Red Lumas have trust issues.

Having said that, I will now conclude. I will comment on the issue of the burden as a side note, as it is already the end of the debate. My opponent accuses me of using a weighted example when he himself has used an even worse one. Making a debate LD format is an option, the Burden of proof depends on the resolution. What my opponent argues after that is irrelevant because not only did he concede the misquote, but he also conceded that he phrased the resolution contrary to how he wished it to be. If this is the case, he could have argued that point instead of wasting time round after round. Thus, it is clear that my opponent just deliberately dragged this side-debate on until the end in the hopes that I would drop it. Regardless of what my opponent believes, the burden rests with anyone making a positive claim, and that is my opponent. I am simply negating his evidence and offering contrary evidence. My opponent's argument in the above response, as well as the majority of this entire debate, is in detailing how the Red Luma was justified in withholding its secret. However, as I have tried to make clear, this "justification" is not only based on assumptions, but the lack of hard evidence makes this point irrelevant. First, I would like to say that I did not answer my opponent's question at the end of round 2 because it was a rhetorical question and a loaded question, one does not need to answer questions of that type. If a stranger appeared on your doorstep, one would not tell it a secret, NOR would one tell the stranger that it has a secret. The Red Luma's act of "taunting" or "teasing" is a cry for attention or a means to an end, not an act of honesty. (see attached video) . http://www.youtube.com... My opponent makes the argument that since the Luma is a child, this justifies his self-aggrandizement and psychological disorders. A child who trusts everyone has trust issues. A child who trusts no one has trust issues. A child who purposely forces people to jump through hoops and deceives them into earning their "trust", has trust issues. And of course, this is exactly what we see here, as I have stated in previous rounds. My opponent is heralding this Red Luma as a gatekeeper, which means that he has been fooled by the Red Luma himself. While it is convenient for Mario to be able to use the Red Power Star, the hoops he has to jump through in order to appease this Red Luma are far greater than the prize is worth. . http://www.gamefaqs.com... My opponent is right about the one-ups, but 2 extra lives are not worth all the trouble. In this source, one player accuses it of being "useless" and even a rebutting commenter conceded that its use could be replaced by other means. My opponent's point about it being useful in a later game is irrelevant because it is not only speculation, but a different game. We are talking about the Red Luma of this game and nothing else. Given that, can we still say that this Red Luma is justified in playing gatekeeper? As stated in previous rounds, the Red Luma has a psychological disorder. It overemphasizes its traits and abilities (in this case, as the guard for an unimportant and optional powerup) to the point where it not only taunts and teases Mario, but also deprives Mario until it can meet goals that go above and beyond the reward. This Red Luma has a whole score of problems, but the one that I have pointed out in the greatest detail is its difficulty bestowing trust. It is difficult to give trust when you are simply using someone for your own personal gain. In this case, the Red Luma was just looking for some dolt to perform extraordinary feats. It is plain to see that there is no "trust" going on, since the Red Luma is simply trying to get an ego-boost. Hook them with curiosity, give them a crappy reward for an extreme feat in order to inflate the value of the reward and the value of its guardian. It is plain to see that this Red Luma, possibly a sheltered and ostracized social outcast, has some significant psychological problems, of which pathological distrust is one of them. The resolution is affirmed.