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The age of consent should be set at 18 years or older.

The age of consent is part of a law, so explaining how to enforce the law is entirely relevant to the debate.- Seriously! I wonder, then, why Pro hasn't argued for the outright banishment of STDs, pregnancies & abortions, for this would've been quicker & much more efficient! Or, more so, Pro's argument would've made more sense if he argued we should raise the age of consent to 50 years, while assuming this entails the ban of sexual intercourse for those under the age of consent, which it does NOT. This way, we could do almost completely without SDTs & abortions. I have given three reasons in my previous arguments that the age of consent should be at least 18, and the only thing you questioned is whether it can be enforced. I then had to mention enforcement in order to rebut your claim.- Apparently Pro is confused about the resolution. The resolution is on wether the age of consent should be raised to 18 or over, which, obviousy, does NOT entail the ban of sexual intercourse between minors! The resolution is definitely not on whether a ban on sexual intercourse between minors should occur.
The age of consent should be set at 18 years or older.

Thanks Pro for the opening round. Case/Rebuttals: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - I don’t see the point of this argument. How is rising the age of consent to 18 is going to stop Teens from having sexual intercourse! Pregnancies - Again, rising the age of consent is not going to stop people from getting pregnant either, given the fact that pregnancy is an eventual aftermath of sexual intercourse! Abortions - Follows from previous statement. Conclusion: - Pro’s entire argument rests on a dubious premise. That is, rising the age of consent is somehow going to prevent teens from having sexual intercourse!!! Thus Pro’s conclusion is also dubious. Thus far, Pro has not provided any viable reason why the age of consent should be set at 18!
The age of consent should be set at 18 years or older.

Thank you for accepting. The age of consent should be set at 18 years or older for the following reasons: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Every year, 1 in 4 teenagers are infected by an STD. [1] 40% of sexually active teens currently have an STD. [2] While teens make up 25% of the population, nearly half of STD cases are in teens. Raising the age of consent would significantly decrease STD rates, which would not only save millions of lives, but it would also prevent long-term effects such as infertility and birth defects. [3] Pregnancies In 2013, over 200,000 teenagers became pregnant. Raising the age of consent would decrease teen pregnancy and live births. [4] Abortions Most abortions are the result of a teenage pregnancy. [5] Regardless of your view on abortion, this should be considered bad. If you are pro-life like me, you can agree that these abortions are the deaths of millions of people that could be saved by raising the age of consent. If you are pro-choice, you can agree that abortions cost money and that health probems can result from abortions. [6] Conclusion If the age of consent is set at 18 years or older, there will be a significant decline in STD rates, teen pregnancy rates, and abortion rates. [1] https://www.dosomething.org... [2] http://www.hhs.gov... [3] http://www.cdc.gov... [4] http://www.cdc.gov... [5] http://www.teenpregnancystatistics.org... [6] http://www.aul.org...
Xbox (original) is one of the best consoles out there. Or atleast during it's time.

"Xbox (original) is ONE of the best consoles out there. Or at least during it's time." Yes, i stated that the xbox 360 had some more improvements over the xbox but my debate was about the xbox being ONE of the best consoles, not the best. Yes the xbox 360 has improvements but overall is it better? and if it is does that mean that the xbox is not one of the best consoles? Something i must discuss. Modding. Microsoft may not approve of this but however if it's either a software modification (soft mod) or a hardware modification (hard mod) the xbox really unleashes it's full potential. Once your xbox is modded you can turn it into a full media center and i think anyone with a modded xbox will agree. With the ability to: Back up/store games on your xbox's hard drive, Have retro systems such as n64,Game boy Advanced,PS1, Atari and many others. Also with a modded xbox you can customize your xbox dashboard to several different types such as Xbox Media Centre. With the mc 360 skin it allows you to make your xbox startup screens/homepage look just like the one of a regular xbox 360. Again going back to xbox modding,also allowing you to play burnt games,change the LED lights of your xbox and many more. and xbox being a lot easier to mod compared to the ps2, wii,xbox 360 and ps3. From what i have stated in this and previous rounds xbox is one of the best consoles, or at least for now. Stunning graphics, awesome offline and online game play, easy to find, not very cheap. Only some one mad would not agree that the xbox is an amazing system.
Xbox (original) is one of the best consoles out there. Or atleast during it's time.

"The Xbox 360 is just the predecessor of the xbox. All the bugs and improvements where then changed and computed into the xbox 360. With out the xbox, mircrosoft's xbox 360 wouldn't have been so successful." This is it. My opponent needs to prove that the XBOX is the best. He just admitted that the 360 is the same as a XBOX without the bugs. It does not matter that the XBOX was the original. The 360 is thus better and because of this I have won the round.
Xbox (original) is one of the best consoles out there. Or atleast during it's time.

Yes, i may have put to much burden on you but it was pleasing to see someone counter like that. Now to start. Well the xbox console being the first system to have a built in hard-drive which allows you to save music and game saves was quite outstanding. Some neither the ps2 or wii can do. The fact that the wii can not play Cds or DVDs is one thing the xbox has over the wii. The xbox was also the console that helped jump start Microsoft's entrance in the gaming war. The Xbox 360 is just the predecessor of the xbox. All the bugs and improvements where then changed and computed into the xbox 360. With out the xbox, mircrosoft's xbox 360 wouldn't have been so successful. Price wise now a days a regular refurbished xbox from EB Games cost about $45 Canadian. A refurbished xbox 360, that cost roughly $235. Thats a price difference of about $190. The xbox also has a way larger variety games compared to the xbox 360. The xbox has over 300 games for gamers to choose from while the xbox 360 only has about 100 or less. Going back to the PS2, the xbox has a better processor allowing it to load games faster then the ps2. The graphics are also better. An example is Fifa 07 on Xbox and on PS2. Gamers can see the difference between both consoles. Now with the ps3. Like a stated earlier now a days the xbox costs about $45 refurbished. The ps3 on the other hand $400. The ps3 has launched less then a year ago meaning that there still may be bugs and glitches as compared to the xbox's launch in 2001, by now most and if not all glitches and bugs have been sorted out. Games? Yes the xbox has way more games then the ps3 does, giving gamers a wide selection to choose from. Platinum hits costing about $15 or less for the xbox while ps3 games costing over $55 dollars. From all the points i have made above i do believe and stand firmly that the xbox was an amazing gaming console of it's time, and still is.
Xbox (original) is one of the best consoles out there. Or atleast during it's time.

My opponent is being unclear as to the resolution thus I will provide a new one. Resolved: Xbox (original) is one of the best consoles out there. First he says its the best and then says at least of its time. Don't let hime get away with this as it puts too large of a burden on CON. To show why the XBOX is the best console my opponent must weigh the XBOX's specs with that of the following: XBOX 360 PS3 WII PS2 Until he does this, I have won the round insofar as the fact that my opponent has not met his burden.
Xbox (original) is one of the best consoles out there. Or atleast during it's time.

Xbox was an outstanding product for consumers.Being the first console to deliver stunning graphics, ability to play and rip music to the xbox's hard drive, the ability to play dvd's and the ability to connect with millions across the globe. I would like someone to try and challenge and me. please. i will debate the rest later and keep all my key points once i have a challenger.
evolution=survival+adaptation

selection isnt natural, natural selection is false.. its really adaptation one that fits the only hole to escape, can escape by the hole.. evolution genetic change=ex, muscle growth a genetic code is reflected in my physical form random cause+effect=chaos(all natural change including evolution) hm invironmental pressure, imagine 2 polar bears, one with shorter fur than the other, the one with thick fur has greator chance of surviving if the one with the short fur hasn't got thick enough fur to survive, so the one with thick fur survives and new ones with thick fur can live on if it get babies, random. like, the bear with thick fur has greater chances of surviving because of the logic that is the bears fur is better fit to survive the cold, and its all random, random cause+effect=chaos(all natural change including evolution) the bear that has the thick fur, is naturally the one that survives, because of logic, and its random because why didn't the other bear have the same fur, but now it dosnt matter because the one with short fur isn't around, perfekt balance same with a bear with to thick for, if its to thick it wont survive and wont breed, random, no choise involved same with a bear with to thick for, if its to thick it wont survive and wont breed, random, no choise involved some notes.. fire away
evolution=survival+adaptation

true is simple, lies are complicated im not saying evolution is random mutation... environmental pressure presupposes adaptation for one to survive or evolve.. if the animal fits the invornment it will not change i dont believe in dna.. and every random mutation has a positive side to it.. like drastic environmental changes can favor an animal that was bound to die as the environment was.. im just going by the definition of random mutation here, im not sure what you mean by random mutation.. third leg?.. but with a bear with to long fur for the environment as it is, if maybe an ice age took place it might be the only of its kind to survive. natural selection can not exist, selection is specified.. nature equals random hm, so a butterfly can not grow a human hand by random mutation i agree.. those evolutionary mechanisms are not adaptation.. animals are not designed, nature is not a machine.. utter drivel survival isnt entirely random, it takes an operate to operate through the hole it can fit through unlike the rest of its species... no programming involved, you see you fit the hole they dont.. they die does a polar bear outrun a volcanic eruption or the heat of a dry desert? no natural selection involved a computer is designed, it is order not chaos.. speciifed/intended..
evolution=survival+adaptation

Unfortunately for your case, sequences of genetic code which give rise to the phenotypic traits you describe are not random by any means. It is nice to imagine simplistic scenarios such as this to make sense of how evolution may have given rise to all the phenptypes displayed in living organisms, however, upon observing an organisms' genome and the mechanisms by which it functions, any simplistic story is certainly thrown out the window of reality. Regardless of the mind boggling complexity of the genome, what we now know from genetics eliminates the plausibility of evolution by means of natural selection acting on random mutations which induct novel genetic information. Redundant genes, which were once considered "junk DNA" are sequences of non-coding backup genes which inhibit significant alterations of the genome. While mutations may occasionally get passed on to offspring, these same sequences of redundant genes serve to correct mutational errors thus insuring the continuity and robustness of a genome. While many traits can seemingly arise as novel products of natural selection, we now know that many of these cases are the result of prexisting sequences of genes being "switched on" and are not the product of mutations whatsoever. There is no known example of a germ line mutation giving rise to a novel trait which was not already coded in an organisms' genome. Without a scientifically observable mechanism for for the induction of novel genotypes, evolution is dead in the water. Thus whatever mechanisms of evolution which are actually observed are not random and without question display evidence of design. If evolution is to be simply defined as adaptation and survival, it is certainly not a random process but a process driven by an organisms' programmed ability to adapt to changing environments given its genome's informational content. Chaos is the last adjective one would use to describe the structure of a super computer, likewise, one ought never to call a biological process such as genetic adaptation chaotic.
My Pen is bigger than yours.

First of all, My Pen is black. Nuff said? Secondly, my Pen is clickable, giving it extra length. Thirdly, my Pen is hard, kinda like plastic or metal. Fourthly, my Pen is able to be held by many hands. Lasty, my Pen is a Bic and that rhymes with. .. .. . Chick. Chicks love to hold my Pen. Because it's big.
Should we continue the practice of solitary confinement in the United States criminal justice system

1. Interaction with guards is not the interaction needed when going through the rehabilitation process. 2 That is subjective and has been shown to cause issues in the future. 3. It is unethical and immoral because it is against human rights. 4. Being disciplined is good when the punishment is equal to the violation, but while trying to fix them the correction institution should not use a method that breaks their mental state. 5. It is not acceptable because it deviates from the purpose of our criminal justice system we have. 6. The Gomez court ruled that the degree of psychological trauma inflicted on the average prisoner is not enough by itself to create an Eighth Amendment violation. This shows that there are psychological damages done whether its legal or not under the constitution. Proving that it violates the eighth amendment is like trying to win an eminent domain case in court. 7. There are studies that prove it is harmful to the psyche. 8.Mentally ill people were incarcerated because the study of the human mind began with Sigmund Freud and which will show that the mentally ill were misunderstood at that time. 9. It is a social burden when they are released from prison. 10. Do humans have a monetary value? If they do then how much money are you willing to spend on to keep a family member from being diagnosed with a mental illness? 11. Most people in prison do not have anyone to help them, so comparing them to a soldier in this situation is an inaccurate comparison. 12. An hour or two is different from spending 22hrs or more. Just because it is used by parents does not make it right.
Should we continue the practice of solitary confinement in the United States criminal justice system

1. Solitary confinement is the isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as a punishment in jail and prison. 2. Solitary confinement cause prisoners severe mental harm and places them at risk of even more devastating psychological harm in the future. 3. Craig Haney, a psychologist at UC, has estimated that a third of the population in solitary confinement are made up of mentally ill people. 4. The correctional system job is to rehabilitate their population in a way that they can be less of a social burden to society. 5. The system is breaking the people"s psychological state and are having enough funds to fix them in a way society can see them as able to join the free population. 6. Sociality is the tendency of groups and persons to develop social links and live in communities. 8. People that were in solitary confinement associate more with people that faced solitary confinement. 7. Would you want to be in solitary confinement where only a bed, shower, and a toilet is all you have for the next twenty- two to twenty-four hours of the day? C. We should not continue the practice of solitary confinement in the United States criminal justice system. Controversial Premises 3, 5, 7 Premise 3 is an estimated number. Premise 5 is talking about funds the correctional facilities have and where they spend the money received. Premise 7 is hard to track but people who have common history in prison are known to associate with each other. Non-Controversial Premise 1 is a definition. Premise 2 is backed by psychological studies and defies human nature. Premise 4 that is where convicted people go to serve time and where rehabilitation occurs. Premise 6 is a definition. Premise 8 is a question.
Should we continue the practice of solitary confinement in the United States criminal justice system

1. Solitary confinement can be perceived as a form of discipline, whereas most consider it punishment. 2. Prison is strictly for having the convicted make amends for their mistakes. 3. Solitary confinement is not entirely immoral nor is it unethical because of its intention of disciplining someone. In no way does that consist of rehabilitation. 4. If a person is placed into solitary confinement, then they are undergoing discipline. 5. Discipline is good. 6. All other negative consequences of solitary confinement, such as: damaged psyche, being unable to 'properly' integrate back into society, and deviating from society's norms with new mental instability, are acceptable in light of the benefits of being disciplined. 7. Human rights are not technically being violated. The eighth amendment that states: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted,” is not being violated because solitary confinement is not considered a form of torture. 8. Torture consists of a person being physically beaten; therefore, no torture transpires whilst prisoners endure solitary confinement. 9. Although it may seem like a social burden, it does not necessarily mean that it is the worst option that could be used in prison. There are other punishments that are far worse than just solitary confinement. 10. Prisoners are not entirely alone; interaction between guards and prisoners exist. Thus, they cannot be considered completely alone. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 11.Therefore, solitary confinement is necessary, and we should continue the practice of it. While bits and pieces of my argument have adjusted due to agreements/disagreements, my conclusion remains the same.Solitary confinement is the lesser of all other evils in prison. The prisoner is left alone to contemplate their mistakes and atone for the crimes they’ve committed, it is not necessarily a place where rehabilitation will occur.
Should we continue the practice of solitary confinement in the United States criminal justice system

1. Solitary confinement is the isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as a punishment in jail and prison. 2. Solitary confinement should not be used for rehabilitation due to the damage it causes. 3. Using solitary confinement as a tool to implement punishment is torture to the person receiving. 4. Humans are very social creatures. 5. It burdens the freed people that have to pay for helping these people that faced solitary confinement to help fix the psyche of the person. 6. Correction officers in the prisons are not psychologist and do not understand the damage solitary confinement does. 7. Correction officers may see solitary confinement as punishment. 8. Prison are focused on keeping order within and not rehabilitating the inmates. C. Solitary confinement should not be used in the criminal justice system.
Should we continue the practice of solitary confinement in the United States criminal justice system

1.I agree, prison is not a form of rehabilitation,but it is a place where rehabilitation does occur. Agree, they are aware of their actions but the reason for prison is to house them while they pay their debt but also to change. When punishing someone, you are attempting to make sure they know they did something wrong and try to make sure it doesn"t happen. The definition of solitary confinement does not and will not work as a tool of rehabilitation because you cannot use torture to change someone for good. 2.You already implied that you agree with my premise stating problems can occur and arguing whether it happens now or later is irrelevant. When studies show a problem in someone"s mind is happening it becomes very clear that it becomes torture because as humans we crave social interactions to maintain a healthy mental mind. 3.They are being hurt, and right to life are being violated. When someone is being hurt it is under the torture category of the basic human rights and a right to life is being violated by not living in safety. Their safety is being violated when their mind is not in a safe and healthy environment. Psychological abuse is exposing a person to an environment that results in psychological trauma. 4. What is being done is conditioning. We are not dogs wearing a bell. We act because of decisions we make and can be reasoned with. I understand you are using it as a discipline but as you probably know, rehab takes place in prison and jail and if they break one of the rules in prison, they have to go through more intense rehab to retrieve the damage mind. Sacrificing a mind is like sacrificing a person. 6. Are okay with putting a person in a small room with no windows? 7. You agreed that damages a person. 8.A report in 2003 states a third of the solitary confined population has a mental illness. 9.It is common to have ex-cons applying for government assistance, which is payed for by the people and you previously were stating it cost alot to house them and now adding to taxes towards their benefits just adds up more. Do you believe they should be fixed in prison while serving time? 10.The government is the people. We could change how taxes are done. And money is being given to those that choose to adopt not couples paying to adopt. We do not pay for a child, we do pay for what they wear and eat and any other essentials to live. 11.Most is more than 50%. I do not know, but that is why we have people in correctional facilities to help them while they are there. 12.They are taking a beating, not physically though. To show that they understand they should be asked, but they are just released from confinement and left alone until they mess up again.
Pick your own debate!

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