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Debating : an introduction

SMK BERBAGI PRESTASI

Madiun

November 1, 2013


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Getting to know debating

Debating is a clash of argumentations amongthe Government team and Opposition team

Everything starts from the word motion

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

Who shouts the loudest does not win!


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Competitive Debating 101

Situated in tournaments; competition of

supremacy among teams

The many formats; British Parliamentary,

World Schools, Asian Parliamentary,

Australasian Parliamentary -> the generally

used formats

Winners of a debate is determined by a or a

team of adjudicator(s)


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Competitive Debating 102

Except for British Parliamentary, a teamcomprises of 3 (three) debaters who would playthe role of 1st, 2nd,and 3rdspeakers

A reply speaker closes the case for each team;this role can only be assumed by either the 1stand/or 2ndspeaker

Each substantive speaker (1stto 3rd) is allowed thesame duration of floor time, some formats with

POI times A reply speaker is usually given between 3 to 4

minutes to conclude the teams case


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Competitive Debating : 103

The map of chronologies


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What it looks like


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Keywords nice to take note of by now..

Motion

Casebuilding

Speaker roles Government/Positive/Proposition team

Opposition/Negative/Refuting team

Tournament format Adjudicators


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Depth of Debating 101

MOTION

Is the topic, a full propositional statement that stateswhat the debate is/shall be about

Usually proposes a policy, against the status quo, oraffirming the virtue (goodness) of a state or condition

A Government team must defend the motion, and theopposition team must negate the motion -> in anutshell what competitive debating is about

EXAMPLE: The house believe that the score of NationalExamination can be used as standard to enteruniversity.


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Depth of Debating 102.1

Definition Is a need to clarify what the debate is specifically

about, per keyword of motion if necessary. But it isnot a dictionary explanation of per word meaning.But what room of debate the words formulate.

Scopes down a motion; to achieve a mutualagreement among both teams on the interpretationof the motion thus the entry point for a debate ->room of debate

A Government team holds the right to determineand offer the definition of a debate, while theopposition can accept, or challenge the provideddefinition


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A definition is ideal if :

Provides interpretation of a motion that is logicaland acceptable by common sense

It is simply aimed to clarifythe debate from themotion wording

In setting a definition there shouldbe room foropposition to negate the debate

Examples of reasonable vs unreasonabledefinition.


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ARGUMENTS

Are points of view that supports the teamstance (support/refute)

It must be logical and make sense

Structure (the AREL theory)

1. Assertion

2. Reasoning3. Evidence/Example

4. Link Back


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REBUTTALS

Are responses on your opponents arguments

Its not as simple as accusing things

Simply saying your oppositions arguments areinferior doesnot constitute a good rebuttal

Rebuttals must logically explain and analyze the

weaknesses of an argument


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Points of Information (POI)

Allowance to briefly interrupt a standing

speaker

Stand up, raise hand, and offer your POI

Standing speaker has absolute right to

accept/deny your POI

If given permission to POI, the maximum time

is 15 seconds, so be concise!


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CASE of a team

All of the above from 101-105 is the anatomy

of the case of a team, which is practically

the body of what the team is proposing in the

debate

The exciting part is that teams have mostly 30

minutes to do all of that


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Questions?


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Role of Speakers

1st: Lays out the basic fundaments of the teamscase, including elementary argumentations

2nd: Continues the case by responding, rebuild

the case and provide continuity analysis ofargumentations

3rd: Reviews the overall case of opponent andprovide a more thorough ballistics of response to

argument. No new matter! Reply : Provide an overview of the debate and

why their team deserves the debate


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Strategy that must not be named!!

DEFINITIONAL CHALLENGE

Highly not encouraged, it ends up in non-dynamicdebates

Only when the given definition is unfair andundebatable! -> Truistic, Squirelling, Tautological,Time Place setting

But when a challenge is needed, it becomescompulsory for the opposition team to execute!


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Questions?


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THANK YOU

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