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A STUDENT GUIDE TO DEBATE. 1. Debate Structure. 2 teams – Proposition & Opposition. 3 speakers per team. 1.1 Who else is present? Speaker of the House – chairs the debate; technically all speeches and points of information are directed to him/her, they call each debater to the floor, etc. Timekeeper. Judge(s) Audience Members. 1.2 National Times.
Chapter 1: Debate Tournaments. Chapter 2: The Rudiments of Rhetoric. Chapter 3: The Debate Process. Chapter 4: Debating, Negative Options and Approaches, or, THE BIG 6. Chapter 5: Step By Step, Or, It’s My Turn & What Do I Do Now? Chapter 6: Ten Helpful Little Hints. Chapter 7: Public Speaking Made Easy. Chapter 8: Conclusion. Contents. 1. 5. 11.
INTRODUCTION. The power of advocacy is harnessed and refined through effective argumentation. The ability to overcome objections through delivery of reasoned advocacy and debating the merits/rationale of another’s point of view empowers an individual to change the world around them.
First speakers establish the grounds on which the debate is going to be fought, outline their team’s case, and present the most important points. Second speakers move the debate forward by developing analysis of existing arguments, rebutting arguments, and introducing new lines of argument.
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The structure determining the rules of the debate: number of debaters, length of the speeches, interventions and the role of each speaker. House Comprises the Adjudicators, Moderator, Debaters, audience, etc.
In a classroom debate, a proposition is stated and students make arguments for or against it. Students must research and prepare arguments to participate in the debate effectively, they are required to think on their feet to respond to the opposing side’s counterarguments, and they benefit from hearing a range of perspectives on an issue.
