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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",
"Without William... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168766_arg168812", "native_pair": "arg168766_arg168812", "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_arg168767", "native_pair": "arg168768_arg168767", "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.",
"Farquar protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168801_arg168776", "native_pair": "arg168801_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 | [
"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.",
"It is clear that Stamford Raffles was the basi... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168791_arg168768", "native_pair": "arg168791_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 | [
"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.",
"William Farquhar was removed from his position... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168791_arg168811", "native_pair": "arg168791_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 | [
"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_arg168774", "native_pair": "arg168768_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 | [
"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.",
"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 Raffle... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168806_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168806_arg168825", "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.",
"William Farquhar was removed from his position by Raffles because Farquhar had grown too close to the people. Howeve... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168831_arg168811", "native_pair": "arg168831_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 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.",
"Far... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168822_arg168764", "native_pair": "arg168822_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 | [
"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.",
"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... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168806_arg168830", "native_pair": "arg168806_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 | [
"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 unjustly removed Farquhar from his position in Singapore and accused him of ' being too close to the local populatio... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168792_arg168770", "native_pair": "arg168792_arg168770", "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 take charge of the new settlement and keep it running against all odds after British presence was introduced, as Raffles had to return to Bencoolen.",
"Farquar protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away."
] | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168767_arg168776", "native_pair": "arg168767_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 | [
"Farquhar was the one to take charge of the new settlement and keep it running against all odds after British presence was introduced, as Raffles had to return to Bencoolen.",
"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-:arg168767_arg168779", "native_pair": "arg168767_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 | [
"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_arg168792", "native_pair": "arg168832_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 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.",
"William Farquhar was sacked. Despite his many positive achievements in the formative period of Si... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168805_arg168766", "native_pair": "arg168805_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 | [
"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.",
"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 ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168764_arg168768", "native_pair": "arg168764_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 | [
"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_arg168786", "native_pair": "arg168834_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 | [
"Crimes like robbing and fighting often occurred. Farquhar set up a small police force.",
"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."
] | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168808_arg168764", "native_pair": "arg168808_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 | [
"Farquhar did all the ground work to improve Singapore but Raffles only dreamt about what to do.",
"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 peo... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg167722_arg168823", "native_pair": "arg167722_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 | [
"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.",
"When Farquar was fired by Raffles, he was given a grander ceremony before he left compared to Raffles, which show ho... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168831_arg168786", "native_pair": "arg168831_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 | [
"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.",
"Even though Raffles did all the so-called plan... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168791_arg168831", "native_pair": "arg168791_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 | [
"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 to take charge of the new settlement and... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168801_arg168767", "native_pair": "arg168801_arg168767", "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.",
"Farquar weeded out many problems, such as the rat and centipede infestation. It took only a few d... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168811_arg168805", "native_pair": "arg168811_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 was the one to take charge of the new settlement and keep it running against all odds after British presence was introduced, as Raffles had to return to Bencoolen.",
"Raffles neglected Singapore when he went around conquering other 'more useful' countries for about FOUR years, leaving all the work to Fa... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168767_arg168822", "native_pair": "arg168767_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 | [
"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.",
"When Farquhar left Singapore, more people were there to send him off than Raffles. This shows that the people recognized Farqu... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168830_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168830_arg168825", "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.",
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so that Singapore can prosper, but Raffles had turned it down, leaving Singapore alone."
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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.",
"When Farquhar left Singapore, more people were there to send him off than Raffles. This shows that the people recognized Farquhar as t... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168777_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168777_arg168825", "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.",
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to m... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168831_arg168820", "native_pair": "arg168831_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 | [
"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.",
"Farquar protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away."
] | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168777_arg168776", "native_pair": "arg168777_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 | [
"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.",
"Farquhar contributed significantly, even forking out his own money to start up the colony carved out of the jungle, ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168831_arg168801", "native_pair": "arg168831_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 | [
"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 was the one to implement the actual o... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168791_arg168774", "native_pair": "arg168791_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 | [
"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 Farquhar had helped more citizen of Singapore than Raffles did. Raffles was just mo... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168823_arg168807", "native_pair": "arg168823_arg168807", "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.",
"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... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168805", "native_pair": "arg168776_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 | [
"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 take charge of the new settlement and keep it running against all odds after British presence was introduced, as Raffles had t... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168825_arg168767", "native_pair": "arg168825_arg168767", "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_arg168804", "native_pair": "arg168768_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 | [
"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",
"Even though Raffles did all the so-called planning, Farquhar did make some plans... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168773_arg168831", "native_pair": "arg168773_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 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.",
"There were a lot of pests at that time, and th... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168791_arg168806", "native_pair": "arg168791_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 | [
"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 Farquhar was sacked. Despite his many positive ach... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168770_arg168766", "native_pair": "arg168770_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 | [
"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.",
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168770_arg168818", "native_pair": "arg168770_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 | [
"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_arg168812", "native_pair": "arg168834_arg168812", "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.",
"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 right... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168807_arg168768", "native_pair": "arg168807_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 | [
"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_arg168770", "native_pair": "arg168834_arg168770", "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.",
"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... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168791", "native_pair": "arg168776_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 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.",
"To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were go... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168830_arg168818", "native_pair": "arg168830_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 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.",
"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... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168764_arg168777", "native_pair": "arg168764_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 | [
"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 was the one to take charge of the new settlement and keep it running against all odds af... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168805_arg168767", "native_pair": "arg168805_arg168767", "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.",
"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 fo... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168806_arg168801", "native_pair": "arg168806_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.",
"Farquhar was the one to implement the actual operations, whereas Raffles only came up with the ideas, which would or... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168831_arg168774", "native_pair": "arg168831_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 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.",
"Farquhar won the affection and respect from the people wit... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168770_arg168823", "native_pair": "arg168770_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 did all the ground work to improve Singapore but Raffles only dreamt about what to do.",
"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 ru... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg167722_arg168822", "native_pair": "arg167722_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 unjustly exiled by Raffles even though William had done a lot to help Singapore."
] | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168786_arg168779", "native_pair": "arg168786_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 | [
"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.",
"Raffles came and left Singapore, returning after a long period of time. Farquar stayed here all t... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168811_arg168830", "native_pair": "arg168811_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 | [
"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",
"To me, a founde... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168766_arg168818", "native_pair": "arg168766_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 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.",
"Faruhar carried out the 'grand plan' of Raffles'. Raffles practically just sat there and watched it all go, not even lifting a finger to ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168764_arg168780", "native_pair": "arg168764_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 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.",
"Raffles unjustly removed Farquhar from his position in Singapore and accused him of ' being too c... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168805_arg168770", "native_pair": "arg168805_arg168770", "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.",
"Faruhar carried out the 'grand plan' of Raffles'. Raffles practically just sat there and watched it all go, not even... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168831_arg168780", "native_pair": "arg168831_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 | [
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so that Singapore can prosper, but Raffles had turned it down, leaving Singapore alone.",
"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 Singap... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168793_arg168764", "native_pair": "arg168793_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 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_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168834_arg168825", "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 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."
] | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168764", "native_pair": "arg168776_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 | [
"Farquhar ordered his men to go to Malacca and bring some food back. The traders in Singapore also brought some of the necessities here.",
"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 th... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168783_arg168823", "native_pair": "arg168783_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 | [
"Crimes like robbing and fighting often occurred. Farquhar set up a small police force.",
"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."
] | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168808_arg168786", "native_pair": "arg168808_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 | [
"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 to take charge of the new settlement and keep it running ag... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168773_arg168767", "native_pair": "arg168773_arg168767", "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.",
"When Farquhar left Singapore, more people were there to send him off than Raffles. This shows that the people recognized Far... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168792_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168792_arg168825", "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_arg168767", "native_pair": "arg168818_arg168767", "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.",
"The people recognized William Farquhar as the founder because he was there to deal with the country's problems when Raffles fa... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168830_arg168832", "native_pair": "arg168830_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 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 contributed significantly, even forking out his own money to start up the colony carved out of the jungle,... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168774_arg168801", "native_pair": "arg168774_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 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.",
"He invited the immigrants from Malacca to come and trade and stationed an office at St. John's Island to inform the... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168774_arg168777", "native_pair": "arg168774_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 | [
"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_arg168777", "native_pair": "arg168768_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 | [
"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.",
"Farquhar was the one to take charge of the new settlement and keep it running against all odds after British presence was introduced, as Raffles had to return... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168806_arg168767", "native_pair": "arg168806_arg168767", "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_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168768_arg168825", "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",
"Raffles doesn't... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168766_arg168834", "native_pair": "arg168766_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 | [
"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.",
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using cash from his own pocket. When Singapore was once infested with rats and cent... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168792_arg168804", "native_pair": "arg168792_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 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.",
"William Farquhar stayed in Singapore longer than Raffles, so Farquhar had more time to get to know the people more, to earn th... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168830_arg168773", "native_pair": "arg168830_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 | [
"Crimes like robbing and fighting often occurred. Farquhar set up a small police force.",
"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"
] | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168808_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168808_arg168825", "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.",
"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"
] | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168776_arg168825", "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.",
"There were a lot of pests at that time, and the people wer... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168770_arg168806", "native_pair": "arg168770_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 | [
"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.",
"Farquhar was the one to implement the actual operations, w... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168770_arg168774", "native_pair": "arg168770_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 | [
"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.",
"Farquhar was the one to implement the actual operations, whereas Raffles only came up with the id... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168811_arg168774", "native_pair": "arg168811_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.",
"The... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168822_arg168806", "native_pair": "arg168822_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 | [
"Farquhar did all the ground work to improve Singapore but Raffles only dreamt about what to do.",
"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."
] | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg167722_arg168786", "native_pair": "arg167722_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 | [
"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.",
"William Farquhar stayed in Singapore longer th... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168791_arg168773", "native_pair": "arg168791_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 | [
"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.",
"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-:arg168831_arg167722", "native_pair": "arg168831_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 | [
"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.",
"When Farquhar left Singapore, more people were there to send him off than Raffles. This shows that the people recognized Farquhar as ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168807_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168807_arg168825", "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.",
"Faquhar solved the problems in Singapore using... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168791_arg168804", "native_pair": "arg168791_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.",
"Far... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168822_arg168780", "native_pair": "arg168822_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 | [
"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",
"Raffles doesn't care about the citizens, doesn't spare a thought at all. <br/> S... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168773_arg168834", "native_pair": "arg168773_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 | [
"Farquhar was the one to take charge of the new settlement and keep it running against all odds after British presence was introduced, as Raffles had to return to Bencoolen.",
"Farquhar was the one that played the role of a 'mother' to Singapore.He contributed more to Singapore than Raffles supporting the fact th... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168767_arg168764", "native_pair": "arg168767_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 protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away.",
"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."
] | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168831", "native_pair": "arg168776_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 | [
"Farquar protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away.",
"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."
] | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168786", "native_pair": "arg168776_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 | [
"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.",
"It is clear that Stamford Raffles was the basis for the idea but the implementation was left to F... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168811_arg168768", "native_pair": "arg168811_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 | [
"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.",
"Farquar protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away."
] | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168830_arg168776", "native_pair": "arg168830_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 | [
"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_arg168768", "native_pair": "arg168818_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 was the one to take charge of the new settlement and keep it running against all odds after British presence was introduced, as Raffles had to return to Bencoolen.",
"Farquhar won the affection and respect from the people with his doings. When he was sacked, thousands of people bade him farewell on the ... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168767_arg168823", "native_pair": "arg168767_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 | [
"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.",
"Farquhar was the one that played the role of a 'mother' to Singapore.He contributed more to Singapore than Raffles s... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168831_arg168764", "native_pair": "arg168831_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 protected Singapore from Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away.",
"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 th... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168822", "native_pair": "arg168776_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 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 won the affection and respect from the people with his doings. When he ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168773_arg168823", "native_pair": "arg168773_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 | [
"Even though William had legalized gambling, he did it so that Singapore can prosper, but Raffles had turned it down, leaving Singapore alone.",
"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... | 1 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168793_arg168791", "native_pair": "arg168793_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_arg168825", "native_pair": "arg168822_arg168825", "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.",
"William made the initiative to understand the locals and to communicate with them. He even learnt Malay just so to make conversation easier."
] | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168776_arg168820", "native_pair": "arg168776_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 | [
"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.",
"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 ... | 0 | {"id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore_yes-of-course-:arg168777_arg168806", "native_pair": "arg168777_arg168806", "split_group_id": "william-farquhar-ought-to-be-honoured-as-the-rightful-founder-of-singapore"} |
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