In any decision, logic ought to be preferred to emotion.

As resolved in the comments, Con was right in not starting his arguments in round 1. Arguments:1) Emotions DecisionsThe title is self-explanatory. Emotions negatively influence decisions. This article on Psychology Today highlights this idea pretty well. . https://www.psychologytoday.com...-Excitement causes you to overestimate chances of success. "When you feel really excited about something, you are more likely to underestimate a risk. .. .. you'll be more likely to underestimate your risk when you're feeling excited. " [1]Excitement makes you more likely to underestimate a risk. As stated in the article, why do you think casinos use bright lights and loud noises? It is to excite you, and make you want to spend more and take bigger risks. This is a negative effect of emotion on decision. -Anxiety can cause poor decision making. "Anxiety over one specific issue can linger. When you're feeling nervous, you may refuse to create change or you may struggle to make decisions. As a result, your thinking is likely to be clouded. " [1]If you are anxious in one area of your life, it can spill into other areas which are completely unrelated. With anxiety, you may struggle or even refuse to make correct decisions. This is a negative effect of emotion on decision. -Sadness can cause you to set lower goals. "Researchers suspect that the participants' sadness led them to set the bar low, in hopes that achieving their goal would improve their mood. Creating low expectations for yourself can prevent you from reaching your greatest potential. " [1]Sadness makes you set goals lower. Setting these low goals can keep you from reaching your full potential. This is a negative effect of emotion on decision. -Anger and embarrassment leads to rash decisions. "Intense emotions can lead to rash decisions, and anger and embarrassment may make you particularly vulnerable to high-risk, low-payoff choices. Researchers [2] suspect intense uncomfortable emotions impair self-regulation skills. " [1]Anger and embarrassment causes you to take risks, many of which are long shots. Not to mention that these emotions impair self-regulation skills. This is a negative effect of emotion on decision. -Overall, emotion is a negative influence on decisions, which can cause poor judgement on many different levels.2) Logical DecisionsSo, now that we have established that emotional decisions can cause bad decisions, why are logical decisions better? With logic, we can sit down, evaluate your decisions, and make the correct choice. "The four keys to sound decision-making are:1. To recognize that you face an important decision,2. To accurately identify the alternatives3. To logically evaluate the alternatives4. To have the self-discipline to act on the best alternative" [3]As stated, logic is key to sound decision making. With logic, we can make correct and sound decisions. Conclusion:Logically decisions create sound decisions, while emotional decisions create poor decisions. Good luck to my opponent. Vote Pro! References/Works Cited:[1] . https://www.psychologytoday.com...[2] . https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...[3] . http://westsidetoastmasters.com...