Instigator / Pro
6
1536
rating
19
debates
55.26%
won
Topic
#407
Humans Are The Cause Of Climate Change
Status
Finished
The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.
Winner & statistics
After 4 votes and with 22 points ahead, the winner is...
Barney
Parameters
- Publication date
- Last updated date
- Type
- Standard
- Number of rounds
- 4
- Time for argument
- Three days
- Max argument characters
- 30,000
- Voting period
- One week
- Point system
- Multiple criterions
- Voting system
- Open
Contender / Con
28
1815
rating
53
debates
100.0%
won
Description
R1: Acceptance and definitions
R2: Opening Arguments
R3: Rebuttals
R4: Rebuttals; no new arguments
Round 1
Forfeited
Definitions:
From Merriam-Webster.com
- Humans are "a bipedal primate mammal (Homo sapiens)."
- Climate Change is "changes in the Earth's weather patterns."
- Weather is "the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or
dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness."
- Sun is "the
luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from
which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and
helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles
(150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000
kilometers), and a mass 332,000 times greater than earth."
Round 2
Forfeited
Concession:
My honorable opponent has messaged me to concede the debate,
due to busyness. In light of this, I suggest assigning him the conduct point, and myself the argument point.
My (shortened) Argument:
In the lifetime of humanity, we have not (yet) exceeded the historical
temperature extremes for this planet.
Changes to the tilt of the Earth around the Sun, account for
a larger shift in climate than our CO2 footprint.
Thus, while humans
are a contributor to climate change, there is strong doubt against us being the
primary one.
Round 3
As Ragnar has stated, I concede due to lots of things going on.
Extend.
Round 4
Forfeited
Extend.
People like you who do this...
You should supply definitions BEFORE the debate begins, or else the person accepting could be walking into a TRAP!!!
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