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Debating….

Debating…. How? Who? What happens?. Key Terms. Debate: a game in which two opposing teams make speeches to support their arguments and disagree with those of the other team. Resolution: the opinion about which two teams argue. Affirmative team: agrees with the resolution.

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Debating….

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  1. Debating…. How? Who? What happens?

  2. Key Terms • Debate: a game in which two opposing teams make speeches to support their arguments and disagree with those of the other team. • Resolution: the opinion about which two teams argue. • Affirmative team: agrees with the resolution. • Opposing team: disagrees with the resolution. • Rebuttal: explains why one team disagrees with the other team. • Judges: decide the winner.

  3. For us, debate teams will be: • Debate: a game in which two opposing teams make speeches to support their arguments and disagree with those of the other team. • Resolution: the opinion about which two teams argue. • YOU WILL BE GIVEN SIX DEBATE OPTIONS- ONE PER TEAM • Affirmative team: agrees with the resolution. • 3 STUDENTS • Opposing team: disagrees with the resolution. • 3 STUDENTS • Rebuttal: explains why one team disagrees with the other team. • Judges: decide the winner. • TEACHER

  4. STRONG VS WEAK • Strong Reasons Versus Weak Reasons: • A strong reason has the following qualities: • it logically supports the opinion. • it is specific and states the idea clearly. • it is convincing to a majority of people. • Example: • Smoking should be banned in public places because: • it is bad. • it gives people bad breath and makes their teeth yellow. • secondhand smoke is harmful for nonsmokers. • Now, you explain why some reasons are strong and others are weak (based on the above criteria).

  5. Let’s Try It! With a partner…. • Come up with STRONG reasons. If unsure, refer back to what makes a STRONG argument. • 1. Women should quit their job after they get married.REASON:2. Love is more important than money.REASON:3. It is better to be married than single.REASON:4. Writing by hand is better than writing by computer.REASON:

  6. Let’s compare with another…. • Now Compare Your Reasons with Another Pair and Decide Whose Reasons are Stronger and Why

  7. Now, there are different types of support for arguments…. • Example: from your own experience or from what you heard or read. • Common Sense: things that you believe everybody knows. • Expert Opinion: the opinions of experts -- this comes from research. • Statistics: numbers -- this also comes from research.

  8. Example: Smoking should be banned in all public places. • Example: For example / for instance / let me give an example Whenever I go to a restaurant or bar and there are people smoking near me, I feel that I am breathing their smoke. This makes me a smoker even though I don't want to be.Common Sense: Everyone knows / if...then / it's common knowledge that Secondhand smoke is very unhealthy for nonsmokers.Statistics: Secondhand smoke causes about 250,000 respiratory infections in infants and children every year, resulting in about 15,000 hospitalizations each year.Expert Opinion: According to.../ to quote.../ the book _____ says... According to the Environmental Protection Agency, "secondhand smoke causes approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths in nonsmokers each year."

  9. So, how is a debate set-up? • Speech 1: The first affirmative speaker introduces the topic and states the affirmative team's first argument. 1 minuteSpeech 2: The first opposing speaker states their first argument. 1 minuteSpeech 3: The affirmative states their rebuttal. 1 minuteSpeech 4: The second opposing speaker states their rebuttal. 1 minuteSpeech 5: The affirmative team summarizes their own two reasons. 1 minuteSpeech 6: The opposing team summarizes their own two reasons. 1 minute

  10. So…. How do you write a rebuttal? • STEP 1: "They say ..." • State the argument that you are about to refute so that the judges can follow easily. Take notes during your opponent's speeches so you will be clear about what they argued. • "The other team said that smoking is harmful for nonsmokers." • STEP 2: "But I disagree..." Or "That may be true, but..." • "That may be true, but I think that if nonsmokers want to avoid cigarette smoke, they can walk away from it." • STEP 3: "Because ..." • "Because nonsmokers should look out for their own health." • STEP 4: "Therefore..." • "Therefore it is not the responsibility of smokers to protect nonsmokers."

  11. Practise: Write a rebuttal • Argument: Students should NEVER be allowed to wear hats in school. Students should not wear hats because it allows staff to identify strangers in the building. • Now, write a rebuttal to my argument.

  12. Our debate topics: • 1) Value of peer mentoring • 2) Punitive VS restorative practises in school • 3) Do “circles” work in the classroom? • 4) Do restorative practises work long-term? • 5) Should an offender have to listen to an impact statement given by a victim? • 6) Do restorative practises create more or less accountability?

  13. Next Steps: • You need to: • -form your group of three. Decide who will: • -write your arguments, present, work on your rebuttal • -begin researching • -create your arguments. Include: Example,Expert Opinion,Statistics • - practise writing rebuttals (think- what will the other team say?) • - practise READING ALOUD your arguments.

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