Education is a human right.

It seems my opponent has misinterpreted what my observation in Round 1 does. Although I was admittedly not clear in the first round and tried to make it clearer in Round 2, I will attempt to clear this up. The observation states that the debate needs to take place in the context of the U. S. Thus, with that observation, the resolution becomes "Education is a human right in the United States of America". Notice how it does NOT become "Education in the United States of America is a human right". Now, of course, I need to provide reasons why my interpretation is the correct one rather than my opponent's interpretation. These are: 1. Writer's intent- The writer's intent must be taken into highest account when considering which interpretation is correct. As I am the writer, I an the only one that knows my intent. As my intent for it to be interpreted as is the same interpretation I am supporting, my interpretation must be correct. 2. Reasonability- As was just stated, I am the writer of the aforementioned observation. Thus, a question must be ask: "Would I give myself an huge, unfair, and unneeded restriction in this debate, especially considering that there is a cash reward for the winner of the tournament that this debate is part of? " As the answer is a resounding no, my opponent's interpretation must be incorrect. You see, the interpretation that my opponent advocates is the correct one gives me severe disadvantages including having to make the U. S. education system a human right and advocating that it is a right of humans outside of U. S. to get education there. Since, common sense dictates that I would not give myself these and other disadvantages in this debate, common sense must dictate that my opponent's interpretation is not the correct one. Since I have established that the resolution when combined with the resolution, one can easily see the flawed nature of my opponent's second round argument. If you notice, his whole argumentation is based on the resolution being "Education in the United States of America is a human right". However, as I have proven that that interpretation is wrong, everything based on it is inherently flawed and should be ignored. As I stated in Round 2, education does not equal education system. According to the resolution and the definition of education I only need to prove that "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 is a human right within the United States. " Thus, the organized system that the United States uses to achieve education is not relevant. My opponent attempts to defend that the U. S. education system is relevant by defining education as "a system where teachers through their own free will educate students. " However, for his definition to hold up in this debate, there must be a reason for his definition to supersede mine. My opponent provides no reason for his to supersede mine nor does he provide an acceptable source for it, while mine is backed up by dictionary. com. Hence, my definition must stand. Despite what my opponent states in Round 2, he in fact has conceded the debate. He said "While I agree that acquiring knowledge through ones own means is a right because it is an expression of free will". Here, in black and white, he is stating that the "acquiring general knowledge…etc. etc. " portion of education is a human right. As this portion by itself is education (which I showed last round), he has conceded that education is a human right. Thus, it must be observed that I have already won the debate. Although I will continue to defend against my opponent's attacks, it must be seen that the only logical vote is for Pro. The rest of my opponent's argument is based off of an interpretation and a definition both of which I have already proven should not be accepted in this debate. Thus, it must be ignored. Oh, and here is my source for my definition of give which I failed to provide last round: . http://dictionary.reference.com...