Instigator / Pro

Club

1503

rating

debates

46.15%

won

Topic

#1264

Rap Battles

Status

Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics

Better arguments

Better sources

Better legibility

Better conduct

After 6 votes and with 29 points ahead, the winner is...

Gatorade

Tags

Music

Parameters

Publication date: 08.14.2019 01:20AM
Last updated date: 08.28.2019 06:07PM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 4
Time for argument: Two days
Max argument characters: 30,000
Voting period: Two weeks
Point system: Multiple criterions
Voting system: Open

Contender / Con

Gatorade

1458

rating

debates

37.5%

won

Description

Regularly Styled

I waive first round

Round 1

Club

08.14.2019 01:20AM

Pro

I waive

Gatorade

08.14.2019 01:32AM

Con

ABCDEFG

Some should've told you not to f*ck with me,

Stop trying, I'll assault you with a machete,

I'll beat you like a drum, yeah a timpani!

123,

Stop counting your numbers,

I'm a giant, you're a baby, you woke me up from my slumber

If you keep on trying, your days are numbered,

So rest up, go back under your covers

一, 二, 三

I know you're asian,

You're supposed to be smart, so solve this equation,

But instead, you'll get cut up, you'll have 20 abrasions,

So give up, and succumb to my invasion

Round 2

Club

08.14.2019 05:02PM

Pro

It seems my opponent doesn't understand the debate. We are arguing about Rap Battles, not how good you are and how bad I am. It was quite a surprise when I saw my opponent had written out a real RAP insulting me! Well I'll write a rap back:

You suck,

Like Chuck,

I'm good,
You are bad,

Get roasted,

Because I'm rad,

ooooohhhh!

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Moving On!

Rap battles or battle rap can be defined by this definition:

"[…]a type of rapping that includes bragging, insults and boasting content. Battling can occur on recorded albums, though rap battles are often recited or freestyled spontaneously in live battles, "where MCs will perform on the same stage to see who has the better verses"."

I am Pro, therefore I support rap battles.

ARGUMENT:

Rap battles are good because it improves vocabulary and lingual skills. You need good vocabulary to make a stylish rap and therefore win a rap battle. One learns a lot of words and new vocabulary from just participating in ONE RAP. One can also learn basic rhyme schemes from raps. Most good raps rhyme with a certain rhyme scheme, and being a rapper YOU should know that.

Rap battles also express creativity. No good rap is the same. All raps run on the rappers creativity. Rap battles are a nice way to express creativity.

Gatorade

08.14.2019 05:34PM

Con

You did not make this clear in the title, most rap battles in this website are for rapping. Your rap seemed like you put in no effort. Therefore, I can conclude you are trolling.

VOTE FOR CON

Round 3

Club

08.14.2019 05:55PM

Pro

Well if I didn't make it clear the first round then why did you still insult my rap, AND NOT POST YOUR ACTUAL ARGUMENT. You see that rap doesn't actually count and yes, it was a joke. Notice the title says "Rap Battles" which means we are debating about RAP BATTLES. It's not my problem you accepted this debate.

You did not make this clear in the title, most rap battles in this website are for rapping. Your rap seemed like you put in no effort. Therefore, I can conclude you are trolling.

I made it as clear as it could be. I wrote rap battles not rap battle. I didn't even say in the RULES that it was a rap battle, it was a false assumption by you. How can you conclude that I'm trolling? If anything, you're trolling, you're writing an actual INSULTING RAP, in a civilized debate about rap battles.

BECAUSE I MADE IT CLEAR THE 2ND ROUND AND GATORADE STILL DID NOT RESPOND WELL, VOTE PRO

BECAUSE GATORADE IS INSULTING ME BY SAYING I'M TROLLING VOTE PRO

BECAUSE GATORADE IS RACIST ABOUT SAYING THAT ALL ASIANS ARE SMART VOTE PRO

BECAUSE GATORADE HAD F BOMBED ME VOTE PRO

Gatorade

08.14.2019 06:02PM

Con

You challenged me to this debate, stop trolling. I will waive all other rounds, because you are clearly trying to be funny. Which you are not. If you made it as clear as can be, how come you didn't clarify it in the description? I am not insulting you. I am saying you are trolling. VOTE FOR CON

Round 4

Club

08.14.2019 06:06PM

Pro

You challenged me to this debate, stop trolling. I will waive all other rounds, because you are clearly trying to be funny. Which you are not. If you made it as clear as can be, how come you didn't clarify it in the description? I am not insulting you. I am saying you are trolling. VOTE FOR CON

1. Yes I did challenge you to the debate, but you had a choice to accept it or not.

2. You currently have no reasons for me trolling and trying to be funny.

3. Because I already made it clear as it could be in the title

4. You insulted me because of your rap and how you thought that MY serious debate was a troll debate

5. I insist you VOTE PRO

Gatorade

08.14.2019 06:07PM

Con

Waive.

Gatorade

08.18.2019 05:34PM

#28

:()

Gatorade

08.16.2019 03:55PM

#27

v_v

David

08.16.2019 01:17AM

#26

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@Club

@Gatorade

A troll debate is any:

Competition-style debate (e.g. rap battle, talent show, poetry competition)
Debate primarily designed to be humorous or facetious or containing primarily humorous or facetious content
Debate on a truism (e.g. "a bachelor is someone who is unmarried")

In this case, the readers (and con) has the general assumption that this debate is a troll debate and a rap battle. That is how we will view this debate and moderate any votes.

NOTE: I cannot remove a debate unless BOTH of you agree to it.

David

08.16.2019 01:14AM

#25

This is a troll debate. Votes are not moderated

Club

08.15.2019 12:32PM

#24

This is not a troll debate

Club

08.15.2019 12:15PM

#23

where in the coc does it say that.

Club

08.15.2019 12:01PM

#22

Regularly styled debate. Noob baiting is not a reason for voting.

RationalMadman

08.15.2019 01:06AM

#21

"regularly styled rap battles" you intentionally baited and you know it

RationalMadman

08.15.2019 01:05AM

#20

In a troll debate I can vote all points if I want. This is a completely fair move for me to do, what you did to Gatorade was not.

Club

08.15.2019 01:03AM

#19

I did not make it into a troll debate. We are simply debating about a topic that is considered a troll debate in DART. I didn't accept because I wasn't even prepared to do so. Gatorade willingly accepted this debate and it isn't my fault he didn't read it correctly.

Even if I did slightly troll a little that only gives Gatorade conduct, and since Gatorade failed to provide any argument, you give me argument, sounds good? Yeah I thought so.

RationalMadman

08.15.2019 12:58AM

#18

You made it into a troll debate and then proved you don't support rap battles by not engaging in one despite the complete opportunity to. If I did this to a user, Ramshutu and Co. would gang up and vote against me so hard and fast.

Club

08.15.2019 12:58AM

#17

salty about what

Gatorade

08.15.2019 12:55AM

#16

salty...

Club

08.15.2019 12:55AM

#15

CON DID NOT PROVIDE AN ARGUMENT, THEREFORE YOU SHOULD VOTE PRO.

Club

08.15.2019 12:53AM

#14

RM
How'd I dig my own grave. I just suck at rapping, I fully support rap battles.

Dr.Franklin

08.14.2019 06:12PM

#13

-->

@Club

@Gatorade

My suggestion is just to ask Virt to remove the debate and start over on good terms

Dr.Franklin

08.14.2019 06:10PM

#12

-->

@Club

I din't know what to say

Club

08.14.2019 06:10PM

#11

-->

@Dr.Franklin

Vote please

Gatorade

08.14.2019 06:07PM

#10

-->

@Club

@Dr.Franklin

this is so sad. Debates were like a father to me, I loved them like a son. Now they're being abused and trolled.

Dr.Franklin

08.14.2019 06:04PM

the voting period will be interesting

Club

08.14.2019 05:57PM

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@Gatorade

Regularly styled debate. Why do you think I waive the first round? You are just assuming things that aren't even true. Stop being a fanboymctroll

Gatorade

08.14.2019 05:35PM

He also wrote "regularly styled" in the full description, meaning that he is implying this is a rap BATTLE.

Club

08.14.2019 05:00PM

-->

@Dr.Franklin

Kool

Dr.Franklin

08.14.2019 02:59PM

-->

@Club

Cool

Club

08.14.2019 01:29PM

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@Dr.Franklin

It's customary to waive the first round when you're a guy named Club.

Gatorade

08.14.2019 01:32AM

I just wrote 2 raps in under 50 minutes so BOOM!

Gatorade

08.14.2019 01:32AM

IDK

Dr.Franklin

08.14.2019 01:21AM

why would you waive

Trent0405

08.18.2019 07:53PM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

Pro tries to conceal vital information and gets called out on it.

Ramshutu

08.18.2019 05:37PM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

This debate can only be reasonably interpreted to be a rap battle - thus the bait and switch by pro is particularly nasty. Given con produced the only rap of consequence, he gets all points.

David

08.16.2019 01:19AM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

Pro attempted to get an easy win by hiding the resolution of the debate. As a reader and a debater, we would expect the title and description of the debate to be an accurate description of what each side will be arguing. It is reasonable to conclude that this debate should be viewed as a rap battle and a troll debate. Full points to con.

TheAtheist

08.15.2019 12:06PM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

I agree with RationalMadman, Pro just trolled Con into a debate that was supposed to be a rap battle. He didn't even mention that this wouldn't be a rap battle in the debate description, this was clearly just an attempt to get a free win.

RationalMadman

08.15.2019 12:26AM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

Pro trolled Con into a debate that Con thought would be a troll debate in the sense of rap battle. No matter how you look at it, Pro dug his own grave because he's against Rap battles then by the very refusal to engage in one in this debate...

Dr.Franklin

08.14.2019 06:11PM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

I am vey confused, thus I award a tie