Females are better people than males.

On to the final round. I"m very glad we could clear up the misunderstanding; it was a very real fear of mine that this may occur. In the beginning, Con states that there is no way to judge ones personhood without first looking at their genders specifically. I believe most would find that this is not the case. If we set two individuals up on a phone line together and masked one of the person"s voices to hide their gender, we could ask them questions that could be used to identify their personality (personhood). We could present them with theoretical scenarios or hypothetical questions, depending on their answer; we can gauge them to be a good or bad person. The genders don"t entail a specific response to these questions. However, due to males tending to be more physical, it may possibly effect their response when proposed a question about how to handle escalated conflicts that begin to get hostile. Con is also concerned that the results of this debate will be of entirely opinionated nature. If one doesn"t read my sources, that may be the case. The facts of reality demonstrate a very real difference between males and females though. It is far more than an opinion when looking at both genders and how they interact with their community, and I have empirically proved this to be the case through the incarceration rate, rate of suicide, and ability to empathize. Now for rebuttals, -Incarceration Rates- Con states that he has refuted the 92% male to 8% female statistic by trying to demonstrate there is a bias in judging in criminal cases. He attempts to show this similarity by pointing to blacks and how they 19% more likely to be convicted. The problem with this idea is that Con assumes blacks are inherently just as guilty has whites. This is not true. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, blacks make up 43% of homicides in America, despite only making up 13.2% of the entire population [1] [2]. Approximately 80% of these are black on black homicides. So in this aspect whites possess better personhoods. Con reinforces my arguments by stating that males are 165% more likely to be convicted. This is further evidence of the inherent differences between male and female personhoods. Females don"t just arbitrarily get treated as better people; they are better people, that"s why conviction rates are low. Con needs to justify why males make up 92% of the prison population, while still maintaining that men possess better or equal personhoods in comparison to females. Something I am very skeptical that can be done. -Empathy- Con claims it is not my objective to show females possess more empathy. This is untrue. In fact, that"s exactly what my objective is. I have very well demonstrated through my arguments and resources that men indeed either possess less empathy, or are more apathetic. By Cons own admission he states " males may not put this trait into use as much". Contrary to what con says, this serves as a detriment to anybody"s personhood. I think con is forgetting that empathy stems out much further than just inter-familial relationships. This entire planet would be much better off if we could learn to even empathize with strangers instead of just family or close friends. I don"t disagree with con when he says " males' nature does not require empathy as much as females". It is very obvious that they not only have less empathy, but also utilize it less due to their inherent nature of being more aggressive and physically fit. Once again, I am not arguing that males do not possess empathy. I am arguing that females are more empathetic. Me and Con both agree that empathy is the "key to peace", and since females are more empathetic, it becomes very clear that a theoretical world of only females would more peaceful. -Dishonesty- Con claims that males hiding their feelings keeps worry and other pains away, and since males hide their emotions more, it makes them better people. This seems rather illogical though. It may temporarily prevent these pains, but it does not remedy them, at best hiding emotions is a band aid. I would like to ask con; why is it people commit suicide? I would find it highly unlikely it"s due to people talking about their problems and trying to understand one another. No. It is caused from depression and apathy just as my sources in R2 claim. Both of which come from people not caring enough about each other to talk things out. I would like a source from Con explaining how men hiding their feels help a relationship. -Suicide- Con rejects my theory that females are better able to cope with reality/depression despite males having nearly 4 times more suicides. His only rebuttal to this is that it"s either , 1. The females fault (non-unique argument), or 2. A gene called "SKA 2" influenced stress levels and caused males to commit suicide. His excuse is that the suicide rates may differ between genders because of this gene. If he is correct, this proves my case all the more likely that females are indeed better people, because they inherently possess a lower possibility of committing suicide. This makes gender a huge factor when considering suicide. He speculates that the relationships are healthier when males don"t follow through and only hide their emotions, but this is an unsupported claim. The very fact that men DO follow through more often strengthens my point. Taking reality prima facie, when it comes to people hiding their emotions we rarely find our self"s in a better relationship with them. Con needs to offer sources next round to back this "hiding emotions is good" claim. Conclusion: Con has not provided sufficient rebuttals to refute my sources. It stands to reason that females are indeed more empathetic, leading to more honest and healthier relationships. I reflect the reality of this by showing that females only make up 8% of the prison population and suicide rates are 4 times lower than males. Con also completely drops my R2 argument about aggression and how it is no longer needed, this was a very strong point since males are much more aggressive. For these reasons, I believe females are indeed "better people". I would once again like to ask the reader to question themselves and ask; If the world was made up of only one of these genders, which gender would result in a more peaceful community? I also would like to thank Con for participating in our debate. I have no doubt we have both invoked deep thoughts within one another on the natures of both genders personhoods. [1] http://www.fbi.gov... [2] http://www.cdc.gov...