Introduction
Can your sleeping position reveal your personality? There is research
that suggests that your sleeping position has a connection to the
way you think and behave. However, some disagree that there is a
link between sleeping position and personality. Today our debaters
will discuss whether our sleeping positions reveal our personalities.
Constructive
Debater 1 Henry
Our sleeping positions reveal our personalities. Professor Chris
Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service
in the United Kingdom, conducted research on the connection between
sleeping position and personality. He studied six sleeping positions
and discovered that each sleeping position is linked to a personality
type. He also found that most people do not change their sleeping
positions. Sleeping positions reveal our personalities because Dr.
Chris Idzikowski is an expert on sleep.
Debater
2 Ashley
Our sleeping positions do not reveal our personalities. Dr. Idzikowski
found his conclusions by surveying 1,004 British people about their
sleeping positions and personality traits. He found evidence for
a link between sleeping position and personality. However, it is
not strong enough evidence to claim that our sleeping positions
reveal our personalities. He did not get the same conclusions when
he did the same survey with people in Southeast Asia.
Rebuttal
Debater 1 Henry
Dr. Idzikowski has written multiple books on sleep. He is an expert!
Therefore, his research proves that there is a link between sleeping
position and personality. Also, our body positions reflect our personalities.
For example, the way that we move our hands when we speak or the
way we position our bodies when we listen to others all indicate
something about our personalities. It is the same with our sleeping
positions.
Debater
2 Ashley
I acknowledge that Dr. Idzikowski found evidence of a link between
our sleeping positions and personalities. However, you are basing
your whole argument on the research of one professor. Just because
Dr. Idzikowski is an expert on sleep does not mean that he is always
right. The fact that he did not get the same results with people
in Southeast Asia proves that there is no universal connection between
sleeping position and personality.
Judge’s
Comments
The winner of today’s debate is Ashley. She pointed out that Henry
based his entire argument on the evidence of one professor. Henry
also committed the fallacy of appeal to authority. A debater commits
this fallacy when they claim that their point is correct because
an authority says that it is correct.