Instigator / Pro
7
1590
rating
91
debates
58.79%
won
Topic
#5615

Kamala is more likely to become president (pro) VS Trump is more likely to become president (con)

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...

FishChaser
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Rated
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Minimal rating
None
Contender / Con
4
1444
rating
16
debates
34.38%
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:

I think the big problem with this debate was a lack of sources. If you want to prove that Trump will win because of his superior grasp on policy, go for it, but you have to justify why policy matters to voters. Con starts going in the right direction in round three when he cites Trump's ability to appeal to certain demographics, but this is the only point Con offered that felt faithful to the resolution of the debate, and it just came far too late. Other attempts at directly assessing Trump's electability felt equally hollow. For example, saying "[Trump's] speech is persuasive" is so vague that it cannot constitute an argument without further substantiation, which is not offered.

Pro's arguments were more relevant to the resolution, but he never adequately establishes the irrelevance of policy in determining electability. Doing this would have been a good debunk to Con's case. Pro does gracefully note that "the average voter is a retarded piece of shit with horrible understanding of politics and shitty sensibilities," but he never substantiates this claim with a source/anecdote. Basically, why is Kamala being a black women more relevant to electability than policy? Pro never adequately addresses this question. That being said, Pro does talk directly about electability. Con does not do this, and thus, it is ultimately incumbent upon Con to justify the significance of policy in discerning electability. Pro's arguments about Trump's polarizing presence in American politics, Kamala's identity as a woman running for president, and the unique dynamic created by her being an ex-prosecutor and Trump being a felon were Pro's strongest points.

In short, Con's case needed a paragraph justifying why policy matters when determining electability. This was never supplied.