://en.wikipedia.org...;
My music is better

Hello, and thank you for beginning this debate. I happily accept your challenge. I am a music lover. I believe that music is one of the major components of live that can be used to improve mental performance and clarity as well as overall happiness and well-being. I just downloaded over five hundred classical pieces last night and ten albums in the past four days. I will say from the beginning, that I do have some limits as to what I am into. For instance, while I do like some country, it is limited to artists from the foundations of the genre, but that which I am into is a deep joy that I have had since childhood. That said, I do not have the deep burning passion for country that many do. My musical passions lie within progressive rock, progressive metal, big band/swing, jazz, classical, electronica, downtempo, chill, and ambient. I have nothing but scorn and contempt for classic rock.
I Will Lose This Debate

The three possible scenarios: 1. You get the most points. Therefore, I lost, I should win. 2. I get the most points. I won the debate. Not lost it. Therefore, you should get the points. But if you should get the points, than I lose. 3. Tie. I did not lose the debate Overall, there are 3 possible scenarios. 2 of them revolve around me losing. If I lose, I win.
the death penalty should stay and not be abolished

Pro put his emotional here. And didn't used his brain to think about this problem. Because in the fact, the negative effects is more than positive effect if the death penalty stay like what I said in the 1st round. Unfortunately again, pro didn't enough explain more, didn't based on the fact and didn't refute although 1 argue from me.Pro put his emotional here. And didn't used his logic to think about this problem. Because in the fact, the negative effects is more than positive effect if the death penalty stay. My arguments in the 1st round are : Executions are carried out at staggering cost to taxpayers, There is no credible evidence that capital punishment deters crime, Innocent people have been convicted and executed, Race plays a role in determining who lives and who dies and Life Without Parole is a Sensible Alternative to the Death Penalty. But unfortunately, pro didn't enough explain more, didn't based on the fact and didn't refute although 1 argument from me. So, my conclusion is con agree with me. And the death penalty should be abolished. Thank you.
Resolved: The blowing up of the death star was an inside job.

As we all know recently the death star was destroyed in a fiery explosion by the rebel scum led by the terrorist Luke Sky Walker. I intend to show that it is extremely likely that the destruction of the death star was an inside job led by the empire, likely in an attempt to gain access to Hoth's large oil reserves. What I must prove in order to win this debate is that it is very likely that the destruction of the first death star likely was either done or colluded with by the Empire led by Darth Vader and Emperor Palatine. I look forward to your acceptance. -PS. Making up evidence is fine so long as it fits in with all of the Star Wars Movies. First round is for acceptance. Second round is for arguments. Third round is for rebuttal.