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Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar was removed from his position by Raffles because Farquhar had grown too close to the people. However, knowing the people well is necessary to help Farquhar solve the problems faced by the people.",
"The people recognized William Farquhar as the founder because he was there to deal with the count... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168811_arg168832", "native_pair": "arg168811_arg168832", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"William made the initiative to understand the local... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168820", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168820", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar ordered his men to go to Malacca and bring some food back. The traders in Singapore also brought some of the necessities here.",
"Farquar weeded out many problems, such as the rat and centipede infestation. It took only a few days for Farquar to finish destroying the infestation, whereas Raffles did not... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168783_arg168805", "native_pair": "arg168783_arg168805", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar contributed significantly, even forking out his own money to start up the colony carved out of the jungle, by first offering money as an incentive for people to hunt and to exterminate rats and centipedes. Raffles did nothing of that sort.",
"Farquhar was the one that played the role of a 'mother' to Si... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168801_arg168764", "native_pair": "arg168801_arg168764", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquar dealt with every day problems during the early years of Singapore.He also attempted to know the people and understood malay, whereas Raffles hardly communicated with the people.",
"Farquhar ordered his men to go to Malacca and bring some food back. The traders in Singapore also brought some of the necess... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168792_arg168783", "native_pair": "arg168792_arg168783", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to make conversation easier.",
"Farquhar was unjustly exiled by Raffles even though William had done a lot to help Singapore."
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Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar was removed from his position by Raffles because Farquhar had grown too close to the people. However, knowing the people well is necessary to help Farquhar solve the problems faced by the people.",
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168811_arg168818", "native_pair": "arg168811_arg168818", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"There were a lot of pests at that time, and the peo... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168806", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168806", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good leaders. However, when William Farquhar was sent off to Britain, more people went to send him off than the combined number of people that sent Raffles off during the three times Raffles ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168818_arg168777", "native_pair": "arg168818_arg168777", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar ordered his men to go to Malacca and bring some food back. The traders in Singapore also brought some of the necessities here.",
"Faruhar carried out the 'grand plan' of Raffles'. Raffles practically just sat there and watched it all go, not even lifting a finger to help. It doesn't matter if Raffles wa... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168783_arg168780", "native_pair": "arg168783_arg168780", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Without William Farquhar Singapore would have perished. Only because William was there to govern the country, Singapore continued to exist. Raffles left to govern another country.",
"William Farquhar stayed in Singapore longer than Raffles, so Farquhar had more time to get to know the people more, to earn the tr... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168812_arg168773", "native_pair": "arg168812_arg168773", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"Farquhar ordered his men to go to Malacca and bring... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168783", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168783", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"There were pests like centipedes and rats all over the island. These pests hurt some people. The rats also destroyed the food supplies. Tigers were also a threat to the people here. He solved it by giving rewards were given to those people who killed these pests.",
"When Farquar was fired by Raffles, he was give... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168791_arg168786", "native_pair": "arg168791_arg168786", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"When Farquar was fired by Raffles, he was given a g... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168786", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168786", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good leaders. However, when William Farquhar was sent off to Britain, more people went to send him off than the combined number of people that sent Raffles off during the three times Raffles ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168818_arg168776", "native_pair": "arg168818_arg168776", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to make conversation easier.",
"Farquar dealt with every day problems during the early years of Singapore.He also attempted to know the people and understood malay, whereas Raffles hardly communicated ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168820_arg168792", "native_pair": "arg168820_arg168792", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquar protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away.",
"Farquhar was unjustly exiled by Raffles even though William had done a lot to help Singapore."
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Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar did all the ground work to improve Singapore but Raffles only dreamt about what to do.",
"William Farquhar was removed from his position by Raffles because Farquhar had grown too close to the people. However, knowing the people well is necessary to help Farquhar solve the problems faced by the people."
... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg167722_arg168811", "native_pair": "arg167722_arg168811", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Crimes like robbing and fighting often occurred. Farquhar set up a small police force.",
"It is clear that Stamford Raffles was the basis for the idea but the implementation was left to Farquhar so i believe he is the rightful founder of Singapore. Raffles was just the 'idea man' before the founding but was summ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168808_arg168768", "native_pair": "arg168808_arg168768", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar contributed significantly, even forking out his own money to start up the colony carved out of the jungle, by first offering money as an incentive for people to hunt and to exterminate rats and centipedes. Raffles did nothing of that sort.",
"Farquhar ordered his men to go to Malacca and bring some food... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168801_arg168783", "native_pair": "arg168801_arg168783", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so that Singapore can prosper, but Raffles had turned it down, leaving Singapore alone.",
"William Farquhar stayed in Singapore longer than Raffles, so Farquhar had more time to get to know the people more, to earn the trust of the people, to find out the pro... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168793_arg168773", "native_pair": "arg168793_arg168773", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to make conversation easier.",
"Farquhar contributed significantly, even forking out his own money to start up the colony carved out of the jungle, by first offering money as an incentive for people to... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168820_arg168801", "native_pair": "arg168820_arg168801", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquar dealt with every day problems during the early years of Singapore.He also attempted to know the people and understood malay, whereas Raffles hardly communicated with the people.",
"Farquhar was unjustly exiled by Raffles even though William had done a lot to help Singapore."
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Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar had helped more citizen of Singapore than Raffles did. Raffles was just more of the idea man. William Farquhar was more of a founder of Singapore than Raffles.",
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so that Singapore can prosper, but Raffles had turned it down, leaving Singapor... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168807_arg168793", "native_pair": "arg168807_arg168793", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"William Farquhar was removed from his position by R... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168811", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168811", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"Farquhar was unjustly exiled by Raffles even though... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168779", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168779", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good leaders. However, when William Farquhar was sent off to Britain, more people went to send him off than the combined number of people that sent Raffles off during the three times Raffles ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168818_arg168808", "native_pair": "arg168818_arg168808", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar did all the ground work to improve Singapore but Raffles only dreamt about what to do.",
"Without William Farquhar Singapore would have perished. Only because William was there to govern the country, Singapore continued to exist. Raffles left to govern another country."
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Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Crimes like robbing and fighting often occurred. Farquhar set up a small police force.",
"Farquhar contributed significantly, even forking out his own money to start up the colony carved out of the jungle, by first offering money as an incentive for people to hunt and to exterminate rats and centipedes. Raffles ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168808_arg168801", "native_pair": "arg168808_arg168801", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar had helped more citizen of Singapore than Raffles did. Raffles was just more of the idea man. William Farquhar was more of a founder of Singapore than Raffles.",
"Farquar weeded out many problems, such as the rat and centipede infestation. It took only a few days for Farquar to finish destroying... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168807_arg168805", "native_pair": "arg168807_arg168805", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar did all the ground work to improve Singapore but Raffles only dreamt about what to do.",
"Raffles doesn't care about the citizens, doesn't spare a thought at all. <br/> So what if he discovered the island majulah singapura, he did not help in the least in singapore's development. so why in the world sho... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg167722_arg168834", "native_pair": "arg167722_arg168834", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"It is clear that Stamford Raffles was the basis for the idea but the implementation was left to Farquhar so i believe he is the rightful founder of Singapore. Raffles was just the 'idea man' before the founding but was summoned to Bencoolen by his superiors and did not have much contribution to the founding of Sin... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168768_arg168832", "native_pair": "arg168768_arg168832", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar stayed in Singapore longer than Raffles, so Farquhar had more time to get to know the people more, to earn the trust of the people, to find out the problems that the people were facing and to solve those problems",
"Farquhar was the one that played the role of a 'mother' to Singapore.He contribu... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168773_arg168764", "native_pair": "arg168773_arg168764", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"When Farquhar left Singapore, more people were there to send him off than Raffles. This shows that the people recognized Farquhar as their founder, not Raffles",
"Farquhar contributed significantly, even forking out his own money to start up the colony carved out of the jungle, by first offering money as an ince... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168825_arg168801", "native_pair": "arg168825_arg168801", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar contributed significantly, even forking out his own money to start up the colony carved out of the jungle, by first offering money as an incentive for people to hunt and to exterminate rats and centipedes. Raffles did nothing of that sort.",
"Raffles came and left Singapore, returning after a long perio... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168801_arg168830", "native_pair": "arg168801_arg168830", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar was unjustly exiled by Raffles even though William had done a lot to help Singapore.",
"He invited the immigrants from Malacca to come and trade and stationed an office at St. John's Island to inform the trading ships passing by about the settlement in Singapore."
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Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"There were a lot of pests at that time, and the people were suffering from them. Raffles wasn't around, and William had to think of a solution himself.",
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to make conversation easier."
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Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"When Farquhar left Singapore, more people were there to send him off than Raffles. This shows that the people recognized Farquhar as their founder, not Raffles",
"Farquhar was the one to implement the actual operations, whereas Raffles only came up with the ideas, which would or would not work. Actions require a... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168825_arg168774", "native_pair": "arg168825_arg168774", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leaving all the work to Farquhar to settle. Plus, to drive my point further, the countries that were run by Raffles all ended up BADLY. This shows that Raffles was a bad developer of the country.",
"Wil... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168822_arg168811", "native_pair": "arg168822_arg168811", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"Raffles came and left Singapore, returning after a ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168830", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168830", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar won the affection and respect from the people with his doings. When he was sacked, thousands of people bade him farewell on the day he left Singapore. This proves that Farquhar is very important to the people.",
"Farquhar was unjustly exiled by Raffles even though William had done a lot to help Singapor... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168823_arg168779", "native_pair": "arg168823_arg168779", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"It is clear that Stamford Raffles was the basis for the idea but the implementation was left to Farquhar so i believe he is the rightful founder of Singapore. Raffles was just the 'idea man' before the founding but was summoned to Bencoolen by his superiors and did not have much contribution to the founding of Sin... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168768_arg168830", "native_pair": "arg168768_arg168830", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"There were pests like centipedes and rats all over the island. These pests hurt some people. The rats also destroyed the food supplies. Tigers were also a threat to the people here. He solved it by giving rewards were given to those people who killed these pests.",
"Farquhar did all the ground work to improve Si... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168791_arg167722", "native_pair": "arg168791_arg167722", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good leaders. However, when William Farquhar was sent off to Britain, more people went to send him off than the combined number of people that sent Raffles off during the three times Raffles ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168818_arg168774", "native_pair": "arg168818_arg168774", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"It is clear that Stamford Raffles was the basis for the idea but the implementation was left to Farquhar so i believe he is the rightful founder of Singapore. Raffles was just the 'idea man' before the founding but was summoned to Bencoolen by his superiors and did not have much contribution to the founding of Sin... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168768_arg168793", "native_pair": "arg168768_arg168793", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar ordered his men to go to Malacca and bring some food back. The traders in Singapore also brought some of the necessities here.",
"There were pests like centipedes and rats all over the island. These pests hurt some people. The rats also destroyed the food supplies. Tigers were also a threat to the peopl... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168783_arg168791", "native_pair": "arg168783_arg168791", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leaving all the work to Farquhar to settle. Plus, to drive my point further, the countries that were run by Raffles all ended up BADLY. This shows that Raffles was a bad developer of the country.",
"Whe... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168822_arg168786", "native_pair": "arg168822_arg168786", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"The people recognized William Farquhar as the founder because he was there to deal with the country's problems when Raffles failed to be there for them. William Farquhar even took money out of his own pockets to resolve certain issues. When he was forced to leave, the people sent him off with sorrow in their heart... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168832_arg168779", "native_pair": "arg168832_arg168779", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Without William Farquhar Singapore would have perished. Only because William was there to govern the country, Singapore continued to exist. Raffles left to govern another country.",
"The people recognized William Farquhar as the founder because he was there to deal with the country's problems when Raffles failed... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168812_arg168832", "native_pair": "arg168812_arg168832", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles came and left Singapore, returning after a long period of time. Farquar stayed here all the time, and solved many problems. Raffles did not do much at all compared to Farquar.",
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leaving all the... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168830_arg168822", "native_pair": "arg168830_arg168822", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquar protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away.",
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168804", "native_pair": "arg168776_arg168804", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leaving all the work to Farquhar to settle. Plus, to drive my point further, the countries that were run by Raffles all ended up BADLY. This shows that Raffles was a bad developer of the country.",
"Eve... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168822_arg168831", "native_pair": "arg168822_arg168831", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"There were a lot of pests at that time, and the people were suffering from them. Raffles wasn't around, and William had to think of a solution himself.",
"Farquar dealt with every day problems during the early years of Singapore.He also attempted to know the people and understood malay, whereas Raffles hardly co... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168806_arg168792", "native_pair": "arg168806_arg168792", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles doesn't care about the citizens, doesn't spare a thought at all. <br/> So what if he discovered the island majulah singapura, he did not help in the least in singapore's development. so why in the world should he deserve the title of 'singapore's founder'? <br/> Farquhar developed the island, with all his ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168834_arg168783", "native_pair": "arg168834_arg168783", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so that Singapore can prosper, but Raffles had turned it down, leaving Singapore alone.",
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good leaders. However, when William Farquhar... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168793_arg168818", "native_pair": "arg168793_arg168818", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar was the one to implement the actual operations, whereas Raffles only came up with the ideas, which would or would not work. Actions require action, and Farquhar implemented those ideas.",
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leav... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168774_arg168822", "native_pair": "arg168774_arg168822", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"When Farquar was fired by Raffles, he was given a grander ceremony before he left compared to Raffles, which show how much the people loved him.",
"Farquhar was the one that played the role of a 'mother' to Singapore.He contributed more to Singapore than Raffles supporting the fact that he was the founder of Sin... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168786_arg168764", "native_pair": "arg168786_arg168764", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leaving all the work to Farquhar to settle. Plus, to drive my point further, the countries that were run by Raffles all ended up BADLY. This shows that Raffles was a bad developer of the country.",
"Wil... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168822_arg168820", "native_pair": "arg168822_arg168820", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar was unjustly exiled by Raffles even though William had done a lot to help Singapore.",
"Faruhar carried out the 'grand plan' of Raffles'. Raffles practically just sat there and watched it all go, not even lifting a finger to help. It doesn't matter if Raffles was the head of the so-called operation, Far... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168779_arg168780", "native_pair": "arg168779_arg168780", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquar protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away.",
"The people recognized William Farquhar as the founder because he was there to deal with the country's problems when Raffles failed to be there for them. William Farquhar even took money out of his own poc... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168832", "native_pair": "arg168776_arg168832", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar was the one that played the role of a 'mother' to Singapore.He contributed more to Singapore than Raffles supporting the fact that he was the founder of Singapore.",
"Farquar dealt with every day problems during the early years of Singapore.He also attempted to know the people and understood malay, wher... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168764_arg168792", "native_pair": "arg168764_arg168792", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"He invited the immigrants from Malacca to come and trade and stationed an office at St. John's Island to inform the trading ships passing by about the settlement in Singapore.",
"Raffles doesn't care about the citizens, doesn't spare a thought at all. <br/> So what if he discovered the island majulah singapura, ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168777_arg168834", "native_pair": "arg168777_arg168834", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to make conversation easier.",
"Farquhar did all the ground work to improve Singapore but Raffles only dreamt about what to do."
] | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168820_arg167722", "native_pair": "arg168820_arg167722", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar won the affection and respect from the people with his doings. When he was sacked, thousands of people bade him farewell on the day he left Singapore. This proves that Farquhar is very important to the people.",
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168823_arg168820", "native_pair": "arg168823_arg168820", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar was removed from his position by Raffles because Farquhar had grown too close to the people. However, knowing the people well is necessary to help Farquhar solve the problems faced by the people.",
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so that Singapore can prosper, but Raffles ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168811_arg168793", "native_pair": "arg168811_arg168793", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good leaders. However, when William Farquhar was sent off to Britain, more people went to send him off than the combined number of people that sent Raffles off during the three times Raffles ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168818_arg168786", "native_pair": "arg168818_arg168786", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquar weeded out many problems, such as the rat and centipede infestation. It took only a few days for Farquar to finish destroying the infestation, whereas Raffles did not do anything about the problem at all.",
"Farquhar did all the ground work to improve Singapore but Raffles only dreamt about what to do."
... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168805_arg167722", "native_pair": "arg168805_arg167722", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"There were a lot of pests at that time, and the people were suffering from them. Raffles wasn't around, and William had to think of a solution himself.",
"William Farquhar was removed from his position by Raffles because Farquhar had grown too close to the people. However, knowing the people well is necessary to... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168806_arg168811", "native_pair": "arg168806_arg168811", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles unjustly removed Farquhar from his position in Singapore and accused him of ' being too close to the local population '. I think that it is unfair that a person who contributed so much to Singapore's development be unjustly sent off like that.",
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so t... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168770_arg168793", "native_pair": "arg168770_arg168793", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar had helped more citizen of Singapore than Raffles did. Raffles was just more of the idea man. William Farquhar was more of a founder of Singapore than Raffles.",
"Raffles came and left Singapore, returning after a long period of time. Farquar stayed here all the time, and solved many problems. R... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168807_arg168830", "native_pair": "arg168807_arg168830", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Without William Farquhar Singapore would have perished. Only because William was there to govern the country, Singapore continued to exist. Raffles left to govern another country.",
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good l... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168812_arg168818", "native_pair": "arg168812_arg168818", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"When Farquhar left Singapore, more people were there to send him off than Raffles. This shows that the people recognized Farquhar as their founder, not Raffles",
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168825_arg168804", "native_pair": "arg168825_arg168804", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"Farquar weeded out many problems, such as the rat a... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168805", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168805", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Crimes like robbing and fighting often occurred. Farquhar set up a small police force.",
"Even though Raffles did all the so-called planning, Farquhar did make some plans of his own, too, since Raffles had to leave for Bencoolen. This means that Farquhar had to plan on his own, too."
] | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168808_arg168831", "native_pair": "arg168808_arg168831", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar had helped more citizen of Singapore than Raffles did. Raffles was just more of the idea man. William Farquhar was more of a founder of Singapore than Raffles.",
"Crimes like robbing and fighting often occurred. Farquhar set up a small police force."
] | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168807_arg168808", "native_pair": "arg168807_arg168808", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles unjustly removed Farquhar from his position in Singapore and accused him of ' being too close to the local population '. I think that it is unfair that a person who contributed so much to Singapore's development be unjustly sent off like that.",
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and t... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168770_arg168820", "native_pair": "arg168770_arg168820", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168793", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168793", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"When Farquar was fired by Raffles, he was given a grander ceremony before he left compared to Raffles, which show how much the people loved him.",
"It is clear that Stamford Raffles was the basis for the idea but the implementation was left to Farquhar so i believe he is the rightful founder of Singapore. Raffle... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168786_arg168768", "native_pair": "arg168786_arg168768", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Without William Farquhar Singapore would have perished. Only because William was there to govern the country, Singapore continued to exist. Raffles left to govern another country.",
"He invited the immigrants from Malacca to come and trade and stationed an office at St. John's Island to inform the trading ships ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168812_arg168777", "native_pair": "arg168812_arg168777", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar was the one that played the role of a 'mother' to Singapore.He contributed more to Singapore than Raffles supporting the fact that he was the founder of Singapore.",
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good leaders.... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168764_arg168818", "native_pair": "arg168764_arg168818", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar won the affection and respect from the people with his doings. When he was sacked, thousands of people bade him farewell on the day he left Singapore. This proves that Farquhar is very important to the people.",
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so that Singapore can prosper, but Ra... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168823_arg168793", "native_pair": "arg168823_arg168793", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so that Singapore can prosper, but Raffles had turned it down, leaving Singapore alone.",
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leaving all the work to Farquhar to settle. Plus, to driv... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168793_arg168822", "native_pair": "arg168793_arg168822", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar had helped more citizen of Singapore than Raffles did. Raffles was just more of the idea man. William Farquhar was more of a founder of Singapore than Raffles.",
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to make conversation ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168807_arg168820", "native_pair": "arg168807_arg168820", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles doesn't care about the citizens, doesn't spare a thought at all. <br/> So what if he discovered the island majulah singapura, he did not help in the least in singapore's development. so why in the world should he deserve the title of 'singapore's founder'? <br/> Farquhar developed the island, with all his ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168834_arg168808", "native_pair": "arg168834_arg168808", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar had helped more citizen of Singapore than Raffles did. Raffles was just more of the idea man. William Farquhar was more of a founder of Singapore than Raffles.",
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leaving all the work t... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168807_arg168822", "native_pair": "arg168807_arg168822", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and centipedes, Farquhar rewarded the people with coins for every pest they catch. This solved the problem quickly, as he held to his promise.",
"Even though Raffles did all the so-called planning,... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168804_arg168831", "native_pair": "arg168804_arg168831", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Without William Farquhar Singapore would have perished. Only because William was there to govern the country, Singapore continued to exist. Raffles left to govern another country.",
"Faruhar carried out the 'grand plan' of Raffles'. Raffles practically just sat there and watched it all go, not even lifting a fin... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168812_arg168780", "native_pair": "arg168812_arg168780", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Raffles doesn't care about the citizens, doesn't spare a thought at all. <br/> So what if he discovered the island majulah singapura, he did not help in the least in singapore's development. so why in the world should he deserve the title of 'singapore's founder'? <br/> Farquhar developed the island, with all his ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168834_arg168823", "native_pair": "arg168834_arg168823", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar was the one to implement the actual operations, whereas Raffles only came up with the ideas, which would or would not work. Actions require action, and Farquhar implemented those ideas.",
"Farquhar was unjustly exiled by Raffles even though William had done a lot to help Singapore."
] | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168774_arg168779", "native_pair": "arg168774_arg168779", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar won the affection and respect from the people with his doings. When he was sacked, thousands of people bade him farewell on the day he left Singapore. This proves that Farquhar is very important to the people.",
"Farquhar contributed significantly, even forking out his own money to start up the colony c... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168823_arg168801", "native_pair": "arg168823_arg168801", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Even though Raffles did all the so-called planning, Farquhar did make some plans of his own, too, since Raffles had to leave for Bencoolen. This means that Farquhar had to plan on his own, too.",
"Farquar dealt with every day problems during the early years of Singapore.He also attempted to know the people and u... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168831_arg168792", "native_pair": "arg168831_arg168792", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquar dealt with every day problems during the early years of Singapore.He also attempted to know the people and understood malay, whereas Raffles hardly communicated with the people.",
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leaving all t... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168792_arg168822", "native_pair": "arg168792_arg168822", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to make conversation easier.",
"The people recognized William Farquhar as the founder because he was there to deal with the country's problems when Raffles failed to be there for them. William Farquhar... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168820_arg168832", "native_pair": "arg168820_arg168832", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good leaders. However, when William Farquhar was sent off to Britain, more people went to send him off than the combined number of people that sent Raffles off during the three times Raffles ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168818_arg168792", "native_pair": "arg168818_arg168792", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar was the one to implement the actual operations, whereas Raffles only came up with the ideas, which would or would not work. Actions require action, and Farquhar implemented those ideas.",
"Farquhar won the affection and respect from the people with his doings. When he was sacked, thousands of people bad... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168774_arg168823", "native_pair": "arg168774_arg168823", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"Farquhar ordered his men to go to Malacca and bring some food back. The traders in Singapore also brought some of the necessities here.",
"The people recognized William Farquhar as the founder because he was there to deal with the country's problems when Raffles failed to be there for them. William Farquhar even... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168783_arg168832", "native_pair": "arg168783_arg168832", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"The people recognized William Farquhar as the founder because he was there to deal with the country's problems when Raffles failed to be there for them. William Farquhar even took money out of his own pockets to resolve certain issues. When he was forced to leave, the people sent him off with sorrow in their heart... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168832_arg168766", "native_pair": "arg168832_arg168766", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"The people recognized William Farquhar as the founder because he was there to deal with the country's problems when Raffles failed to be there for them. William Farquhar even took money out of his own pockets to resolve certain issues. When he was forced to leave, the people sent him off with sorrow in their heart... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168832_arg168793", "native_pair": "arg168832_arg168793", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar stayed in Singapore longer than Raffles, so Farquhar had more time to get to know the people more, to earn the trust of the people, to find out the problems that the people were facing and to solve those problems",
"Farquar dealt with every day problems during the early years of Singapore.He als... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168773_arg168792", "native_pair": "arg168773_arg168792", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
Debate topic: william farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore | [
"William Farquhar was sacked. Despite his many positive achievements in the formative period of Singapore's development, he adopted measures in his administration which conflicted with Raffles' instructions, so a lot of people would just ignore Farquhar's contribution and credit them to Raffles",
"Farquhar ordere... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168766_arg168783", "native_pair": "arg168766_arg168783", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
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