Instigator / Con
7
1515
rating
10
debates
50.0%
won
Topic
#5682

Autism should be cured if possible

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
1
1
Better conduct
1
0

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

Math_Enthusiast
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Rated
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Minimal rating
1,450
Contender / Pro
6
1442
rating
52
debates
58.65%
won
Description

Autistic people often experience great challenges in our society. They may be socially ostracized, or may experience difficulty with tasks that those around them find easy. On the other hand, many consider the condition to be a key part of their identity, often viewing the challenges it poses as societal problems. Would curing autism be beneficial to society, or would it be a form of eugenics?

- It will be understood that autism is genetic. "Curing autism" will therefore be understood as eliminating this gene from the individual being "cured."
- It will be understood that the answer to the question posed in the topic should be for the net benefit for all people, not just a select portion of the population.

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Pro forfeited one round, thus conduct point goes to Con.

I am leaving arguments as a tie because this debate is a bit too subjective to even be voted on by arguments, plus some arguments are in video link form which I cant weigh as they are not presented in a debate.

Both used sources, so sources are a tie.

Legibility was mostly fine, even with one round from pro being just a link to video and not an argument I can read.