Secrete Topic Debate

Aw, it seems as if my opponent has forfeited, new case on my part too. All my points still stand. A few times it has been mentioned that this debate is unfair and I have stacked or n00b swiped my opponent, because of these statements and doubts I have been called upon I would like to clarify the reasons why this debate has so far been ethical. 1) He accepted this debate in the first place. 2) He knew this was a secrete topic. 3) I did not invite him to this debate he accepted this debate as a whole. 4) He most likely assumed that since I am 14 I cannot think of good debate resolutions and arguments. 5) He did not research me and find out what I like to debate. 6) I started this debate as Pro, that logically concludes Con would be Con to this debate resolution that I have chosen. 7) This debate is obviously not about ‘Kittens vs. Puppies’, it doesn’t mean this resolution is any less valid then ‘Kittens vs. Puppies’ would have been. 8) The caricature limit was set to 10.000. That should have been a hint that this wasn’t a silly little girl topic. I will now advocate my plan with the following two advantages that I could not fit into my constructive speech: Advantage 1: Farmed salmon contains omega-3 fatty acid. Which is recommended by the American Heart Association. American Heart Association. Last updated May 6,2013. http://www.heart.org...# Some fish species have higher omega-3 fatty acid content than others, some farmed fish can have higher levels of omega-3 fatty acid than wild fish, and vice versa. The omega-3 fatty acid content of wild fish can vary by the temperature of their environment (i.e., higher during the summer than winter), while the omega-3 fatty acid content of farmed fish can vary based on what they are fed. Regardless of the difference, the American Heart Association recommends eating fish at least twice a week, especially species high in omega-3 fatty acid such as salmon, mackerel, herring and trout, regardless of whether they are wild or farmed. Advantage 2: Approving AquAdvantage salmon would provide environmental and economic benefits. Dr. Ronald L. Stotish Dec 15 2011 “Environmental Risks of Genetically Engineered Fish” http://www.gpo.gov... The United States currently imports more than 97 percent of the Atlantic salmon consumed from countries like Chile, Norway, Canada, Scotland, and the Faroe Islands. Conventional aquaculture produces Atlantic salmon in sea cages, a practice that has a variety of environmental, ecological, and economic consequences. The availability of a more rapidly growing Atlantic salmon, for example, the AquAdvantage salmon, could facilitate land-based cultivation of this species, much like trout, catfish, and tilapia, reducing the cost and environmental impact of transportation, as well as reducing the environmental consequences of sea cage cultivation. In sum, the AquAdvantage salmon, when approved, would in all likelihood, approve the sustainability of salmon aquaculture, reduce imports, and create an opportunity for economic development in the United States. Now I would like to go over my previously stated fact, plan, and advantages: Fact: 18 years of waiting for genetically modified salmon, with no end in sight. Plan: 1. The Monday after an Affirmative ballot, the Food & Drug Administration approves AquaBounty salmon for sale in the United States. 2. Enforcement through normal means. 3. All affirmative speeches may clarify as needed. Advantage 1:Reduced heart disease The Link: Poor people would eat more fish. Availability of genetically modified salmon would lower the price and motivate lower-income people to eat more fish – which is good for public health. The Impact: Reduced deaths from heart disease. N-3 Fatty Acids from fish reduce cardiovascular death. Advantage 2. Biotech jobs are saved. The Link: Companies will leave. The salmon saga proves that we can’t allow political decisions to block biotech development in the US. If we do, biotech companies will move offshore. The Impact: At least 200,000 jobs at risk. Advantage 3: Environmental benefits. Advantage 4: New technologies. Approving GE salmon means we stop blocking the development of additional new technologies that would benefit mankind. Thank you for spending time in your life to read this. I urge you to vote pro after what I have just showed you: why this debate is ethical, extra advantages that I couldn’t fit into the 10.000 caricature limit of my constructive speech, and a recap of the point, plan, and advantages I have previously brought up. May the odds be ever in your favor. –The Hunger Games I hope Con gets back to this debate and makes it more interesting to debate instead of debating doubts and statements brought up, advocating my plan by bringing up things that I couldn’t fit in with the max limit of 10,000, and recapping the things I have previously brought up in my constructive. Thanks again. -Rebekah (: