Instigator / Pro
6
1233
rating
403
debates
39.45%
won
Topic
#5606

Its a good idea to teach children that they can do whatever they want

Status
Finished

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

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

After 1 vote and with 1 point ahead, the winner is...

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Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
7
1465
rating
34
debates
57.35%
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:

Pro starts his/her case by saying that just because children CAN do something, they should do it, to which con responds that if they do whatever they want and the people around them don't give them basic rules, they will all end up criminals so pro's argument doesn't really stand ( i believe that if pro made an exception for crimes it would have been a better argument). Pro then adds that adults have made many mistakes like polluting the Earth to the point where the world is doomed and it doesn't matter what the children do. While Con kinda drops this, i believe that argument can be countered.
Now let me explain the voting choices:
1) Argumentation: It's a tie because pro gave some arguments that didn't really stand but con's arguments were basically just rebuttals to pro's statements
2)No one used sources so its again a tie
3) I gave legibility to con because the statements were much more clear on his/her behalf and some of the examples Con gave to his/her arguments were kinda confusing, for example the argument about abuse and pedophilia (no child wants to be abused and the abuse won't stop if the child says "i don't want to be abused")
4) Conduct is a tie since both pro and con weren't rude or disrespectful