earthboundkid is arguing that there's no point in making the claim that one flies better than the other because that claim breaks into many subclaims; some support one position and some support the other.

You named some subclaims that support the position that a hummingbird flies better than a Cessna.

But there are also many that support the other position: range, speed, load...

I can't help but wonder how the two of them compare to an unladen swallow in terms of airspeed velocity.

What about flight distance? Cargo capacity? Navigation ability?...