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Drills and warm-ups can help you keep sharp and focus on specific debate-related skills. While many of these warm-ups are designed to be done in groups or pairs, it is possible to practice on your own with slight variations.
Debate Guide. Download the Debate Guide (PDF) Debate is an engaging and rigorous way to explore issues that directly impact society -- it also trains your brain to listen carefully, which is important for leaders! When done well, debate can be used to develop empathy, perspective-taking, and productive conflict by teaching people how to ...
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.
The Oxford-style debate format offers opposing sides of a topic to intelligently exchange arguments and rebuttals: an “affirmative” team supports convincing arguments to the motion, while a “negative” team refutes the points made by the affirmative team.
Chapter 1. Debate Tournaments. C ompetitive High School Debate involves preparing for, and attending Tourna-ments, where you will debate against teams from other schools about the merits of a National High School Debate Resolution. This year, the Resolution is: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its.
Exemplar Debate Motions. These are just some examples of debate motions to use for showcase debates or in lessons. TH refers to This House: THB (believes); THW (would); THS (supports); THR (regrets). THW abolish prison as a punishment for non-violent crimes.
• Practice your debate, and record it so you can see what you look like • Talk to other people, ask for their help • Write out your debate on cue cards in your own words • Use a dictionary or thesaurus to improve your vocabulary
