DebateWhat, Why, How?

What do you think debating is?

What it really mean...

... a contest, or, perhaps, like a game, where two or more speakers present their arguments intent on persuading one another. ... (www.triviumpursuit.com)

A clash of good idea (www.learnquebec.ca)

It involves skills such as research, preparation, teamwork, speaking skills, and persuasion. (english.unitecnology.ac.nz)

Why should you debate?

"If it is a disgrace to a man when he cannot defend himself in a bodily way, it would be absurd not to think him disgraced when he cannot defend himself with reason in

a speech." Aristotle from The Rhetoric

"He [the student debater] learns to use a library, and to find the exact information he needs in the shortest possible time. He learns to be thorough and accurate. He learns to analyze;

to distinguish between the vital and the unimportant. He learns the need of proving his statements; of supporting every statement with valid evidence and sound reasoning—and

he learns to demand the same sort of proof for the statements of others. He learns to present ideas in a clear and effective manner, and in a way which wins others to his way of

thinking. He learns to think under pressure, to "use his head" in a time of need, to make decisions quickly and accurately. In a word, the essential point in any debating situation is that of convincing the listener that your side of the proposition is desirable." (from How to

Debate by Harrison Boyd Summers)

Debate is the ultimate mind exercise.

"I think debating in high school and college is most valuable training whether for politics, the law, business, or for service on community

committees such as the PTA and the League of Women Voters. A good debater must not only study material in support of his own case, but he must also, of course, thoroughly analyze the expected argument of his

opponent. The give and take of debating, the testing of ideas, is essential to democracy. I wish we had a good deal more debating in our educational

institutions than we do now." John F. Kennedy, August 22, 1960

School of Debating

Asian Parliamentary

American Parliamentary

British Parliamentary

Lincon-Douglas Debate

Karl Popper debate

Paris Style Debating

Debating in Indonesia

Australasia debate & British Parliamentary

3 major national event

IVED - Indonesian Varsity English Debate

JOVED - Java Overland Varsity Debate

Founders Trophy - the premiere BP tourney

(wiki.idebate.org, audc.info)

Australasian Parliamentary Debate

2 Team, Government and Opposition, with 3 member each that give 4 speeches

a limited preparation format

each member give a 7 minutes speeches

A Prime Minister, Deputy PM, and Whips

with government giving a 4 minutes whip

and opposition giving a 4 minutes reply

Adjudication

5 thing that adjudicator will look into

Matter

Manner

Method

Teamwork

Reply

Principles of debating

logic

evidence

case construction

proof

refuting arguments

rebuttal

How to prepare for a debate

1.Read for background information about the subject.

2.Prepare a comprehensive bibliography.

3.Collect as much material as you can find.

4.Read and study the material discovered.

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