As far as who I would have voted for, I would have to say that my vote would side with Nick's argument. However, I think that Chris did an excellent job of forming his points and stressing equality, which shed a positive light on his argument. I would like to focus on the delivery styles between the two, because I think that they were very different, and important when expressing arguments to a live audience. Although I liked Nick's argument better than Chris's, this was partially due to existing bias, and I ultimately think that Chris did a better job of making himself heard. For example, Nick was extremely rushed and impersonal, and while he was probably focused on getting as much information out within his set time limit as possible, it was at times difficult to absorb all of his points because he was talking so fast. Chris on the other hand, spoke very calmly, although he had a few "ums" in there, he was much easier to listen to because he made it seem like he was having a conversation with you. I especially liked the fact that he would use a little bit of humor to make a stab Nick's speech and grab attention from the audience.
I think they both did a great job of responding to one another and picking out specific points from each argument and integrating them in their own.
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