BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Left 4 Dead 2 is an accurate depiction on how the average person would act in a zombie apocalypse

Thank you for accepting. First I want to say Left 4 Dead 2 is one of my favorite games, so I am in no way looking to bash it, however, I find it unlikely for four people who decide to stick together would act the way they do. For starters, I believe at least one of them wouldn't be so brave. I think there would be one person who expresses fear, and it is obvious for them to over come it. I do know it is possible that 4 brave people can happen to be left behind, but I find all that bravery to be unlikely. Another thing I find unlikely is that all of them would agree on almost every little thing. They act like everything someone mentions is a great idea. Again, it is likely that a group of brave, smart people who think alike to be left behind, but it seems unlikely.
High School Students Ought Not Be Required to Take Exit Exams

Regrettably, my opponent completely misunderstands my entire argument. I'll address his last speech claim by claim. "in the test room you are rushed and forced to look through your brain" First, this is something you have to do in life. Second, tests are SUPPOSED to make you look through your brain. Third, the Neg is upholding free-response SEEs here. "this is completely contridicting himself" I was saying that Fred Myers may have lucked out. Without an SEE they can only guess as to what your academic qualifications are. "The framers[sic] intent here is not to change the test but to remove it" This is a huge drop by Pro. He completely glides by my example of a good exam, instead dropping red herrings and building straw men. He says nothing against the kind of exams that we ought to have, only the current ones. "THE ABILITY TO FILL IN A BUBBLE IS NOT SHOWING ANY ADVANCED QUALITIES" First, it shows the ability to discern the right answer. Second, a free response, critical thinking test shows the ability to think independently, synthesize an answer, and connect high-level topics. "1)Our sociaty[sic] will be a stronger smarter and more wealthy" Actually, it won't. Remember my Winston Group card? It clearly showed that the problem with our society today is a lack of ability that can be solved with exit exams. We are currently not 'smart' enough, but the accountability provided by SEEs can get us there. "2) Our econemy[sic] will rise" As shown by the Winston Group card, our economy won't rise unless we strengthen the educational system. "3) [American dream]" First, this is a new point. Second, a major part of the American dream is a good education, which we achieve on the Neg. This round comes down to the fact that Pro dropped the Winston Group card, and has dropped the Irish tests. The impacts he tries to link to are actually ones that occur on the Neg, and thus I urge you to negate this resolution. Thank you =).
High School Students Ought Not Be Required to Take Exit Exams

Again my Opponent doesnt understand what i am saying First i will refute his then strenghthen the points i have made as we are moving into the rebuttle we may not bring up new topics. What i stated is that in the test room you are rushed and forced to look through your brain with nothing but a number two pencil a question and four bubbles this may sound easy but doing it is a different matter. The fact that i do three hours of homework a day and have a 3.8 do not prove that the test is a good thing and that it weeds out the people unable to judge quickly. Then he states that besides the fact that i did bad on the test that fred meyers made the smart choice in hiring me this is completely contridicting himself. What i am saying is this test is pointless and you can not judge a person based on this complete waste of time this is why my employer didint look at it. The fact that football showed teamwork was more important to them! The framers intent here is not to change the test but to remove it so what if irelands system is doing better. These tests have been around for a long time and still there is no real improvement its just a waste of goverment time and money. The tests my opponent showed has hand writen questions more government time and money! THE ABILITY TO FILL IN A BUBBLE IS NOT SHOWING ANY ADVANCED QUALITIES SUCH AS LEADERSHIP OR TEAMWORK!! THERE FOR EMPLOYERS DONT LOOK AT IT!! Last i would like to finish with restating my points that 1)Our sociaty will be a stronger smarter and more wealthy 2) Our econemy will rise do to increases in technology and sales overseas 3) Our american dream that so many immagrated to america for will be saved and people who migrate here from all corners of the world weither poor or rich, religously prossicuted or faced with starvation will be able to have the same rights as every other american this includes schooling. For these reasons and becuse my opponets case is Weak and Flawed Vote Affermation of this resolution!
High School Students Ought Not Be Required to Take Exit Exams

A) Economy Pro only makes a weak analytic claim to go against my evidence. The fact is that students can just coast through high school without having to actually learn anything. He then completely strawmans my argument. You can extend through the Hart card because he really doesn't attack the actual card. This is going to become crucial later on. B) Moral (again, no offense) Pro again proves my point. Despite the fact that he apparently did 3 hours of homework a day and had a 3.8 he failed what I assume to be a minimum competency SEE. This points out the glaring problem in the U.S. education system. If Pro could not perform in 'short' periods of time (often ~30 mins) then he is definitely going to have problems performing under pressure in the job market. C) Accountability While I agree the conditions that Pro's SEE were administered under were atrocious, I'm not in support of that specific system. Instead, we should model our SEEs after nations with successful education systems. Ireland is a stunning example of a strong education system backed up by free response, critical thinking tests: English: http://www.examinations.ie... http://www.examinations.ie... Math: http://www.examinations.ie... http://www.examinations.ie... As for Pro's employment at Fred Myers, this again illustrates the problems we have today. While Fred Myers may have picked a strong employee with Pro, they are essentially playing Russian roulette - they have no truly objective way of hiring people. Thus an all-purpose store is forced to turn to such irrelevant details as sports involvement. If we implement a strong SEE then both colleges and employers would know that graduates absolutely have the skills they need. I'll turn it to Pro for his last speech.
High School Students Ought Not Be Required to Take Exit Exams

Now first i would like to refute what my opponent has stated and then move on to explaining what i meant. Now first he stated that the work force is bad for those who cant learn English it is not like these people that don't speak english are cattle they are intelligent human beings not incompetent work force. Second my opponent stated that my 3.8 just showed that i am incompetent as well due to lack of work load i have to do about 3 hours of homework a day and the reason why i failed the exam is because i was rushed they give short periods of time I could not preform under these short periods of time. Last my opponent stated that exit exams only account for what the student learned. How can you judge what someone has learned over four years of school based on how well i do when crammed with 1000 kids in a gym and told to fill in bubbles. This is not a test of my skill this is an efficient way to pressure kids. My opponent also stated that the SEEs ensure that we have an able workforce. This is none the less a misguided and pointless statement these SEEs are used so colleges can root out who they what they want. I work at a Fred Meyers and i know they didn't look at my exit exams they looked at my GPA and my speech and debate and football background If you want to say that this test is important for the workforce then why did my employer find my football background more important?!?! Obviously my opponent is not aware of any of the hidden issues in our contemporary society such as the fact that the work force is incompetent for a reason not because they cant speak English but because they lack the motivation to work. To sum my opponent is obviously has not refuted any of my points i would like to point out to him that it would be abuse to bring them up in his next post. Because my opponent has not refuted my points and i have refuted his i move for a strong vote in the affirmation of this resolution.
High School Students Ought Not Be Required to Take Exit Exams

This is going to be a brief 2,000 character debate, and I shall have to forego pleasantries. I'll fit right in with my opponent's framework A) Economy There is a huge problem with the economy right now, as the Winston Educational Group writes "[A] new base of skills are required for the workforce. In the last 10 years over 3 million manufacturing jobs were lost while 15 million service sector jobs were created. These new jobs required basic math and English levels that were found to be lacking in many American high school graduates." The fact is that the current system cannot satisfy the economy and this has led to a lot of grief for the U.S. When we just rubber-stamp people through we only end up with an incompetent workforce. B) Moral (no offense intended) The fact that my Pro has a 3.8 but still cannot pass an exit exam actually shows us the problems that we're facing. His 3.8 should imply an inherent academic ability, but in reality, they are a result of the phenomenon known as grade inflation. Right now, GPAs are being artificially increased by teachers who pass students far too easily and students who take light courseloads. C) Accountability Exit exams include the accountability that we need to solve today's problems. It is only when we introduce SEEs and ensure that students have the necessary abilities to survive in the market that we can ensure our social and economic survival. The U.S. cannot remain a major world power unless we properly educate and empower our workforce. By holding those back who should not yet graduate, SEEs ensure that we have an able workforce.
High School Students Ought Not Be Required to Take Exit Exams

Second i would like to restate the resolution that High School Students Ought Not Be Required to Take Exit Exams Which i would define as High School Students Ought not (ought not meaning that they should not have to)Be Required(be required meaning be forced to) Take Exit Exams( As in The tests you must take to graduate) There are three main topics i would like to discuss during this debate First Being the social standpoint, Second being the economical standpoint, And third being the moral standpoint. My first topic is the social standpoint is followed by two sub-points the first being that with more people graduating from high school sooner we will have a stronger community. My second sub-point is that with more people going on to higher education we can finally be back on top of the world power. Second is my economical stand point once more people go to college the whole thing kind of snowballs because with more people i college and more education there will be more technology being discovered and mass produced which will raise the amount of money in the United States. Second is that with more people going to higher education they will be able to cope with the rise in technology and with technology on an exponential rise this is essential. My third standpoint is the moral standard of these tests My first sub point in this standard is that i personally have troubled times taking tests and i have failed them several times even though i have a 3.8. My second Sub-point is that people who come from different countries and lack the ability to speak the English language will inevitably fail
Obama deserves re-election

Where to begin, where to begin. First, I would like to point out that BarackObama. com is probably not a legitimate source. While it may contain statistics of things he may or may not have done, it will most likely all be biased toward giving Obama a positive lighting. I could go onto any Republican's page and pull up how they view Obama's achievements, but that would be biased as well. My opponent has used a made up stat. .. .I don't even know what to say to this. I did post my link to the site where I got the numbers from, right? It clearly wasn't made up. The experts are saying Obama will win re-electionAbsolutely no relevance to the topic at hand. It doesn't matter wheth er or not he is going to win. We are debating whether or not he SHOULD win. Those two topics are two entirely seperate topics. The current rates 8.3%Oh my bad. Off by .2 percent. .. Regardless, that's still an increase in the unemployment rate. To this, you pretty much concede. Bummer. My opponent clearly is using false data'Course I am. (sarcasm)he has no sourcesI did post my link, right? So I do have sources. I am clearly just destroyed his "data".1. Nice grammar kid.2. No, you didn't. You adressed, barely, only two things. I brought up. You still didn't mention the Unemployed Americans statistic, which is up 1.1 million since Obama's inauguration, the increase in gas prices, up 83%, the federal debt, up 43%, the debt per person, up nearly 14,000$, the misery index, up 53%, the price of college tuition, up 23%, the cost of worker's health insurance, up 23%, the number of food stamp recipients, up 45%, the number of Americans in poverty, up 6.4 million, the value of homes, down 13%, and the US Global competitiveness, down 4 places. I say my data still stands over yours. who would do such a better jobNot topical. The debate is should Obama be re-elected, not who would do a better job than Obama. So this debate breaks down in a few ways:1: The only statistics my opponent is pulling up to defend his position is either a) non-topical (such as people saying he will be elected) or b) biased and un-trustworthy (such as barackobama. com). I've supplied independent statistics that are relevant to the debate that clearly point out exactly why Obama should not be elected.2. I've refuted all of my opponents claims, whereas my opponent has failed to refute the vast majority of my claims. Unemployed Americans, gas prices, federal debt, debt per person, misery index, price of college tuition, cost of health insurance, food stamp recipients, Americans in Poverty, value of homes, global competiveness, all of these things went unrefuted. The only two things he DID try to refute, the unemployment rate and the approval rate of Obama, were both done so insufficiently. All my opponent did was say that I got the unemployment rate wrong by .2 percent, which doesn't change my impact in the slightest, and that I made up the approval rate stat, which I didn't. Everything else was irrelevant and non-topical.
Obama deserves re-election

http://www.barackobama.com... This is an example of the many jobs Obama has created in the auto industry. Just looking at the stats Obama has decreased the republican job killing policies and has put the auto industry back to job creation. I also would like to point out the consecutive amount of jobs over the last 21 months of solid job creation. http://www.barackobama.com... Sources: Bureau of Labor stats Barackobama.com My opponent claims that Obama has been in all negatives for an approval rating since 2009 which is simply not true. My opponent has used a made up stat. I suggest people look at what the true stats are. 49% of Americans as of today approve of Obama. Other reports say over 50% approve of Obama. http://www.realclearpolitics.com... http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com... http://www.wmur.com... The experts are saying Obama will win re-election. http://news.yahoo.com... http://www.realclearpolitics.com... The latest data also shows the economy is improving. My opponent's "accurate data" shows the unemployment rate to be at 8.5% which isn't true. The current rates 8.3% http://www.google.com... My opponent clearly is using false data; he has no sources while I have clearly argued using the latest statistics and I put in six links and government data to show what the latest data and polls are REALLY saying. I am clearly just destroyed his "data". My question to my opponent is who would do such a better job than Obama? Ron Paul, Romney?
Obama deserves re-election

My case stands on the belief that because Obama has screwed up so many things, anyone ought to be elected over him. My stance will be based off of two contentions. First, showing Obama's actual track record of achievements as compared to how things were before he was inaugerated. Second, showing on the ideals of democracy, where the people have a choice in who to elect, that Obama shouldn't be elected.My first contention is that Obama's record in achievements sucks so badly that he's done far more harm than good. Why is this good? The picture below will summarize my entire argument for this contention. Need I say more? Under Obama's reign of horror, the only things that have dropped were home values and our global competitiveness. Everything else, like Americans in poverty, our national debt, gas prices, unemployment rate, etc. have all gone up. Is that someone we want to be running our country for another four years.My second contention: America generally disproves of Obama. In the ideal democracy, the people would elect who they want to govern them. So, in theory, whoever the American public didn't want to elect shouldn't be elected. So with this in mind, I'd like you to look at the current report for February 18th, which shows the Presidential Approval Index for President Obama is currently at -12.[1] Yesterday, February 17th, it was -14. The day before was -12. The last time the President had an approval rating that was a positive number? June 29th, 2009. Almost four years ago. So the only time we approved of Obama was at the very beginning of his presidency. Ever since, he only screwed things up. For these reasons, I urge a con vote. Resources:[1] http://www.rasmussenreports.com...;
Obama deserves re-election

I say Obama deserves re-election. Obama inherited a debt that was over 7 trillion dollars, 2 wars and the country needed serious change. Obama saved the auto industry, saved the USA from a 2nd depression, created 3.6 million new jobs in 11 months of solid job creation during a recession, he ended the Iraq war and made sure all troops were home, he is ending the Afghanistan war by making sure troops finish combat operations and make a safe transition, Obama has taken out more top terrorist leaders than Bush did in 8 years, Obama killed Bin Laden in his 3rd year in office while Bush tried hard for 8 years, Obama also has improved relations with other countries by using a less aggressive strategy. Obama created 3.7 million jobs in 2010 with his stimulus plan and foreclosure's dropped by 2%.
An individual chooses to be homosexual

Firstly, let me state that I am not against homosexual people. I welcome them; I am tolerant of differences. Secondly, I have befriended those who I have met, and I have treated them as humans should be treated, after all, one sexual orientation doesn't make him/her less of a human. Lastly, I am about equality, hence, I support the recent Supreme Court decision on gay marriage, because I believe in the fair treatment of all. Less hate, more love, that's what we need in this problematic and changing world. In spite of those, the elephant in the room is that an individual chooses to be homosexual. In taking up this debate, my opponent will argue that an individual doesn't chooses to be homosexual, while I on the other hand, will seek to argue that an individual chooses to be homosexual. Definition: Individual: a single person or thingChooses: pick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives. Homosexual: sexually attracted to people of one's own sex.
Since lust is a sin God cannot be both Omniscient and Omnibenevolent

God understands the consequences of sin and experiences temptation through Jesus Christ, but as i said earlier, he is not under the nature of Adam. The fact that he understands the consequences of sin shows that he is omniscient. He gave the Law and is a perfect being, therefore cannot violate his own character. Experiencing the feelings of lust does not equal experiencing the sins of lust, there is a difference. "If God has experienced lust than with the statement from the passage above, he cannot be 100% omnibenevolent. By the terms own definition, it would not be possible to be even 99.99% omnibenevolent. " God never committed the sin of lust, therefore your argument doesn't apply. "Claiming that God is able to sin and get away with it since he made the rule would be the equivalence of a police officer breaking the law then saying it is acceptable simply because he is in a high position of power." God never sinned, he followed his own Law. You can search through the entire Bible and you won't find a single instance in which God broke his own commandments.
Since lust is a sin God cannot be both Omniscient and Omnibenevolent

"God feels all human experiences through the person-hood and humanity of Jesus Christ.""God is sinless and cannot be tempted"all-"used to refer to the whole quantity or extent of a particular group or thing."These two statements contradict each other. If God feels all human experiences, regardless if those experiences are felt through Jesus Christ or not, he cannot be sinless and able to resist temptation due to the fact that both of those are a part of human nature. However, if God is sinless and able to resist temptation he would not be able to feel all human experiences since part of the experience of being a human is giving into temptation and committing sin."God incarnated himself in the body of a man (Jesus), so he could face temptations, but never sin because he was not under the nature of Adam, but under perfection, so yes, he did experience the feelings of lust."My opponent has now admitted that God has, in fact, experienced the feelings of lust at one point or another. [Mathew 5:28]"But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart."If God has experienced lust than with the statement from the passage above, he cannot be 100% omnibenevolent. By the terms own definition, it would not be possible to be even 99.99% omnibenevolent. Picture a large bucket of 10000 marbles. If you lost even one of those marbles the term 'all' technically would not be applicable.God is simply 'benevolent'. Claiming that God is able to sin and get away with it since he made the rule would be the equivalence of a police officer breaking the law then saying it is acceptable simply because he is in a high position of power.Claiming that God operates outside of logic is simply not acceptable either due to the fact the bible says nothing of this. There is no other source available to back up that claim.Please make your votes based on the arguments given rather than your own personal feelings and opinions.
Since lust is a sin God cannot be both Omniscient and Omnibenevolent

Hebrews 4:15 "This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin." 1. Humans are tempted and sin due to the nature of Adam 2. God is sinless and cannot be tempted God incarnated himself in the body of a man (Jesus), so he could face temptations, but never sin because he was not under the nature of Adam, but under perfection, so yes, he did experience the feelings of lust. God feels all human experiences through the person-hood and humanity of Jesus Christ.