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Of course, he picks a) an unoriginal topic after giving me flak for taking THEBOMB's debate and using an LD topic, and b) picks a topic I know next to nothing about. Figures. Since the only knowledge of Batman I have is from The Dark Knight, that is what I shall be drawing from to make my case for Batman being a positive role-model. I could draw from the link my opponent gave (the first one), but I'm far too lazy to read through all of that :D But anyway, here I go with my reasoning for Batman being a positive role model.A few quick observations before I begin. As the resolution is specifically targeting younger people (I define younger as ages 10 and below, just for simplicity) because of my opponent's defintion of role model, we can discard the basic downfalls of vigilantism and other things that Batman is criminally known for, as the average 10 year old doesn't grasp the fact that vigilante justice is outside of the law. This observation will come into play in my contentional arguments, but we'll get to that later. Also, again, since the resolution specifically targets younger people, we must look at this issue from their eyes, to see if to younger people, would Batman be or not be a good role model. This is going to exclude a few arguments my opponent could make against my contentional arguments, but, again, we will get to that later. For now, though, let's start with my contention level arguments.C1: Batman is a good guyThis contention is simple enough. Batman is a good guy, he fights against bad guys, and protects innocent people to the best of his ability. All of these are admirable qualities that one would want to model themselves after. He's selfless, and see's things through the big picture while still being able to focus on the present. When, in The Dark Knight, The Joker had kidnapped Harvey Dent and Rachel, Batman knew that without Harvey, the city would not be able to stand on it's own against the criminal underworld that was threatening to consume Gotham. He was able to look past his personal emotions and abandon Rachel for the sake of the bigger picture. This self-sacrifice is a highly admirable quality that one ought to aspire to have, and modeling oneself after Batman would be a positive choice. The final act of self-sacrifice Batman made in The Dark Knight was realizing that, after Harvey Dent had died as Two-Face, that Gotham could not operate without some sort of evil to pursue and attempt to bring to justice. As Batman had already put away all of the evil in Gotham, including the Joker, there was no one else that would be remotely as noteworthy, except for him. He sacrificed his good image and heroic status to ensure that Gotham could continue to strive and grow as it had before, while still continuing to work for Gotham. This final stoic act of selflessness is the ultimate act of admirability.C2: Batman works where normal police can'tThis is where my first observation really plays in, as this is about Batman's vigilante style of justice. While the police are tied down by protocol and regulations that dictate what they can and can't do, and where they can and can't operate, Batman operates outside of the legal system, while still working FOR the legal system. This allows him to respond to and stop crimes that the police may have overlooked or been unable to respond to themselves, which, on average, helps more people in the long run. As helping people is universally considered a good action, it would be on balance good to model oneself after Batman.As this is all I can think about at the moment, I will call it quits for now. I reserve the right to bring up additional points in later rounds, barring the last round, of course. And as no good debate about Batman is complete without it, I shall go ahead and say it. Yes, ladies and gentlemen,I'm Batman.I now turn the floor over to my opponent.