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10006689-2019-04-18T18:27:51Z-00000-000
The Olympic Games should be abolished
For the above refutations and arguments, please vote for the Opposition.
10006689-2019-04-18T18:27:51Z-00001-000
The Olympic Games should be abolished
:(Extend all arguments. Hope for a reply in the last round!
10006689-2019-04-18T18:27:51Z-00002-000
The Olympic Games should be abolished
Thanks for the response, Pro.Onto the debate...Refutations1. The Olympics hurt the economy.This is basically what the point is all about. I will refute this in two ways.A) Logically FlawedIf these Olympics were so costly as my opponent suggests, why would cities even bother hosting them? If they could not create signif...
10006689-2019-04-18T18:27:51Z-00003-000
The Olympic Games should be abolished
Really sorry about that! Didn't realize I'd be in MD over night. So here we go with my opening arguement. The Olympic games, to many, are a patriotic exercise in international bonding between nations and good old fashion American fun. However, if you look deeply at the root of these games, they are an utter abomination...
10006689-2019-04-18T18:27:51Z-00004-000
The Olympic Games should be abolished
Hm, I don't really want to waste my time writing an argument if the Pro won't respond... So I'll just wait for the next round in hopes that he will formulate a case.
10006689-2019-04-18T18:27:51Z-00005-000
The Olympic Games should be abolished
Thanks for starting this debate! I haven't debated in a while, at least on here, so I feel like I should. Hope this turns out to be a great debate.
10006689-2019-04-18T18:27:51Z-00006-000
The Olympic Games should be abolished
Today I am interested to debate on why the Olympic Games should not continue. I hope for a knowledgeable opponent. First: Accept Second: Argument Third: Argument Fourth: Rebuttal Fifth: Closing Thanks and Good Luck!
10011767-2019-04-18T11:36:38Z-00000-000
I am a democratic socialist and want to critique anarcho-capitalism.
Why is it too far right?Why should we care for others than ourselves?Why not play to win, abuse the losers and keep their children poor?Isn't that the best way to keep winning?
10011767-2019-04-18T11:36:38Z-00001-000
I am a democratic socialist and want to critique anarcho-capitalism.
d healthcare, worker's rights, children's rights, oppose all torture, I am newly prolife which is kind of a socialist idea, education, the right of humans to choose how and when they die, free speech welfare is not a dirty word, and more. I can't worship Jesus and money, for example.Long time, no see, add me and debate...
10011767-2019-04-18T11:36:38Z-00002-000
I am a democratic socialist and want to critique anarcho-capitalism.
Hello Dana. You know me as Prodigee amongst many other names. It's a pleasure to meet you here.As you know from CreateDebate, I'm also a left-wing liberal at heart and we seem to only differ on our stance of you being pro-life and me pro-choice.I will play the role of an anarcho-capitalist for the sake of this debate.
10011767-2019-04-18T11:36:38Z-00003-000
I am a democratic socialist and want to critique anarcho-capitalism.
Pro means I am naturally in favor of my own arguments, and con is not. I want to discuss what democratic socialism is, is not, and see iff we can get somewhere. I don't want all of your money, I just want to provide for the poor and needy. Democratic socialism is not just about money, it is about non-economic human rig...
10018753-2019-04-18T11:58:12Z-00000-000
Socks should be like gloves not mittens
Sicks do not need to be like gloves, because toes do not require much dexterity. If you were a monkey, and needed to pick up a newspaper with your toes, glove socks could be useful, but humans don't need to use their toes for anything. Hands are well suited for the job. Do you really need to wiggle your toes? The nylon...
10018753-2019-04-18T11:58:12Z-00001-000
Socks should be like gloves not mittens
I like the idea of socks, keeping your feet warm and preventing foot fungus but why must they restrain the free movement of my toes. Sometimes I feel like my toes are being imprisoned by mitten-like socks I mean they receive no air and completely restrict my wiggly toes from doing what they do, WIGGLING! I feel the sam...
1001ab1d-2019-04-18T11:16:06Z-00000-000
On balance, You should not hit your own children
Con's forfeiture means I've won the debate.
1001ab1d-2019-04-18T11:16:06Z-00001-000
On balance, You should not hit your own children
Debate dot org is freaking broken. Don't put underscores or weird letters. And put one link to a google doc that shows sources. Anyways, You should not hit your own children. When I say should not, I mean that it is, On balance, More harmful to do so than it is not to. Hit meaning physical harm. A little slap to the bu...
1001ab1d-2019-04-18T11:16:06Z-00002-000
On balance, You should not hit your own children
Whos kids are you saying you should hit then. <----Joke alright lets begin
1001ab1d-2019-04-18T11:16:06Z-00003-000
On balance, You should not hit your own children
You should not hit your own children. Arguments begin next round. Just in case, Nooone accepts this one then i won't have wasted my time.
10038e9c-2019-04-18T12:46:53Z-00000-000
Capitalism is superior to Communism/Socialism
THAT RUSSIA IS A SOCIALIST STATE First of all, if Russia has a free market and private ownership of property then it’s capitalist, it cannot be a capitalist nation, fitting all of the definitions of capitalism, but not really be capitalist. It makes no rational sense, if my opponent wants top claim that Russia is a Soc...
10038e9c-2019-04-18T12:46:53Z-00001-000
Capitalism is superior to Communism/Socialism
Rebuttal: My opponent claims that Russia is a capitalist nation, when in fact it is Socialist with a Capitalist market. Is clearly stated in the constitution. Which you can openly read, below in the sources {2}. My opponent claims that China's growth is attributed to adoption of Capitalist policies. But, in reality the...
10038e9c-2019-04-18T12:46:53Z-00002-000
Capitalism is superior to Communism/Socialism
FACT CHECK My opponent seems to have been asleep for the past 28 years or so, because he said in his response: "Russia, one of the most powerful nations on the planet, follow socialism. It has a reasonably powerful economy, a powerful military, and its citizens enjoy the freedom that is equivalent to the U.S." Actually...
10038e9c-2019-04-18T12:46:53Z-00003-000
Capitalism is superior to Communism/Socialism
Rebuttal: My opponent resorts to his own opinion as evidence within his first argument. He claims that all states that follow Socialism are states that we would not like to live in, he also claims that " they're all just about the worst places in the world", with no factual evidence. It is rather apparent that most of ...
10038e9c-2019-04-18T12:46:53Z-00004-000
Capitalism is superior to Communism/Socialism
Alright, then my opponent will be defending Socialism which he defines as:"a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole."Which creates a whole variety of issues with this system, b...
10038e9c-2019-04-18T12:46:53Z-00005-000
Capitalism is superior to Communism/Socialism
I am defending Socialism, and my opponent claims that he stated to choose whether to defend Communism or Socialism but never stated it clearly in his first argument. He uses a meer "/" symbol as a differentiator. "/" can mean numerous things. Now that we have resolved the confusion in this debate. I shall state one of ...
10038e9c-2019-04-18T12:46:53Z-00006-000
Capitalism is superior to Communism/Socialism
Actually, I said that you should argue that Communism OR Socialism is superior to Capitalism, which means that I acknowledged Socialism and Communism as 2 slightly different systems. My opponent seems to have defined both Communism AND Socialism but has failed to state which one he will be defending. Please define what...
10038e9c-2019-04-18T12:46:53Z-00007-000
Capitalism is superior to Communism/Socialism
My opponent firstly fails to define communism and socalism as two different systems. Socalism in a nutshell is defined as :"a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole." Where els...
10038e9c-2019-04-18T12:46:53Z-00008-000
Capitalism is superior to Communism/Socialism
I will be arguing that capitalism is superior to communism, this debate concerns the quality of living, opportunities, and overall productivity in a given nation, as well as morality.
10046868-2019-04-18T16:04:21Z-00000-000
tic tac toe
lol
10046868-2019-04-18T16:04:21Z-00001-000
tic tac toe
O - X - O O X X X Good game!
10046868-2019-04-18T16:04:21Z-00002-000
tic tac toe
O - X - O O X - X good game
10046868-2019-04-18T16:04:21Z-00003-000
tic tac toe
o - x - o - x - x yep =)
10046868-2019-04-18T16:04:21Z-00004-000
tic tac toe
o - x - o - x - - lol you alredy won
10046868-2019-04-18T16:04:21Z-00005-000
tic tac toe
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10046868-2019-04-18T16:04:21Z-00006-000
tic tac toe
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10046868-2019-04-18T16:04:21Z-00007-000
tic tac toe
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10046868-2019-04-18T16:04:21Z-00008-000
tic tac toe
i want this to be a fast game of tic tac toe - - - - - - - - - i will let my opponent go first
1004e0a9-2019-04-18T11:07:56Z-00000-000
This website is a dumpster fire
I disagree his website good cuz i make a lot of good debates on this websitez like " should indians be illegal " or " should jews be shot". There are -2pped sluts on this website like dr franklin and biggsboonj who ruin this website. Although sickintheheadz is kool XD XD
1004e0a9-2019-04-18T11:07:56Z-00001-000
This website is a dumpster fire
I'm going to upload this once a week until I catch the attention of the managers of this website; or quit DDO (which might be soon). Feel free to comment other bugs and I will add them to this list! Why DDO is an absolute dumpster fire:- The president hasn't logged in for over 6 months. - Every, Word, After, A, Comma, ...
1004e0c8-2019-04-18T11:07:56Z-00000-000
This website is a dumpster fire
Its pretty fun the way it is, It could be better but what couldnt there is always room for imrovement, By damanding change you risk an over haul that might change this place so much it might no longer be fun, Like what is hapening to facebook, They needed to police it betterinstead they cracked dwon lazily authoritaria...
1004e0c8-2019-04-18T11:07:56Z-00001-000
This website is a dumpster fire
Feel free to comment other bugs and I will add them to this list! Why DDO is an absolute dumpster fire:- The president hasn't logged in for over 6 months. - Every, Word, After, A, Comma, Gets, Capitalized, For, Some reason. - Most people can't confirm voting privileges because the phone identity thing is broken therefo...
100531be-2019-04-18T19:18:31Z-00000-000
Evolution is a proven fact against creation.
Let me just say you should read my comment; it will further explain my stupidity. :( Believing there is a "creator" is just having a faith. If there is a "creator" why isn't he making new things everyday like he made the universe? Scientist can prove that we have evolved from animals. The supposed "missing links" have ...
100531be-2019-04-18T19:18:31Z-00001-000
Evolution is a proven fact against creation.
My opponent's second round argument is still perplexing. My opponent first quotes: "How could this universe just come about without a designer? Everything that is designed has to have a designer. " Creationism is essentially the belief that an omnipotent Designer (or Creator) created all things. With the question my op...
100531be-2019-04-18T19:18:31Z-00002-000
Evolution is a proven fact against creation.
Yes, I was referring to creationism. How could this universe just come about without a designer? Everything that is designed has to have a designer. Is it not true that believing in creationism you are believing that some "God" has designed this universe? And if so then where did this "God" come from? He would also hav...
100531be-2019-04-18T19:18:31Z-00003-000
Evolution is a proven fact against creation.
As my opponent really does not make an opening argument, I will allow her to clarify exactly what we are arguing in the second round of this debate. When my opponent states in the resolution that evolution is a proven fact against creation, she is probably referring to creationism, but once again, I will let my opponen...
100531be-2019-04-18T19:18:31Z-00004-000
Evolution is a proven fact against creation.
I have joined a debate team. I need to practice debating evolution vs. creation. I'm just getting started out so if anyone could help that would be great. Evolution is a proven fact because they found "Ida" which is the missing link. Even though Charles Darwin said on his deathbed that he made evolution up he was on dr...
1006bcfc-2019-04-18T12:11:25Z-00000-000
The Earth is spherical in shape.
Thanks to my opponent for a third and hopefully not last thought provoking debate about our reality, and whether we should trust our senses, or authority. I hope his views have, or will change about his atheism and scientific evidence for The Creator's probable existence. I just noticed pro was a devout atheist unfortu...
1006bcfc-2019-04-18T12:11:25Z-00001-000
The Earth is spherical in shape.
There are some issues my opponent has brought up in the past that weren't mentioned explicitly here so, at some points, I will refer to older content by Edl to fill in some blanks. I'm going to cover burdens, photographic evidence, gravity, and daylight cycles in that order. Burdens My opponent doesn't seem to have an ...
1006bcfc-2019-04-18T12:11:25Z-00002-000
The Earth is spherical in shape.
My opponent opens the round claiming that he chose these flimsy arguments because they are easiest to understand, but gravity is just the opposite. No one knows what gravity is, not even the smartest of the globe earth proponents, if you can call him that. I know he's just an actor, but I digress.(1) Nobody can adequat...
1006bcfc-2019-04-18T12:11:25Z-00003-000
The Earth is spherical in shape.
Edl's responses are much the same as they have been in the past, which is good -- because it allows us to now get into the fun part of the debate. I chose each of these arguments not because they are bar-none the best possible arguments for a round earth, but because they are by far the easiest to understand. Because o...
1006bcfc-2019-04-18T12:11:25Z-00004-000
The Earth is spherical in shape.
My opponent has the burden of proving that we live on a spinning ball. I will show that this burden has not been met. Let's go over these arguments.Photographic EvidenceLogical Fallacy Alert Firstly, photographic evidence shouldn't be considered evidence at all. I can show my opponent images of a 200 foot gorilla, I co...
1006bcfc-2019-04-18T12:11:25Z-00005-000
The Earth is spherical in shape.
Thanks to Edl for accepting. I'll be presenting three arguments this round in support of a round earth. Should I deem it necessary, I may present additional arguments in the next round. I'll jump right in. Photographic Evidence This is no doubt a much-belabored point with this particular topic, but nonetheless, it is a...
1006bcfc-2019-04-18T12:11:25Z-00006-000
The Earth is spherical in shape.
I accept. It should be noted that if the heliocentric model were true, getting the average Joe far enough away from the earth to see it as a ball should have long been done. Good luck to my opponent in our tie breaker.
1006bcfc-2019-04-18T12:11:25Z-00007-000
The Earth is spherical in shape.
This is a challenge specifically for Edlvsjd. No user except him should have the ability to accept this debate. If for whatever reason you aren't Edl and are capable of accepting, I ask that you don't. This debate will take a small step away from the traditional "flat earth" debate with Edl, as he will no longer have a...
10081247-2019-04-18T18:40:41Z-00000-000
Resolved: The United States ought legalize same-sex marriage.
Thanks to my opponent for responding and I would like to apologize for forfeiting however since we both forfeited a round, I agree with my opponent that we should disregard it when it comes to voting on the debate. Sub-point 1a: Nowhere in your sources (those which I can access, some such as those from University sites...
10081247-2019-04-18T18:40:41Z-00001-000
Resolved: The United States ought legalize same-sex marriage.
Alright, since this is the end of the round, I'm going to explain why the judges should vote for me over my opponent in this debate. When it comes to conduct, it looks like my opponent and I were kind of on equal grounds here considering we were both forfeiting rounds, so it looks like we're tied for the vote on conduc...
10081247-2019-04-18T18:40:41Z-00002-000
Resolved: The United States ought legalize same-sex marriage.
My opponent brings up the question as to why same-sex marriage is moral. However, before I respond to this question, let's look down the flow at my arguments and his arguments. Sub-point 1a: We begin at the start of my argument, where I stated that same-sex marriage will overall aid toward the betterment of homosexual ...
10081247-2019-04-18T18:40:41Z-00003-000
Resolved: The United States ought legalize same-sex marriage.
I extend my arguments and hope my opponent can respond in time.
10081247-2019-04-18T18:40:41Z-00004-000
Resolved: The United States ought legalize same-sex marriage.
I was too busy to make a response this time. I forfeit this round.
10081247-2019-04-18T18:40:41Z-00005-000
Resolved: The United States ought legalize same-sex marriage.
My opponent claims that legalizing same sex marriage is morally right but doesn’t give evidence for this claim. It is his opinion that it is the moral duty of the government to do so but I will attempt to prove why that is not the case. You cannot legislate against homophobia, just with anything else; you should try to...
10081247-2019-04-18T18:40:41Z-00006-000
Resolved: The United States ought legalize same-sex marriage.
Before contiuing in this debate, I would like to define the key term in this resoMessengerlution:Ought (v): [a term] used to indicate obligation or duty (The American Heritage Dictionary) With this single definition, the burden of the debate for either side to prove that it is an obligation by the United States to make...
10081247-2019-04-18T18:40:41Z-00007-000
Resolved: The United States ought legalize same-sex marriage.
I accept
1008328b-2019-04-18T19:29:24Z-00000-000
The New Deal: Good or Bad
"Unemployment had dropped from when he enacted the ND.Therefore, the ND was successful based on how FDR defined success, which is what we are examining"-we aren't examining how FDR defined success!The topic is "The New Deal: Good or Bad".That's like saying the war in Iraq was (is) a success because we captured Saddam a...
1008328b-2019-04-18T19:29:24Z-00001-000
The New Deal: Good or Bad
What does Black treatment have to do with the success of the ND? We must look at what the objective of the ND was, and if that alone was successful. Well, FDR stated that the objective of the ND was to decrease unemployment. When the ND was finished, unemployment had dropped from when he enacted the ND. Therefore, the ...
1008328b-2019-04-18T19:29:24Z-00002-000
The New Deal: Good or Bad
The claim that the New Deal did not "help blacks much who were in poverty most" is simply not true." - http://www.cato.org... "The war dropped this eventually down to 1,040,000". Even pro has admitted that WWII conquered unemployment and not the ND. Pro goes on to say that "the New Deal was a failure",but only if FDR h...
1008328b-2019-04-18T19:29:24Z-00003-000
The New Deal: Good or Bad
When Mr. Roosevelt inherited the unemployment from Mr. Hoover in 1933, the unemployment was 12,830,000. When the New Deal policies originally closed in 1937, the unemployment was 7,700,000 million. True, there was brief recession in 1937, but in Dec. of 1941, when the US declared a role in World War II, there were 5,50...
1008328b-2019-04-18T19:29:24Z-00004-000
The New Deal: Good or Bad
Before I start,I'm a supporter of FDR and his New Deal, but because the topic is interesting I thought I'd have a go at arguing the other way! The First thing that FDR did pass the EBA and closed all the banks in the USA and re-opened 5000 and put money into them.This was not a good idea seeing as many jobs were lost i...
1008328b-2019-04-18T19:29:24Z-00005-000
The New Deal: Good or Bad
Recently, the FDR's New Deal program has come under fire, due to the recent idiological split on the current U.S. budget. I would argue that the spending on the New Deal caused Americans to overcome the Great Depression
100c174f-2019-04-18T17:33:51Z-00000-000
Abortion should be illegal with exceptions
There are two reasons why this debate should go to the CON side. Reason 1: My opponent agrees with me In his last round, my opponent states that the "number one reason does have to [do with] financial reasons." He cites that 42% of women who had abortions could not afford a child AND were unmarried, which means the tot...
100c174f-2019-04-18T17:33:51Z-00001-000
Abortion should be illegal with exceptions
i became extremely busy having to handle school and practice. I first wold like to present my counter argument against my opponents statement " Women don't just abort when they aren't willing to raise a child". my evidence is found at: . http://www.womenscenter.com... I would like to highlight this section: The most co...
100c174f-2019-04-18T17:33:51Z-00002-000
Abortion should be illegal with exceptions
I will give my opponent a chance to respond.
100c174f-2019-04-18T17:33:51Z-00003-000
Abortion should be illegal with exceptions
In this debate, there are a few factors that must be considered. Who has abortions, why, and what are the alternatives to abortion. I will be arguing that abortion should be LEGAL with exceptions. The foundation for my arguments will stem from the reasons for abortion not being unethical, and from the few reasonable al...
100c174f-2019-04-18T17:33:51Z-00004-000
Abortion should be illegal with exceptions
This is my first debate so please just bare with me. i have had this argument before, but it was me vs. 6 Catholics and they wouldn't let me speak, and just decided that they won. plus they were very aggressive. My point is that people who go and have sex and get pregnant then just because they don't want a child, or f...
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00000-000
problem of gratuitous evil
Counters: "an omnibenevolent god is, in fact, obliged to save us. if he did not try, then he would not be all loving nor all good. of course, this specific god is also forbidden from altering our free will so there is a limit to how much he can help us, but if he is all loving (as the bible says he is) then he would be...
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00001-000
problem of gratuitous evil
Defense: "When I say know, I don't mean as if they simply know he exists. The god of the Bible is interested in a loving relationship with the humans(Reflected in many of Jesus parables). It may very well be that people are put off by his ways of doing so, and would thus turn away from him. Again I would also like to s...
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00002-000
problem of gratuitous evil
Introduction: Let me start out by clarifying how one would make a successful argument against the God of the Bible. 1) God has some certain traits which should be reflected in the world somehow. 2) These traits are not reflected in the world. 3) Therefore this god does not exist. The trait in my opponents argument is t...
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00003-000
problem of gratuitous evil
Defense:" Since god cannot rule over the human mind, and only attempt to convince it, a world without suffering may not be the most effective way of convincing the most amount of humans."counter -there is no reason why the god of the bible couldn't make himself known to all people without taking away their free will. t...
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00004-000
problem of gratuitous evil
I"m happy to see my opponent has attempted to address p2, but while argued well, his opposition to it, I believe, ultimately fails, I"ll attempt to show why: Response to counter 1: "If the god of the bible does in fact have the properties of all good, all knowing and all powerful (a point which was not contended by con...
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00005-000
problem of gratuitous evil
defense:I will address key points in cons counter: " In a world where everything was taken care of by god, where there was no suffering, it's very possible that less people would get to know god. "counter 1- if the god of the bible does in fact have the properties of all good, all knowing and all powerful (a point whic...
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00006-000
problem of gratuitous evil
Introduction: I would like to start out by clarifying the difference between a proving a contraction within a proposition A and providing evidence against proposition A. A contradiction(Such as those used to prove some theorems in mathematics) shows that a proposition is undoubtedly false, while evidence against a prop...
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00007-000
problem of gratuitous evil
I apologize for not posting my version of the argument in the opening, how I forgot that is beyond me.argument:p1)if suffering (not resulting from free will) exists then an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient entity does not existp2)suffering not resulting from free will exists (cancer, birth defects, natural disast...
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00008-000
problem of gratuitous evil
In arguing against the famous problem of evil, I'll draw my reference from the King James Bible. Since it's my opponent who will be making the argument, I'll first respond in the round after this one.
100c33f0-2019-04-18T15:58:17Z-00009-000
problem of gratuitous evil
i will be arguing and defending my version of the problem of gratouitous evil.rules: 1)first round for acceptence only. from then on we will debate back and forth until we run out of rounds. 2)only the bible or the quran may be used as reference (if you use one, you are forbiden from useing the other) 3)in acceptence y...
100ec3cd-2019-04-18T16:57:52Z-00000-000
Science is a boon rather than a boom for the human race.
I am sorry that you have forfeited a round. Here is my final argument.Previously,I have argued that developing science is a boon.Now,I am going to argue that science is not a boom.You might argue that science is a threat to the environment and that humans could not survive without the environment.I certainly do not thi...
100ec3cd-2019-04-18T16:57:52Z-00001-000
Science is a boon rather than a boom for the human race.
I am sorry.I cannot agree with this opinion. The following is my instigation.Your first argument stated that knowledge is useful only useful if it can successfully be communicated to and understood by another.I cannot agree to this argument because the discoveries made by great people can be studied at schools.This kno...
100ec3cd-2019-04-18T16:57:52Z-00002-000
Science is a boon rather than a boom for the human race.
Hello, friend. I'm not sure it's within me to challenge the idea that the study of our universe is beneficial for humankind so I will approach this conversation from a slightly different angle. If you find it doesn't suit your purpose or you feel I'm missing the point in some way I apologize. The following will be my c...
100ec3cd-2019-04-18T16:57:52Z-00003-000
Science is a boon rather than a boom for the human race.
Science has made a lot of our lives better, faster and easier. It is unimaginable to live without the developments made in the fields of science. With the developments in science, most of the phenomenon"s that are happening can be understood. Today, there is only a little that is unknown to mankind. Today there is only...
10113b57-2019-04-18T17:05:08Z-00000-000
Theme Song Debate!
Why are you forfeiting so much? It's a shame, bro. Darn shame. Anyways, here's the Friends theme song. http://www.youtube.com... So no one told you life was gonna be this way Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A. It's like you're always stuck in second gear When it hasn't been your day, your week, yo...
10113b57-2019-04-18T17:05:08Z-00001-000
Theme Song Debate!
Bro. Y u forfeit. Everyone knows I hate forfeits. Anyway: Batman! Batman! Batman! Batman! Batman, Batman, Batman Batman, Batman, Batman! Na na na na na na na na na na na na na Batman! http://www.youtube.com...
10113b57-2019-04-18T17:05:08Z-00002-000
Theme Song Debate!
http://www.youtube.com... Gasp, a Forfeit! Oh well... Now, this is a story all about how My life got flipped-turned upside down And I'd like to take a minute Just sit right there I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air In west Philadelphia born and raised On the playground was where I spent most ...
10113b57-2019-04-18T17:05:08Z-00003-000
Theme Song Debate!
Since my opponent used a cartoon theme song, I will use a cartoon theme song as my below song. It's only from the best cartoon ever.http://www.youtube.com...Are you ready, kids?Aye Aye, Captain!I can't hear you...Aye Aye, Captain!oh...Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?Spongebob Squarepants!Absorbent and yellow and...
10113b57-2019-04-18T17:05:08Z-00004-000
Theme Song Debate!
http://www.youtube.com... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Heroes in a half-shell Turtle power! They're the world's most fearsome fighting team (We're really hip! ) They're heroes in a half-shell and they're green (Hey - get a grip! ) When the evil Shredder attacks ...
10113b57-2019-04-18T17:05:08Z-00005-000
Theme Song Debate!
This debate is very similar to my two other music ones, except this time it's exclusive to theme songs. So what you do is post a theme song on each round (as your argument) your arguments will include a video of the song and the lyrics. The first round is not for acceptance. Below I will be posting a theme song and aft...
10158c00-2019-04-18T19:28:56Z-00000-000
There Should Exist a Licence System for Drinking Alcohol
==PRO:== >>I don't know how my opponent got confused here, as Ireland has a similar system, but perhaps I should have worded it better. What I meant was if you wish to drink in public (bars, clubs, sporting events, etc. ) you would need a licence. If you wish to drink in the privacy of your own home, you would NOT need...
10158c00-2019-04-18T19:28:56Z-00001-000
There Should Exist a Licence System for Drinking Alcohol
Thanks again to my opponent for a thorough rebuttal. CON: "Therefore, if this did not apply to private establishments, then it means a license is required to drink in public. Private (personal) property is excluded from this system, therefore people are still allowed to consume alcohol in bars. Reading PRO's argument r...
10158c00-2019-04-18T19:28:56Z-00002-000
There Should Exist a Licence System for Drinking Alcohol
What I have firstly noticed is a huge flaw in his argument. PRO says: >>It would not include consumption on personal property. << Therefore, if this did not apply to private establishments, then it means a license is required to drink in public. Private (personal) property is excluded from this system, therefore people...
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Touche2020 — BEIR, unified schema

A normalised copy of the dataset behind the mteb task Touche2020, one of the tasks of the BEIR benchmark as mteb defines it. Same queries, documents and relevance judgements as the benchmark evaluates — reshaped into one strict schema shared by every dataset in this collection.

Source mteb/touche2020 @ a34f9a33db75 (the revision pinned in mteb)
Domain · languages argument · eng
Queries / documents / qrels 49 / 382,545 / 2,214
Qrels per query min 40 · mean 45.184 · max 52
Score values 0 ×1,282, 1 ×296, 2 ×636
Layout queries · corpus · qrels, split test
License cc-by-sa-4.0

Schema

config columns rules
queries id: string, text: string ids unique and non-empty; every query has ≥ 1 qrel
corpus id: string, title: string, text: string title is always present ("" when the source has none)
qrels query-id: string, corpus-id: string, score: int32 referential integrity to both tables; no duplicate pairs; no floats

Files are Parquet, sorted by id, zstd-compressed, sharded at 500 MB. Every rule above is enforced by a validator before publishing; provenance.json records the source file hashes, what changed, and the output file hashes.

What changed from the source

  • byte-preserved all text — no whitespace, newline, or control-character normalisation
  • cast qrels.score double -> int32
  • kept 14,335 documents whose text is identical to another document's — a property of the source; note that models embed such documents identically and retrieval ties among them are broken by corpus order
  • renamed _idid
  • renamed source splits (queriesqueries/queries, corpuscorpus/corpus) to test

Load it

from datasets import load_dataset
queries = load_dataset("Hyukkyu/beir-touche-2020", "queries", split="test")
corpus  = load_dataset("Hyukkyu/beir-touche-2020", "corpus", split="test")
qrels   = load_dataset("Hyukkyu/beir-touche-2020", "qrels", split="test")

Cross-check against the previous layout

This repo previously held the same dataset in BEIR's raw two-repo form (Hyukkyu/beir-touche-2020 + Hyukkyu/beir-touche-2020-qrels; that layout is kept under the git tag legacy-layout). Before replacing it, the build was compared against it: corpus id set identical (382,545 documents); qrels rows per split test 2,214 = 2,214.

License and attribution

The data is redistributed under the source's terms — cc-by-sa-4.0. All credit belongs to the original authors; see the source repository and the references in mteb's task metadata (https://webis.de/events/touche-20/shared-task-1.html). This repository is an independent repackaging and is not affiliated with the RTEB or MTEB maintainers.

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