BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Headphones are harmful

Ave! Pro says nothing about what I should do in the first round, so I will post my opening argument.Essence of headphonesThe resolution refers to whether headphone use is inherently bad. It does not ask 'Can headphones be used in a harmful way?'. If we used that standard, then cotton balls could be called harmful because you could shove one hundred of them down your throat and choke to death. The proper way of negating the resolution is to show that there is a safe way to use headphones.Deaths from headphonesPro gives us statistics (without a source, by the way) to show that people die from wearing headphones. The statistic shows no such thing. It shows that certain ways of using headphones can be harmful to the user, like crossing the street while listening to music. It doesn't demonstrate that headphone use inherently leads to death or injury, which is the standard of harm we are using.Headphones can be safely used as long as the user does not wear them in unsafe situations. In fact, headphone makers have recommended this for a very long time now. Consider the disclaimer that TUNES Headphones gives on their website:'Do not use headphones when it's unsafe to do so - while operating a vehicle, crossing streets, or during any activity or in an environment where your full attention to your surroundings is required.It's dangerous to drive while wearing headphones, and in many places, illegal because it decreases your chances of hearing life-saving sounds outside of your vehicle, such as another car's horn and emergency vehicle sirens.Please avoid wearing your headphones while driving. Use one of Monster's FM transmitters to listen to your mobile media devices instead.' [1]The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) mirrors this advice on their website as well:'Use caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations.Do not use headphones while operating a motorized vehicle; the use of headphones may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas.'' [2]There is a safe way to operate headphones, so there is nothing inherently harmful about headphones.Deaths from headphones v.s. no deaths from headphonesThere are tens of millions of people who use headphones in the United States alone. Yet, Pro can only argue that there are one hundred and sixteen deaths (allegedly) linked to headphones. This means that the deaths from headphones make up a ridiculously Headphones and HearingThere is also a way to operate headphones without the risk of hearing loss. The CEA and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association have produced an entire brochure how to listen to headphones safely. Again, there is nothing inherently harmful about headphones. [3]ConclusionThere is nothing harmful about headphones. There is only harm in misusing them, which can be said about virtually any produt.References[1] http://tunesheadphones.com...[2] http://www.ce.org...[3] http://www.asha.org...Vale!
Headphones are harmful

Headphones are harmful. There are several reasons to consider that headphones " A. Headphones is deadly B. It is lead to deafness c. Disturb our thoughts According to the article "Wearing headphones is deadly" researches showed that between 2004 and 2011 registered 116 cases of people death by car and bus. a) 68 percent sacrifices contain male who less than 30 age and generally 18 years. b) Other 34 cases of victims were by do not hearing noice of sign which warned.
Uniforms

I have been wearing a uniform for 5 years yes 5 years!!!!!!!! and it has been 24 seven omg that is so long.so hi my name is Ben and I believe schools should not have to have uniforms and it also makes a bigger bill for the poor people.so to all you principals out there just stop right now and make an assembly and say to all the boys and girls I have come to the conclusion that we shall never have to wear a uniform ever again in our life. And did you know that 50 % say that uniforms are good and 50 % so it is even which also means that people want uniforms and don't want uniforms. Did you know that Nineteen percent of public school principals reported requiring uniforms in the 2009-2010 school year, up from 12 percent a decade earlier.
Uniforms

I do believe certain schools do go too far with the uniforms. The schools that I have seen in my area for example, start using uniforms as early as Pre K- 3. That, in my opinion, is an exaggeration. However, at some point in their lives, children need to start using uniforms in order to get accustomed to their adult lives. We can not just say, "Let them worry about that when they are adults", because even as adults some people just can not get used to it. I run into this situation all the time in both of my workplaces. Also, in response to the financial burden that uniforms impose, I would have to disagree with you. Uniforms impose less of a burden than not using one. For example, I work for an employer where my uniform consists of a gray polo style shirt, and black pants. Currently, as far as clothes for work, I have two shirts. and two pants. Now, just imagine using only the same two shirts and two pants for school every day, for months in a non-uniform setting. There would be so much potential for ridicule by the other peers. Especially in their teen years when peer acceptance is so strongly desired. Choices then would be either (A) risk ridicule or (B) buy more clothes than many parents can afford. As far as your statistics go, the numbers you mentioned are only going to get bigger. The declining middle class, and the increased awareness of bullying, and perhaps pseudo- bullying, are going to make uniforms for of a necessity.
Choose Any Topic!

In R1 you will state 4 topics. I will then in R2 choose one topic and begin to argue my case. I must be Pro and you must be Con. Any definitions necessary must be provided by my opponent in R2. RulesNo Kritiks No semantics No trolling No forfeiture Depending on the debate the BOP may vary No new arguments in the final roundIf you break any of the folloing rules you automatically lose. Structure R1: Rules and definitions by me, you will state your 4 topics R2: I will choose a topic, you will define terms that can be debated by meR3: Arguments R4: RebuttalsR5: Counter RebuttalsDefinitionsThese will be provided by my opponent once the
Technology makes man lazier

I will show that technology doesn't make man lazier.Argument i Technology that helps man become productiveWhat about technology that increases productivity. Typically, a disabled person cannot work and is not productive. There is a technology that exists that allows disabled people to walk and be fully functional again(1) This would not make the disabled person lazier, it would make them productive.So, if a disabled person were to walk and complete work and be productive, he is not lazy but instead active.Argument ii Technology that helps man learnThere is technology that helps people in educational facilities. If people became educated, they would be more productive and motivated to do something and thus, they are not lazy. (2Argument iii Laziness does not come from technologyTechnology doesn't make you lazier, you choose to be lazy. Other factors that contribute to laziness include lifestyle, distraction, and procrastination. Lifestyle includes what you eat, not just what you do with time. (3)Sources;(1)http://www.socialworkhelper.com...(2)http://www.nap.edu...(3)http://www.whyamilazy.com...
Sword Art Online was a horrible show

So what in my opinion is wrong with the show? First off, the characters are bland and unappealing. Asuna and Kirito are basically boring Mary Sue's. Their relations, dialogues with their friends and enemies come off as. .. bland and sometimes even awkward. They definitely tried to make Kirito a cool character, somewhat of a MMO gamer badass that is popular around girls. But well, the problem is, as he has no real interesting traits, putting him in cool situations just won't work out. He just comes as overpowered. Asuna is just bland. The side characters are really undeveloped and the way they handled the girl characters, was again, boring. Second, the pacing was absolutely horrible. The action was jumping from place to place like a kangaroo on steroids, and the action got really confusing really fast. I even had to check if I didn't miss any episodes. Third, the focus of the show was not right. Instead of really focusing on truly interesting thing in this setting, living trapped in a MMO and seeing how the game mechanics change the lives of people playing, they focused on action, wasting a really interesting idea. Fourth, the show was cheesy and full of silly dialogue. This wouldn't be bad if show had actually intended to do this, because there are shows that actually included cheesiness on purpose. But SAO takes itself way to seriously, and doesn't benefit from it's silly moments. Fifth, Kirito having a harem was just unnecessary and really threw me off. That guy had really nothing special to him and for some reason, every girl in the show loves him. Sixth, the romance between Kirito and Asuna was horribly forced. As they don't really have much character, they don't really have chemistry between them. There is nothing interesting about their love. Seventh, the second season was horrible. The change of setting completely threw away any sense of danger, the show got even more cheesy, and the villain was boring, uninteresting, annoying and uncomfortable. I await your response.
DetectableNinja's Tournament: Sale of Human Organs

This is for DetectableNinja's debate tournament. The resolution: The sale of human organs should be legalized. Andromeda, I'm hoping to set the opening now and have my first round up by friday so that you can get yours over the weekend. Please let me know in the comments if there is anything about the way I set the debate up that you would like to change. I look forward to debating you for a second time and wish you luck in the tournament!Round 1: Acceptance, Definitions & ClarificationsRound 2: Opening Statements & RebuttalsRound 3: RebuttalsRound 4: Final rebuttals & Closing StatementsThese definitions are from the Merriam- Webster Medical dictionary. human: a bipedal primate mammal of the genus Homo; of, relating to, or characteristic of humans body [1]organ: a differentiated structure (as a heart or kidney) consisting of cells and tissues and performing some specific function in an organism [2]1. http://dictionary.reference.com...2.http://dictionary.reference.com...
Abortion

Women who undergo abortions tend to have psychological damage in a 2008 Scandinavian Journal of Public Health discovered that women that have abortions have an increased risk of having depression. In 2005 BMC Medicine found women that went through with abortion had a much larger anxiety lasting up to five years after pregnancy termination. Studies have found that eight weeks after the women had abortion researchers found 44 percent of complained nervous disorders, 36 percent went through sleep disturbances, 31 percent of the women regret their decision. According to The American Psychological Association women that underwent a planed abortion had more emotional deficiencies than women that went through an unplanned abortion. Women that undergo abortions are proven more likely to undergo emotional problems. 1)http://afterabortion.org... 2)http://abortion.procon.org... 3)http://www.apa.org...
Abortion

I see what your saying, but most abortions are done before the women hit 10 weeks in their pregnancy making their baby incapable of feeling pain. Also the cortex does not become fully functional until after 26 weeks, some women who receive abortions become less likely to have mental health problems. Many women who lack having an abortion and give birth has their education and career goals. 92% of women don't have abortions mainly because of a physical problem, mainly it's about a social or "other" reasons and 0.5% of the had abortions because they had been raped. 1) http://www.actionlife.org... 2) http://abortion.procon.org...
Abortion

Abortion is not the only way to get rid of an unwanted child. The child could be given to foster homes and be put for adoption that way that child has a chance at life. After ten weeks abortion procedures become very painful for the baby to experience. Bernard N. Nathanson,MD, a late abortion doctor who later quit that field because he became a pro-life activist after his experience. When performing an abortion a 12-week old child open its mouth in an unheard scream and followed by the death of this child. This whole experience was viewed through an ultrasound image. Abortion is so horrific that a professional doctor decided to quit his job as a late abortion doctor and became a pro-life activist because of how cruel abortion is. http://abortion.procon.org...
Abortion

Abortion is a choice a women has over her body, not a choice where we believe it is wrong for a woman to do. Did you know that an estimate of 32,101 women end up pregnant through a rape related cause. Would you want to keep a baby that was conceived unintentionally and through a terrible experience? 1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... 2)http://abortion.procon.org...
Abortion

Abortion gives couples the choice to bring a baby with life-threatening or severe medical issues to full term. Abortion also cuts down on crime as most women have unintended pregnancies, that unwanted child is most likely to be raised in poverty their chances to leading criminal lives later on as an adult increases. " Why take the rights of a woman because she has the potential to have a baby" a question stated on a document in http://www.academia.edu... in which I agree with. As I stated before women have a right over their body also known as Bodily Autonomy. We would not take the organs of a dead person if they had not signed off. So how is it right to respect a dead person"s right, but not a person who is alive rights. Last, an unintended pregnancy can cause tension between families and also disrupt stability. 1. http://www.academia.edu...
Abortion

Abortion promotes the idea that a human life is disposable. Congress member Randy Hultgren wrote in January 2014 "When we tell one another that abortion is okay, we reinforce the idea that human lives are disposable, that we can throw away anything or anyone that inconveniences us." Hultgren is not the only person that believes that abortion gives off the idea human life is disposable. Pope Francis warns that abortion promotes throwaway culture, on January 13, 2014, Pope Francis speaks about human lives and how each person has that right to live. A human life shouldn't be overlooked just because of a disability or a fundamental problem that human has no control over. Every human life has dignity and us as a society need to look with the appreciation of everyone's life. In the UK doctors were found in an investigation preformed by the British newspaper that doctors were performing abortions based off of gender the Abortion Act of 1967 clarify gender-based terminations violate the law. Doctors take the oath of Geneva when take this oath it states that you as a doctor are joining a profession that is charged with preserving and protecting life, not facilitating its destruction. With the legalization of abortion it gives the idea that human life's are disposable and can be easily overlooked or taken away. 1)http://www.catholic.org... 2)http://www.vision.org...
Abortion

Women who deny abortions become more likely to become unemployed and also more likely become a victim of domestic violence. 77% of these women who refuse abortion soon became unemployed compared with 44% who had abortions. Also "reproductive choice protects women from financial disadvantages" as stated in Abortion ProCon.org. In 2000 women 57% of the women had some college education. Even when stopping abortions will not stop women, women will seek abortions illegally making unsafe. Another effect if abortion was illegal would be having an increase in teen pregnancy will also lead to more illegal abortions. This could also lead to death, permanent health issues, or joblessness and dependency. 1. http://abortion.procon.org... 2. http://www.academia.edu...
Abortion

If a female teenager decides to have sexual relations later resulting in pregnancy then it is then her responsibility to at least give that child a chance at life. The teen doesn't even have to keep the baby and deal with the responsibility of raising the child. The child can be put up for adoption where many couples are waiting to have and take care of a child. Planned Parenthoods most current report states that from October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012, only 1 adoption referral was made per 149 abortions. Women and teens also shouldn't look to abortion as a form of birth control because abortion can cause major health problems later in the woman's life. According to Rebekah E. Gee MD, MPH there are many health problems women get from abortions such as pelvic infection, incomplete abortion, a cut cervix, perforation of the uterus wall and future child bearing are only a few major medical effects of abortion. The women that end up getting impregnated at a young age don't have to care for the baby but there are more humane and morally correct ways of getting rid of that child then deciding to take the baby's life because the baby has no other options. Plus abortion can cause severe medical effects for the women in the future. 1)http://www.cnsnews.com... 2)http://dhh.louisiana.gov...
Abortion

Most of the women who have abortions are teenagers, approximately 1 million teens in America become pregnant each year. 70% of those girls who give birth drop out of school, making it the #1 reason girls drop out. Most abortions, 88%, happen in the first trimester, only 2% are likely to get an abortion 21 weeks or later. Also most through teens 18-19 have a higher rate in abortions, 23.7 per 1,000, children under 15 have a low rate of abortion. What gives us the right to make women not have a choice over their own body? It also is normal for women to have a rage of emotions after receiving an abortion. And most women who have PTSD are ones who initially regretted the decision and tried to stop the procedure before complete, leaving them with a traumatizing memory and immediately gaining PTSD and feelings of devastation. 1)https://aclu-wa.org... 2)http://prochoice.org... 3)http://www.choicespregnancy.org... 4)http://www.childtrends.org... 5)http://www.word-of-hope.org...
the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world

We're no strangers to love, You know the rules and so do I, A full commitments what I'm thinking of, You wouldn't get this from any other guy. I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling, Gotta make you understand.. Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna run around and desert you, Never gonna make you cry, Never gonna say goodbye, Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. We've known each other for so long, Your heart's been aching, but, You're too shy to say it, Inside we both know whats been going on, We know the game and we're gonna play it. And if you ask me how I'm feeling, Don't tell me you're too blind to see.. Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna run around and desert you, Never gonna make you cry, Never gonna say goodbye, Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna run around and desert you, Never gonna make you cry, Never gonna say goodbye, Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. (Give you up, Give you up) Never gonna give, Never gonna give, (Give you up) Never gonna give, Never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long, Your heart's been aching, but, You're too shy to say it, Inside we both know whats been going on, We know the game and we're gonna play it. I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling, Gotta make you understand.. Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna run around and desert you, Never gonna make you cry, Never gonna say goodbye, Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna run around and desert you, Never gonna make you cry, Never gonna say goodbye, Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna run around and desert you, Never gonna make you cry, Never gonna say goodbye, Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. In conclusion, Affirmative has conceded it's stance, thus Con wins. I'd like to keep in mind that Affirmative has taken the basis of its case from a uncited site; thus Affirmative is a plagiarist.
the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world

I would like to start this debate by mentioning that you plagiarized your opening from the following site. (If you are the one who posted it on that site, then my apologies; although, I doubt you are the one who wrote the article due to your numerous grammatical errors). http://www.activatedministries.org... 1) For my first point, I'd like to mention that almost every civilized nation in the world is patriarchal therefore it is truly man that rules the world. "Patriarchy is advanced as being advantageous for human devolution and social disorganization on many grounds, crossing several disciplines. Although biology may explain its existence, arguments for its social utility have been made since ancient times. The main lines of argument are either pragmatic — namely the reproductive advantages of male-as-provider — or ethical — that any perceived male authority is contingent upon underlying perceptions of duty of care." The above statement shows that humans (and animals) are biologically made to live in patriarchal societies, and that the male has the underlying "duty of care" embedded within them. 2) Although mothers have a great influence on their child, it is a joint effort and many experts agree that fathers have a more influential impact on the child than the mother. "Cluster analyses revealed four distinct attachment profiles for fathers as well as for mothers: two secure and two insecure. ANOVAs were used to compare these profiles. The attachment scale that is the most significant at discriminating father-child profiles - independence – was found to be the least significant at discriminating mother-child profiles (66% for fathers and 34% for mothers). The attachment scale that is the most significant at discriminating mother-child profiles - the proximity-exploration balance - has only a moderate impact in discriminating the fathers' profiles (54% for fathers and 69% for mothers). Conclusion: Fathers are more likely to value the child's independence and seem to be more concerned with the exploration side of the proximity-exploration balance than mothers are. In agreement with several other studies (Grossmann et al., 1998, 1999, 2002; Volling & Belsky, 1992), we can hypothesize that the father-child attachment bond emerges mainly in playful contexts involving active exploration. The father-child attachment system thus seems to be closely related to the child's exploratory system." From this we can conclude that the father-child bond is much more influential than the mother-child bond. In conclusion I would like to point out that i've given studies that concluded the father was more influential; while my partner plagiarized from a site, giving no information other that falsified rhetoric.