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Topic
#5964

Does Racism Affect the US in a Major Way

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Time for argument
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Description

This debate will be does racism effect the US in a major way. With the major shift in arguments between political groups, I think this debate will be interesting. I am arguing the Pro, which means that I will be arguing that racism affects the US in a major way that is detrimental to minority groups. I will be looking for an opponent to argue the opposite. Turn one will be considered an opening statement from both parties while the rounds up until the end will be rebuttals where questions can be asked to further points (Or for clarification). After this the final round will be considered a closing statement for both parties. The response periods will be one week due to me working multiple jobs, which means my opponent will have plenty of time to respond. The main point in this debate is not only to have a debate, but to have a valued back and forth (Debate is a good way to bring people together). I do plan to have this debate more than one time in case someone who does not accept first would like to debate this topic.

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@bronskibeat
@TheAcademicChristian
@AnonYmous_Icon

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bronskibeat
04.23.2025 10:17AM
Reason:
This was an interesting debate, and I enjoyed reading what both parties had to offer. Con has a unique style that can be difficult to follow at times, but their core arguments were clearly expressed. Con's arguments could have also used more sourcing. Ultimately, Con's arguments were a bit all over the place, and could stand against further scrutiny.

Pro offered very thorough, well-sourced, and strong arguments. Rebutted Con's arguments successfully point by point while offering consistent citations.

I’m putting a comment in case someone wants to vote lol! The timer is about to end on it lol!

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@TheAcademicChristian

u r a good leviathan

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@AnonYmous_Icon

Good debate!

If anyone is interested, after this debate ends I may do something similar with some differences. I may do a history one like “Was slavery in the U.S. a racist practice (I do know some who say that it wasn’t)”, or I may do “Is the removal of DEI, beneficial”? I may work out the kinks in the meantime lol!

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I think I will have my first argument done by today or tomorrow. If not it will be Monday, school is just beating me up lol!

Welcome debate opponent! I may or may not be quick with this, because I am working two jobs and I am in grad school. I am mainly doing this for fun, and I look forward to our interaction.

Yea I get what you mean with that. I did think about it. Part of the reason I didn’t was because to my experience individuals who lean right vs. individuals who lean left will have different terms for it. An example of this, would be institutional racism where many individuals on the right wouldn’t think of it as racism. Part of the battle would be showing how it is. I did have this debate a little over a year ago and the definition of terms was interesting (He was nice in the debate though lol!) Many behavioral science concepts will have differing definitions in how things work depending on the construct in question. That is solid advice though. It may be something I use in the future, like I may argue in this way and it would be acceptable for the opponent to say that this wouldn’t be racist.

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@TheAcademicChristian

A word of advice, it would be best to define racism. You could be talking about the blatant belief that one race is superior to the others, or you could be talking about systemic racism ingrained in our institutions. Then again, you could mean anything in between too.