He is a major proponent of the hereditarian position in the nature versus nurture debate, the position that genetics play a significant role in behavioral traits, such as intelligence and personality.

The debate between proponents of private versus state capitalism is centered around questions of managerial efficacy, productive efficiency, and fair distribution of wealth.

This is often framed in terms of the nature versus nurture debate.

Although the first, which emphasizes the potential for energy and resource conservation and health benefits gained from cycling versus automobile use, is relatively undisputed, the second is the subject of much debate.

( Whether the downsides versus the upsides justifies a complex design or not is food for a never-ending debate in certain circles.

Other scholars have suggested that Hebrews is part of an internal New Testament debate between the extreme Judaizers ( who argued that non-Jews must convert to Judaism before they can receive the Holy Spirit of Jesus ' Jewish covenant ) versus the extreme Antinomians ( who argued that Jews must reject God's commandments and that Jewish law was no longer in effect ).

The debate between the sleek in-line engines versus the more reliable radial models continued, with naval air forces preferring the radial engines, and land-based forces often choosing in-line units.

The considerable " nature versus nurture " debate exists over whether predominantly biological or psychological factors produce sexual orientation in humans.

The central theoretical disagreement is known as the " state versus nonstate " debate.

When Maroger's book became available, Reginald Marsh drew on Maroger's book-jacket an airplane dropping an atomic bomb on the Maryland Art Institute, a reference to the controversy Maroger was causing in the local press over the abstract art versus realism debate.

There is significant scientific debate about the relative merits of categorical versus such non-categorical ( or hybrid ) schemes, also known as continuum or dimensional models.

Other historians note debate about Shaka's role as a uniter versus a usurper of traditional Zulu ruling prerogatives, and the notion of the Zulu state as a unique construction, divorced from the localised culture and the previous systems built by his predecessor Dingiswayo.

* Modalism vs. Youtube: Trinitarianism Debate debate between reverend David Bernard of New Life UPCI versus reverend Gene Cook of Reformed Baptist Church

The success of the " TRC method " versus the " Nuremberg method " of prosecution is open for debate.

Generally proponents of the tabula rasa thesis favour the " nurture " side of the nature versus nurture debate, when it comes to aspects of one's personality, social and emotional behaviour, and intelligence.

While there is considerable debate about the relative merits of a constitutional arrangement such as that of the United States versus a parliamentary arrangement such as Britain, analysts have noted that most democracies around the world have chosen the British multi-party model.

The strategic reserves issue was a topic of debate also between conservationists and the petroleum industry, as well as those favoring public ownership versus private control.

The nature versus nurture debate concerns the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities (" nature ," i. e. nativism, or innatism ) versus personal experiences (" nurture ," i. e. empiricism or behaviorism ) in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits.

In the social and political sciences, the nature versus nurture debate may be contrasted with the structure versus agency debate ( i. e. socialization versus individual autonomy ).

Will mere debate on that proposition, even though it be free and untrammeled, remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold??

On the eve of the `` great debate '' on the proposal to give the President broad powers to make across-the-board tariff concessions which could practically bring us into the Atlantic Community, we should face the alternatives on this proposition.

While the extent of Prince Asaka's responsibility for the massacre remains a matter of debate, the ultimate sanction for the massacre and the crimes committed during the invasion of China were issued in Emperor Hirohito's ratification of the Japanese army's proposition to remove the constraints of international law on the treatment of Chinese prisoners on August 5, 1937.

While Prince Asaka's responsibility for the Nanking Massacre remains a matter of debate, the ultimate sanction for the massacre and the crimes committed during the invasion of China might be found in the ratification, made on August 5, 1937 by Emperor Hirohito, of the proposition of the Japanese army to remove the constraints of international law on the treatment of Chinese prisoners.

The plot was a little more provocative and risqué than most of those seen previously ( including a debate about the ethics of procuring a fifteen-year-old as a sexual partner for a visiting dignitary, a proposition which Claire suggested might be spun in the national interest as a " euro-job ") and included some stronger expletives ( reflecting perhaps their widely reported use among New Labour's hierarchy between 1997 and 2010 ).

Its distinctive contribution to the research debate is based on the proposition that these factors have their roots in broader processes of conflict and change in society that are connected to the advance of market economies.

An Oxford Union debate shown live on New Zealand television in March 1985 showcased Lange, a skilled orator, arguing for the proposition that " nuclear weapons are morally indefensible ", in opposition to U. S. televangelist Jerry Falwell.

Australasia style debates consist of two teams who debate over an issue, more commonly called a topic or proposition.

The debate will commence with the Prime Minister's speech ( first proposition ) and will be continued by the first opposition.

The debate ends when the proposition ends the reply speech.

Generally, the proposition and opposition sides of a debate each have three speakers, with speeches alternating between the two sides.

Common practice, though, is for bills reported from committees to be considered in the Rules Committee, which will decide for how long and under what rules the full body will debate the proposition.

Different traditions govern whether the Committee of the Whole or the House itself will debate a given resolution, and the Rules Committee generally sets the forum under which a proposition will be debated and the amendment / time limitations for every measure, too.

While Prince Asaka's responsibility for the Nanking Massacre remains a matter of debate, the sanction for the massacre and the crimes committed during the invasion of China might ultimately be found in the ratification, made on August 5, 1937 by Emperor Hirohito, of the proposition of the Japanese army to remove the constraints of international law on the treatment of Chinese prisoners.

The intended focus is on the clash over the issues central to the debate proposition.

De Joly and Champion returned from the Assembly, stating that the sixty or eighty members present were not sufficient in number to debate and that their proposition had not been heard.

However, on 29 January 2008, following comments in the Scrutiny report and market uncertainty, the Minister for Treasury and Resources decided to withdraw the proposition and defer any debate for " at least 3 years ".

Unlike in policy debate and Lincoln-Douglas debate, in public forum debate, the proposition or affirmative side does not necessarily speak first.

Two teams form the government ( proposition in the UK and North America ) and two the opposition in each debate room.

The four men debate a series of three topics: ( 1 ) the relative merit of classical drama ( upheld by Crites ) vs. modern drama ( championed by Eugenius ); ( 2 ) whether French drama, as Lisideius maintains, is better than English drama ( supported by Neander, who famously calls Shakespeare " the greatest soul, ancient or modern "); and ( 3 ) whether plays in rhyme are an improvement upon blank verse drama -- a proposition that Neander, despite having defended the Elizabethans, now advances against the skeptical Crites ( who also switches from his original position and defends the blank verse tradition of Elizabethan drama ).

In that same testimony, Hutchinson emphasized that any debate over immigration reform must start first with enforcement of immigration laws and border security, asserting, " You have to start with the proposition that in order to be effective in the war against terrorism our nation must be able to secure its borders.

A proposition may also be a debate team that supports and tries to prove a motion.