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Feminism is necessary

Thanks Pro for the timely response. Definition Problems There is a problem with Pro's definition of "requisite"... it defines "requisite" as a noun, while the word "necessary" is used as an adjective in the debate resolution. We know this because when one diagrams the sentence "Feminism is necessary", the word "necessary" describes "feminism" and is therefore an adjective.[3] With this in mind, Pro's definition of a noun isn't interchangeable with the adjective "necessary". In other words, Pro's argument concerning the definition of "necessary" should be disregarded. Logical Fallacy Pro has engaged in a logical fallacy known as "Moving the Goalposts". I doubt if she did it on purpose, but regardless of her motivation, her argument should be disregarded nonetheless. Let me explain: Moving the goalposts: "Moving the goalposts, similar to "shifting sands" and also known as raising the bar, is an informal fallacy in which evidence presented in response to a specific claim is dismissed and some other (often greater) evidence is demanded. That is, after an attempt has been made to score a goal, the goalposts are moved to exclude the attempt. The problem with changing the rules of the game is that the meaning of the end result is changed, too." [4] Basically, once I showed Let me explain: Moving the goalposts: "Moving the goalposts, similar to "shifting sands" and also known as raising the bar, is an informal fallacy in which evidence presented in response to a specific claim is dismissed and some other (often greater) evidence is demanded. That is, after an attempt has been made to score a goal, the goalposts are moved to exclude the attempt. The problem with changing the rules of the game is that the meaning of the end result is changed, too." [4] Basically, once I showed feminism is NOT necessary, Pro tried to change the resolution from Feminism is Necessary to "Feminism is Necessary for the achievement of a specific end". That's unfair. If Pro wanted to debate that, she should have said so before I accepted the debate. It's too late to change the debate now, so I ask the voters to ignore her attempt to do so. Sources: 3. http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu... 4. https://en.m.wikipedia.org...