BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
U2 is superior to every other band in the world.

. http://www.youtube.com...http://www.youtube.com...http://www.youtube.com...This should be easy, and a nice debate to get me back in the swing of things! There are many bands that are better than U2 but I choose to represent the one the only Pink Floyd. 1. Roger Waters the lead Lyricist of Pink Floyd is a superior composter than anyone of U2. This is not just my mere opinion, Pink Floyds the Dark Side of The Moon is known for its amazing music and mind altering sounds, and on top of that it’s the fourth bestselling album of all time. Pink Floyd also had The Wall another masterpiece written by Waters, it is the eleventh bestselling album of all time. 2. Pink Floyd surpasses U2 at stage performances watch Waters and Gilmour perform it live, and tell me that U2 walking around the stage is better than that. 3. (Kind of mirroring my opponent here) The Dark side of the Moon This is largely regarded as one of the most renowned and remembered rock albums of all time. TDSOTM sold 45 million copies worldwide, while the Joshua tree sold a mere 25 million. “So, in conclusion, I have solidly and conclusively laid out the awesomeness of the biggest and best band in the world. ” What are you talking about? All you did was make assumption, and announce your only personal opinion. There is no evidence here, no solid facts, and your live concert video was a total snooze. U2 can’t even compete with Pink Floyd, whose song writing and musical ability is world renown, U2 just can’t compete. “Not to mention their just plain beautiful lyrics. ” Opinion, and besides can any U2 song match Time, Money, Brick in the Wall part 2 in creativity I think not, U2 did not manage to do any of the innovative thing Pink Floyd did and as a result, there music did not captivate and audience like Pink Floyd could. “U2 has the ability to take any stadium or arena and make it instantly explode with awesomeness. ” Instantly explode, I think not, as you will observe. “And my final point is this: The Joshua Tree. That's it. ” Well I’ll see how this play out. :P “The Joshua Tree, U2's fifth studio album, released in 1987, is the most beautiful 50 minutes of eargasm you will ever hear in your life. ” Opinion, no evidence to support such a claim. So in conclusion I have not only given my points and backed them up, but also have refuted my opponents’ already weak and unfounded ones.
Rap/Poetry Battle

yo logic is giving us an explanatory statement funny how he can't even give one to a real estate agent this is a rap battle, not a show and tell best man up before yougo in a Cell because people like you wil get raped I will serve you like a piece of pound cake you fruity on the inside, this priest is a pedofile no wonder he made a parody Straight off the x-files giving us a lecture about what's politically incorrect? I got you straight by the balls son, This is the Internet disguise a cheap imitation claiming to be a thug he never made a million is life, never made a jug he never got richor caught a single charge that's why he never face the boss and call him sarge boy, don't be tu pac n claim thug life cuz for you too, hip-hop never make the perfect wife I just disrespected you, make some time show us that you can rhyme with a short time funny how you associated crime with skin color don't matter, it's about who you keep akin Rob some real money before you brag bout sin don't take this personal just come at me with better arsenal
Rap/Poetry Battle

Hmm...it appears that during his turn, my opponent: A. Accused me of plagiarism, which is a rather serious accusation. If so, then I ask him to prove this allegation. Google the lyrics to"Pants" and see if the boot fits. B. Claimed that my work of art (regardless of how bad it was) was little more than a rant. If so, then I ask him to elaborate how it was a rant. I intended for it to be humorous. If my opponent sees it as racist then perhaps he does not appreciate politically incorrect humor. That having been said, I will compose my second rap song for this debate. "Life in Da Big Apple" By Anthony Rodriguez I'm a human nocturnal, I'm an unliteral night owl Ima sleepa in da day and I rest inda city's bowels But at night da bear awakens and everything's mine for da taking Cause when yo black and da' night is too you've got somethin' hip in da making Cause yo see My skin's da perfect camouflage in da darkness of da night Yeah da people are my subjects as long as I stay out of da light I wander 'round da city and dey don't know cause it's too hard To notice in da dark dat dere's a black man in deir car Yeah I can snatch their purses, I can steal from their grocery bags And dey don't know I'm dere cause I'm invisible and yes I means to brags But it ain't like Is gots a choice cause somebody they stoles my clothes But I like it dis way, cause my power it only grows Cause yo see My skin's da perfect camouflage in da darkness of da night Yeah da people are my subjects as long as I stay out of da light I wander 'round da city and dey don't know cause it's too hard To notice in da dark dat dere's a black man in deir car I'm da city legend, I've stolen from a hundred wimps Da police dey's don't knows where to looks cause nobody's ever ever caught a glimpse Yeah I've stolen money, Coca-Cola too And if ya go to New York den who knows I just might steal from you But I must admit dat da thug life ain't brought me joy dat comes through famly an' friends I ain't got nobody to care if I meet an extremely painful end It's a lonely life, it's a costly life, my soul is wracked with guilt and shame And in da end I ain't got nobody except for myself to blame Cause yo see My skin's da perfect camouflage in da darkness of da night Yeah da people are my subjects as long as I stay out of da light I wander 'round da city and dey don't know cause it's too hard To notice in da dark dat dere's a black man in deir car I wander...I wander...I wander...
Rap/Poetry Battle

Tsk tsk In the morning, it's too early to find an opponent all worthy, but i find the reaper all pervy Cuz within this rap that you call poetry, i picture you a dyin birdie with a vision all blurry with it's composition of the earthly beggin for mercy from someone with lil mercy It's a shame, looks like you copied n pasted this from anotha source Like a mother deliverin,pushin' n pushin on a cushion, you make it all forced I'm so sorry Lunatic, i tried to have sympathy, tried to put myself in your shoes In the end of the day, i wear Jordans, you wear a pair faker than blues clues Did everyone notice how he said that white girl? How about asians, blacks, indians, spanish, those who let love unfurl? You is a cheap imitation talkin bout you mustered your cool You fool! You forgot to use your new iphone tool! Cuz with a guy like you, hip hop ain't neva noticed It's all about rap, stop with this hocus pocus So focus, watch n' learn as you feel the burn My stripes i earn, so you get ate when it's my turn Readin' these lyrics makes my stomach churn couldn't tell if this was a rant or a battle Your heart rattle like scared cattle Oh and btw, this is all freestyled, didn't take me months I've been rappin' longer than you have weavin' 1 dunce
Rap/Poetry Battle

"Pants" By Anthony Rodriguez About a year ago during summer's height Me and my friends we was actin' white Standing at da street corner walking stiff; But den around da corner came dat girl named Tiff I didn't know da hot girl's nam-O at da time But I could see she was a white girl and very fine So I leggo of my pants and I mustered all my cool And I walked up to da white girl unaware I was a fool I sayin' Hey dere you's a white girl Here there you's a fine girl Hey ya wanna see my hip hop? When da beats dey gets groovin' I ain't neva gonna stop Hip hop, drip drop Yeah my pants dey's dripping down to da ground Hip hop, drip drop But l don'ts know cause I'm provin' I can get down; Well my swag was at its pinnacle I could see Tiff was impressed My legs was doin' magic and I thought I was da' best But in a moment of epiphany da Lord cleansed me of my pride When Tiff saw my underwear I knew she'd neva be my bride My Little Pony ain't good underwear when you's a 16 year old dude I should've worn a belt but it would've gone against my 'tude My friends dey's laughing at me and at dat moment I wished dat I would melt But whats dey was fergettin' on dat hot day in July was dat dey also don't wear no belts It's turnin' out we all was wearing Pony underpants And Tiff exploded into fits of laughta and we was doin' angry rants But today it's all fine and nobody's used deir nine and me and Tiff's we's an item in dat bag And I's liken good fried chicken I could eat it 'till I sicken and my pants'll neva again sag
Rap/Poetry Battle

jibber jabber, imma hit herwith the patter turn your mama into dark matter bust your head come make it splatter, death couldn't get any fatter because dead bodies are moving into hell from left to right you just another one, couldn't escape even if you were in a gathering of the night my rhymes might be long, too long for you to read your raps are too short, a buildup is what they need you call this poetry?I call this trash $$ here go buy yourself some new cash you're going to need real money to flash cuz as of now, you're just a poor kid with rash your momcouldn't afford child support now you're emotionally unstable, you fall short going home sport, because the ball is on my court you brought protection pfft I don't even need to build a fort this ain't no challenge or battle, this is manslaughter only weaklings brag about their rap skills and daughters if I gave you a dictionary, you wouldn't be able to find a verse because you're mind is so dispersed, taken its toll for the worse if anyone is under a generational curse free, you would be the first to spread a breed of noobsthat would make ignorance burst
Rap/Poetry Battle

Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bubblegum Rappa An Afternoon Nappa He takes a Crappa A Microphone Grabba So to every clappa For yo heart's kidnappa 'Nuff jibbajabba Introducing...LOGICAL LUNATIC! (Disclaimer: there is no relation between LogicalLunatic and the former user "RationalMadman", despite the alleged similarities of the two names) I create this debate in the hopes of finding a worthy challenger who dares take me and my rap abilities on in a battle of verse and wits! First Round is for acceptance. Despite the fact that this is a rap battle, please try to not use too much profanity. Thank you.
Rap/Poetry Battle

this guy claims this is a battle but he surrendered because he knew that I would have his pride dismembered make this the worst day of his life that he ever remembered How ironic, 1st round, he talks of strength, now he admit weakness show some meekness, this is rap, not poetry Freestyle before you approach me wow, this man just ruin his own reputation think twice before you turn the radio station he's going all sensitive now just like his mouse I don't blame him because he's trying to pay for his house he tries to attack protestant Christianity, but its all vanity when it comes to faith, this man is losing his sanity
Rap/Poetry Battle

"Me" By Anthony Rodriguez Yo my name's Anthony Rodriguez and I'm forty years old I'm a Catholic Pedophile Priest and about this I am quite bold I memorized the whole Bible from Genodus to Judelation And I hail from the state of Rhode Island to share the truth to our nation After Harvard for a Cathedral I did search I found Church of the Holy Communion Sacrament Rosaries Ave Maria Gargoyles Blessed Holy Sacred Excessively Awsum Virgin Church I told them I'm a Catholic pedophile and they hired me At least I wasn't a Protestant pedophile 'cause they are dirty And they told me that all the male priests were pedophiles too And I knew that I had found a place where to myself I could be true And now I'm spend my free time watching footage from the cameras of security Those young children in the showers let me tell you one thing bro each one is a hottie But we gotta watch out for those evil nuns because they don't approve Sometimes they ruin all our fun and I just want to move Yeah it's the life for the Pedophile in a Catholic Church but the Boy Scouts they're okay too Cause I was one a scoutmaster and one time in a tent Those scouting boys they just gave me the hint Yeah in today's Murica it ain't easy being me I love those kids and stay outta my bedroom and Conservatives should stay in the dark without 'lectricity I thought we were in an age of tolerance but those people with their Bible values tell me it ain't natural But the gays they got their way yeah the gays they get to play so telling me it's immoral is irrational
Smash Bros New characters

It's that time again. We each pick 1 character to suggest in a new Smash Bros game. We must come up with at least 4 special attacks (Up B, Down B, Neutral B, Side B), plus a Final Smash (a super powerful attack that you get after destroying a Smash Ball). You may come up with an entire move set if you wish, but the minumum is the 4 special moves and Final Smash. There are no limits to your character, but please keep your posts PG; child appropriate. In case you aren't caught up with this fighting game series, you basically use attacks to beat up the opponent and rack up damage until you can launch them offscreen. There are two buttons for attacking, A for regular attacks, and B for special attacks. There's a grab button, and after grabbing, you can pummel the enemy, then throw in one of 4 directions. If you need to know more about the series, watch a video. My character this time is the Inklings from Splatoon, a popular game made by Nintendo.
0.99 Repeating does Not equal 1.00

Only rules are keeping it on topic and proving to the voters that .9 repeating does or does not equal 1. This is a common topic that is brought up all the time, at least in my experience, it is too often left at very beginning stages of argument and accepted as fact. I am here to convince the voters that .99 repeating = .99 repeating, not 1. I will commence opening statements after the challenge is accepted.
legalizing cannabis

A bill to make cannabis a legal drug to regulate its usage and bolster our economy. Cannabis is a drug with many purposes and with this bill we can harness the money made when selling this product. Colorado's successful experiment of legalizing cannabis has been a great for the state's economy. The state reported in 2016 they had made over 60 million dollars just in cannabis tax revenue sales. And an additional 50 million dollars in the sales of the product itself. When adding all that together it comes to an astounding 110 million dollars. That's 110 million dollars they did not have previous to the legalization of marijuana. That's 110 million dollars they can put towards schools infrastructure ext. In Fact a report by mint press news says the school system receives 15 percent of the tax made on the product. in just five months the schools made 13.6 million dollars compared to the 13.3 million made for the whole year last school year. Also since the legalization of marijuana crime has seen a decrease in the state"s capital. A decrease of 9.8 percent has been seen through out the crime system. As you can see colorado has had a rise in state money and a drop in state crimes. Imagine this for the whole united states. If we were to legalize cannabis to all 50 states we can have a new source of income to the federal government. With this new source of income we can help the infrastructure, the debt and more. We can all agree that the federal government can use more money. We can see this with the 19 trillion dollar debt the united states haves. 19 trillion dollars that seems to continue to grow. Cato institute research has shown when legalizing marijuana we can see over 8.7 billion dollars in federal and state tax. That's 8.7 billion dollars that can be used to help the military to help infrastructure and more issues we see in the states. The united states transportation department reports that one in nine bridges in the united states will need over 76 billion dollars in 2020 for repairs alone. In 2016 we only put 11.1 billion dollars of the budget to infrastructure. Also when legalizing cannabis the states will not have to waste money on local governments enforcing laws. A report by the huffington post says that between 2000 and 2010 local governments spend about 211 million dollars on enforcing the regulations. And in spots where drug crime is large they could be spending up to 250 million dollars. By legalizing marijuana we can eliminate that spending and in place one task force throughout the country to enforce the rules. This would save more than 211 million dollars and use it towards the schools. As you can see by making cannabis a legal drug the United States and the people who reside here will be making steps in a good direction. Whether it's schools, infrastructure, military or most important, DEBT we can help each issue even more. by making cannabis legal.
The Electoral College should be banned

It seems that you attacked none of my points. Response 1.Your first point proved that the Electoral College is outdated. "It is important to remember the timeframe that the US was created in, there was not a very high literacy rate, and it would become very easy without a check on majority rule for someone to manipulate the population when entering power" -Negative Response: The U.S. now enjoys a 99% literacy rate. The freedom to be informed is higher than its ever been. With TV coverage, the radio, and the fast growing Internet, many more people know about political topics and presidential developments now than the days of Adams and the Corrupt Bargain ("The term Corrupt Bargain refers to three historic incidents in American history in which political agreement was determined by congressional or presidential actions that many viewed to be corrupt from different standpoints"). Using a system simply because it is traditional is utterly undemocratic and frankly lazy of our society. Response 2. Your second point was addressed in my Harm #3 Local issues are not focused on by candidates. My evidence states that roughly 80% of the American population are ignored by the respective candidates. Either way, your second point does not seem to have a clear direction to it, as I had a hard time understanding what you were exactly asserting. Response 3. You have no evidence, and the "voter fraud" that you accuse my plan will be accompanied with has already happened four times in American history You state that my plan will cost the economy $50 million. Nowhere in your argument did you explain where you got that number. You also brought up that voter fraud would lead to societal chaos (riots, mass lawsuits, money lost, etc), despite the fact that the voter fraud you mentioned has happened FOUR times in American history (under the Electoral College), the most recent being the 2000 election. Your argument lacked evidence, proper grammar, and structure. It also lacked direction and length, and was frankly quite brief.
The Electoral College should be banned

I don't understand this format so I will do it my way C1. The electoral college prevents a tyranny of the majority. The interests of states, especially small states, would be lost in a majoritarian national campaign. The electoral college forces candidates to be attentive to state interests. When the founding fathers created the electoral college it was with the many purposes in mind, but the tyranny of the masses is the most appropriate in mind here. It is important to remember the timeframe that the US was created in, there was not a very high literacy rate, and it would become very easy without a check on majority rule for someone to manipulate the population when entering power.C2. Casting votes by state forces candidates to be attentive to local interests, which they would otherwise ignore in a national campaign. The electoral college is helping promote democracy through implementing a mechanism that make candidates pay attention to local issues, and actually do what they are elected to do- serve the interests of their constituents. A presidential candidate is of course going to focus on a more national level interest, but in order to visit and campaign across the country, the candidate must be at least aware of the issues that of particular interest to the local area. C3. Voter fraud If we abolish the Electoral College then there will be riots over who won over voter fraud it will cost the economy about $50 million to investigate,Clean up from riots, Lawsuits, and new ballots for a possible revote.
Schools need music classes or other art classes and they should not be cut.

1. Music stimulates parts of a child's mind that may not be normally be used. There have been many studies throughout the years that have connected the skill of learning an instrument to success in other classes like Language and Math. Cutting these courses can result in less achievement or success in students that don't have access to music education, or musical instruments. Music has structure and rules and so does our language. It could even be stretched to say music is a language. When a child learns how to read music it is like learning a new language and it has been proven in several cases that music can improve the way that students learn. Nursery rhymes, and songs have rhyme, they have patterns and by listening to a song a child might be unconsciously be picking up on these patterns and structures. 2. Without music programs children in districts that are low income may never be introduced to music, or art. If music and art was cut from a school in a very affluent community learning an instrument might still be accessible to those students because their parents could afford private lessons and they could also afford art supplies for their children to use at home, but in poorer communities children want to go to school, they might not experience certain things if they didn't go to school because their guardians might not be able to afford to take them places, or buy them crayons. School and especially these music and art classes are a students escape from academic pressures, from problems they may face at home and they just offer a fun yet educational break for students.
Schools need music classes or other art classes and they should not be cut.

Many music/art programs are getting cut from school's budgets, but these classes are the ones that may be the most important for children. First off music and art classes are classes that children enjoy so if they are taken away from them children don't have much enjoyment in school, they don't get that little break to relax from the academic pressures they are subjected to all day. Children especially in poor, low income communities may not have that many opportunities to have fun or relax, some students have to deal with divorce of parents, living in poor conditions, and having to worry about their home life so school might be their only escape, those music and art classes play a large role in these children's lives because they can relax, imagine, and maybe express themselves through art or be eased by the subjection to music or art. The Arts allow children to imagine, be creative and there have been connections made between high academic standing and students that play an instrument. The Arts allow students to stimulate different parts of the brain and take a break from sitting and working in a classroom all day.