Instigator / Pro
7
1500
rating
4
debates
62.5%
won
Topic
#5010

Free markets

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
3
0
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
1
1

After 1 vote and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

Darshpreet
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
4
1233
rating
403
debates
39.45%
won
Description

No information

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:

Con puts forward an unorthodox definition of a free market, but instead of supporting his definition, he just conflates two meanings of the word "free." This is why Pro offered a definition of a "free market," a well established concept in economics, while Con simply defined the word "free," which can mean a wide variety of things depending on context. Hence, I will accept Pro's definition for the purposes of voting on this debate.

Pro puts forward an effective case arguing that free markets decrease prices, give consumers power, and subvert the inherent inefficiencies of government control. Con never really offers a response other than his ranting about the definition of a free market. Other than that, he just gets outraged at the idea of a society with no taxes without any substantiation as to why taxes are important. Pro responds by simply pointing out the dubious morality of taxation and the possible substitutes to government programs financed through taxation. These rebuttals are never addressed.

Basically, Con drops all of Pro's points and never offers a case of his own.