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Winning Position: False
Atypican - True Jace (I hope) - False
Discussion moderating by....MuckaMcCaw (I hope) and Thousandin1 (I hope)
This debate will not have a preset number of rounds but each opponent will cease responding once they feel their position has been adequately presented. After Jace and I call it a dead horse, both moderators will also weigh in as to what their current position is, and give their opinion on which side of the argument they believe was argued most persuasively.
Winning Position: False
Challengers:
JACE as the affirmative, Nebeling as the negative.
The debate will be in a four part format, similar to the General Structure, but with only two rebuttals.
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Tied Positions: Negative vs. Affirmative
Each person provides an argument, alternating from the affirmative position. •The first argument, for each debater, will be the Opening Argument. •The second and third will be rebuttals. •The forth and final will be a Closing Argument. •The Createdebate community will vote for the winner by means of upvoting and supporting specific arguments. Each upvote not backed by a supporting argument will be disregarded when considering the final score. Downvotes will also be disregarded.
Below will serve as an example
Winning Position: Unresolved
Each person provides an argument, alternating from the affirmative position. •The first argument, for each debater, will be the Opening Argument. •The second and third will be rebuttals. •The forth and final will be a Closing Argument. •The Createdebate community will vote for the winner by means of upvoting and supporting specific arguments. Each upvote not backed by a supporting argument will be disregarded when considering the final score. Downvotes will also be disregarded.
Below will serve as an example
Winning Position: Unresolved
Each person provides an argument, alternating from the affirmative position. •The first argument, for each debater, will be the Opening Argument. •The second and third will be rebuttals. •The forth and final will be a Closing Argument. •The Createdebate community will vote for the winner by means of upvoting and supporting specific arguments. Each upvote not backed by a supporting argument will be disregarded when considering the final score. Downvotes will also be disregarded.
Below will serve as an example
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