The Instigator
iamalwaysright
Con (against)
Losing
21 Points
The Contender
ILoveCheese
Pro (for)
Winning
48 Points

One plus two is twelve.

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Started: 6/19/2008 Category: Science
Updated: 3 months ago Status: Voting Period
Viewed: 178 times Debate No: 4450
Debate Rounds (3)
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iamalwaysright

Con

I think anyone who supports this viewpoint needs to retake elementary school math. I don't mean to sound rude about it but it I think that it quite obvious that 1 + 2 = 3 and NOT 12.

Allow me to demonstrate.

Say you have 2 apples. Now imagine that I give you one more apple. How many apples do you have? Three apples.

There is no possible way that you could have 12 apples unless I somehow had the ability to create 10 additional applies out of thin air.

Anyway, I think that example alone says enough about my viewpoint. I look forward to seeing how, if possible, anyone could disagree with me.
ILoveCheese

Pro

Dim firstLetter as string
Dim sedondLetter as STring
Dim stringTwelve as String

firstLetter = "1"
secondLetther = "2"
stringTwelve = firstLetter + secondLetter

Msgbox(stingTwelve)
Debate Round No. 1
iamalwaysright

Con

The program you posted just tells a computer to say "Twelve" when asked what is 1 + 2. In other words, you are basically programming it to lie. This clearly does not disprove that 1 + 2 is not equal to 12.
ILoveCheese

Pro

"This clearly does not disprove that 1 + 2 is not equal to 12"

I was not trying to disprove. I think I did show where 1 + 2 = 12 :D

It was cheesy, i'll grant that but I love cheese :D
Debate Round No. 2
iamalwaysright

Con

I was not asking a programming question (or a computer program based on faulty logic, for that matter). I am claiming that mathematically 1 + 2 = 3 NOT 12.
ILoveCheese

Pro

I still love cheese. Cheese is great. Cheese is tasty. I could eat one piece of cheese. I could eat two pieces of cheese. I could eat 12 pieces of cheese.
Debate Round No. 3
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Posted by snicker_911 3 months ago
snicker_911
You could substitute the number "12" for "3" and so 1+2=12.
Posted by kamaz 3 months ago
kamaz
voting for Pro only bcoz the topic is seriously unserious - his cheeky explanation works in these circumstances.
Posted by Darkfire62 3 months ago
Darkfire62
This is amazing. I can't believe that this is even an argument. But still, I vote for the con in this case because mathematically the con is correct. The pro had a good argument at first but was then refuted. Besides the pro debater is apparently a bumbling idiot. The con debater's first round is still what stands after this round has ended. That is why I vote neg.
Posted by beem0r 3 months ago
beem0r
PRO wrote a Visual Basic subroutine to add the strings "1" and "2" together, which creates "12".

Strings aren't treated as numbers, they're just like letters. For example, "Pork " + "Fried Rice" = "Pork Fried Rice". In this same way, "1" + "2" = "12".

I thought it was funny because it was so creative and off-the-wall. I didn't expect PRO to come up with something that actually affirmed the resolution, I figured he'd just make some bogus semantics argument or use flawed mathematics to prove it, like most people do with these math-type debates.
Posted by sonofzapp 3 months ago
sonofzapp
i dont get it. mabey im just stupid, but i dont c whats funny.
Posted by beem0r 3 months ago
beem0r
PRO R1 had me ROFLing. I might have even LMAOed.
Posted by beem0r 3 months ago
beem0r
PRO R1 had me ROFLing. I might have even LMAOed.
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