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WELCOME TO DEBATE! WHAT IS DEBATE?

Why debate When debating, teams explore arguments for and against a specific proposition Debating can be an effective and practical learning tool Debating allows several different qualities to emerge, including collecting and organizing ideas, critical thinking and evaluating ideas, seeing logical connections between ideas, adapting to new situations quickly and efficiently, and improved writing, speaking persuasively.

Debate You may have seen debates on TV where people shouted, ignored counter arguments, or seemed to be in a contest about who could attack the other person more effectively. STRATEGERY?

Debate In a debate, students use a combination of logic, research, strategy, and persuasiveness to appeal to judges who are focused on substantive issues. SUBSTANTIATION?

Debate Is: Structured Argumentation supported with evidence. Time limits force speakers to be efficient and prevent interruptions. Academic debate supports critical, in-depth analysis of the many issues surrounding a topic.

Types of Debate Policy Debate: teams of two advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change.

Characteristics: Evidence based Cost/benefit analysis Application/extension PLAN focused Real world view Like a government-based policy adoption should be.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate two students debate each other in a format that emphasizes values rather than implementation of a plan.

Characteristics Less evidence based More philosophical Ethics/morals based More delivery oriented Pre-policy level implications

Which type of debate should I have my students do? Determine your goals Time Type of involvement (school program v. Classroom activity) Competition level Evaluate your students Numbers Work ethics How many of you are there?

How do I teach debate?! Explicitly teach vocabulary. Words to begin with: debate, policy debate, LD debate, resolution, affirmative, negative, argument, evidence, refutation. Get students practicing the skills as soon and as much as possible. Teach format. Begin research. Continue skills practice, integrating format and research.

Argument/Claim A reason given in proof or rebuttal.

Let’s practice Write 3 arguments for the resolution: “Dogs are better than cats.” They are smarter. Protect your home. They don’t hiss.

Evidence Facts, statistics, and expert testimony given in support of an argument.

Let’s practice Give a piece of evidence to prove our first argument that cats are better than dogs. Dogs are smarter than cats. 1. Studies show dogs better at solving problems. Shultz, S., & Dunbar, R. (2010). “Encephalization is Not a Universal Macroevolutionary Phenomenon in Mammals But is Associated with Sociality.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010.

The formal statement of the issue to be debated. The topic. Resolution The formal statement of the issue to be debated. The topic.

The yearly topic, called the “resolution” is a statement of why someone, usually the government, ought to address a pressing problem.

Resolution Parts of: Agent of action—WHO needs to do something. Generally in academic debate, the agent is a government entity.

Resolutions Parts of: Topic area

   Resolution Parts of: Directionality—how the topic area should be changed.   

2012-2013’s Policy resolution is “Resolved: That the State of Utah substantially increase its support of nuclear electrical generation within its borders.”

2012-2013’s Lincoln-Douglas resolution is “Resolved: In the State of Utah, increased support and use of nuclear electrical generation is more desirable than relying only on existing methods of electrical generation.”

Resolution Cool GINGER FRO In every policy debate, two students propose a specific plan to enact the resolution and their two opponents argue that their plan is a bad idea.

Resolution In every Lincoln-Douglas debate, each debater supports a side of the resolution. The affirmative supports the resolution, the negative negates the resolution.

The first one that comes to my mind is less pollution. Resolution Can you brainstorm a list of some reasons we would do nuclear energy? The first one that comes to my mind is less pollution. What other reasons can you think of?

Let’s talk about the resolution: It’s good because… Nuclear Energy What a bad idea…

What does a debate look like? Two students from one school are assigned to be affirmative (they agree with the resolution) and two students from another school are assigned to be negative (they disagree with the resolution).

What does a debate look like? Debates occur in classrooms, in front of one judge and usually no audience. So, a debate usually consists of just those five people (less scary than what most people imagine).

Affirmative vs negative in Policy The job of the affirmative is to prove that their proposal (which must fit under the resolution) is a good idea. The job of the negative is to prove that the affirmative proposal is either a bad idea or does not fit under the resolution.

Affirmative VS Negative in LD *The job of the affirmative is to prove that their side of the resolution, and its associated values, is good idea. At the same time, they prove their opponent and the opposite side of the resolution is a bad idea. *The job of the negative is to prove that the their side of the resolution, and its associated values, is a good idea. At the same time, they prove their

Affirmative vs negative Being an eloquent speaker helps but policy debate has much more to do with winning substantive arguments than with oratory. The judge votes for whichever team does a better job of proving their point.

Affirmative vs negative You will use a combination of research, logic, and strategic moves to win your debates. Given that you are competing against a very bright pool of students and that debate has a very long learning curve, every debate is different and the game never gets repetitive.

Refutation The core of debate is refutation. Debaters both make their own points and are responsible for responding to arguments made by the other team. This is what makes debate different from other speaking contests.

Refutation Write down the following list of arguments and prepare to refute them, point by point: “Cats are better than dogs because cats are: 1) cleaner, 2) prettier, 3) more lovable.”

Affirmative vs negative WHAT DID YOU COME UP WITH?

Affirmative vs negative Let’s try it again but with a political example. Write down this list of arguments again and prepare to refute them. “George W Bush was the greatest President of all time because 1) he was firm in the war on terror, 2) he liberated the people of Iraq, and 3) he cut taxes.” Remember! Refute things point by point. If you have unrelated reasons why he was not the greatest President of all time, save those for the end of your speech (after you have responded to each argument).

Affirmative vs negative One more time… “Poverty is a problem that would be better addressed by the government than the free market because: 1) developing countries have very free markets but also the worst poverty while highly regulated economies have lower rates of poverty, 2) the free market cannot demonstrate compassion but government can and we have a moral obligation to alleviate poverty.” This example is harder. You also learn a TON about the yearly topic from debate.

Affirmative vs negative ALL debates follow that format. You keep track of what the other team has said by writing it down, you respond to them, and you make your own points that they must respond to.

format for Refutation "I WIN!" Step 1: “They say…” Step 2: “But I disagree…” Step 3: “Because….” Try to show that your argument is better because…. It’s better reasoned It’s better evidenced It has historical or empirical support It has greater significance Step 4: “Therefore….”

Let’s practice the format… Respond to each of the following arguments, using the things we’ve learned (Debate, AFF/NEG, Argument, Evidence, Refutation: 1) McDonald’s is the best restaurant in the world. 2) Video games should be banned because they make teenagers violent. 3) Schools should save families money by requiring uniforms. 4) Nuclear energy is a good idea.

Let’s SPAR!

Format Affirmative (2 minutes) give three reasons supporting your side of the resolution. Negative (2 minutes) give three reasons supporting your side of the resolution. Cross-ex—(3 minutes) ask each other ?’s Negative—(1 minute) say why you’re right and your opponent is wrong Affirmative (1 minute) say why you’re right and your opponent is wrong.