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Debate cluster

Getting to know debating

• Debate is a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or lagislative assembly, in which opossing argument are put forward.

• Debating is a clash of argumentations among the Affarmative team and Opposition team

• Everything starts from the word “motion”

• Competitive debating aims to simulate a living, breathing parliamentary debate

• The soul of debating is to argue on policies, or propositions of thought; good or bad, effective or not effective, useful or useless

Keywords to be a Good Debator:

• Content• Style• Strategy• Teamwork

Keywords to comprehend:

Motion Definition Theme line Team split Argument rebuttal

Motion

•Is the topic, a full propositional statement that states what the debate is/shall be about.•Usually proposes a policy, against the status quo, or affirming the virtue (goodness) of a state or condition.•A affarmative team must defend the motion, and an opposition team must negate the motion.

Definition

•Is a need to clarify what the debate is specifically about, per keyword of motion if necessary.•Scopes down a motion; to achieve a mutual agreement among both teams on the interpretation of the motion thus the entry point for a debate -> “room of debate”.•A Government team holds the right to determine and offer the definition of a debate, while the opposition can accept, broaden or challenge the provided definition.

A definition is ideal if it :•provides interpretation of a motion that is logical and acceptable by common sense.•simply aimed to clarify the debate from the motion wording.•provides room for opposition to negate.•Is not truistic, squirreling, tautological, time and place set.

Theme Line

A definition is ideal if it :• provides interpretation of a motion that is

logical and acceptable by common sense

• simply aimed to clarify the debate from the motion wording

• provides room for opposition to negate• Is not truistic, squirreling, tautological,

time and place set

•Division of argument in a team• It helps to make a team organized• It makes sure that the argument is correctly sustained

TEAM SPLIT

Argument• points of view that supports the team stance

(support/refute)• Logical and thoroughly explained• Structure (the AREL theory)

1. Assertion2. Reasoning3. Evidence/Example

• Link Back Pool of arguments should be evenly and strategically spread between the 1st and 2nd speakers.

• Arguments should be consistent within the team’s main stance (theme/team line).

Rebuttal Responses on your opponent’s arguments It’s not as simple as “ascussing” things. Simply saying your opposition’s arguments

are inferior does not constitute a good rebuttal

Rebuttals must logically explain and analyze the weakness of an argument.

ANY QUESTION??

Formate of Debate

Role of first speakersAffarmative

Defining the motion of the debate.

Presenting the affirmative’s theme line.

Outlining the affirmative’s team split.

Delivering substantial arguments.

Providing a brief summary/recap of the speech

Opponent Responding the

definition given by the affirmative team (accept/challenge).

Rebutting the 1st affirmative speaker.

Presenting the negative’s theme line.

Outlining the negative’s team split.

Delivering the substantial argument.

Providing a brief summary/recap of the speech.

Role of second speakersAffarmative Opponent

Rebutting the 2nd affirmative speaker.

Restating the negative's team case briefly.

Delivering his substantial arguments.

Providing a brief summary.

Rebutting the 1st negative’s major arguments

Restating the affirmative’s team case briefly.

Delivering his substantial argument.

Providing a brief summary.

Role of third speakersAffarmative

Rebutting the points raised by the first two negative speakers.

Rebuilding the team’s case.

Summarizing the issues of the debate

Opponent

Rebutting the points raised by all three affirmative speakers.

Rebuilding team’s case.

Summarizing the issue of the debate

DEBATING TIME!!!!(!)

ANY QUESTION?

Format of Debate

• Make a 1 group of 6 person.• From your group, make 2 team (Affirmative

and Opponent)• min. 1 minute for substansive speech• Speak politely• During your speech, giving Point Of

Information

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THE MOTION IS:

HAPPY DEBATING