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DEBATE SEMINAR

EJVED 09. DEBATE SEMINAR. Getting to know debating. Debating is a clash of argumentations among the Government team and Opposition team Everything starts from the word “motion” Competitive debating aims to simulate a living, breathing parliamentary debate

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DEBATE SEMINAR

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  1. EJVED 09 DEBATE SEMINAR

  2. Getting to know debating • Debating is a clash of argumentations among the Government team and Opposition team • Everything starts from the word “motion” • Competitive debating aims to simulate a living, breathing parliamentary debate • The soul of debating is to argue on policies, or propositions of thought; good or bad, effective or not effective, useful or useless

  3. Tournament format • Austral-asian parliamentary system • 4 preliminary rounds • 4 knock out rounds • 7 minute substantive speech • 5 minute reply speech • 30 minute case building time

  4. Map of chronology

  5. Keywords to comprehend • Motion • Definition • Theme line • Team split • Argument • rebuttal

  6. motion • Is the topic, a full propositional statement that states what the debate is/shall be about • Usually proposes a policy, against the status quo, or affirming the virtue (goodness) of a state or condition • A government team must defend the motion, and an opposition team must negate the motion

  7. Definition • Is a need to clarify what the debate is specifically about, per keyword of motion if necessary • Scopes down a motion; to achieve a mutual agreement among both teams on the interpretation of the motion thus the entry point for a debate -> “room of debate” • A Government team holds the right to determine and offer the definition of a debate, while the opposition can accept, broaden or challenge the provided definition

  8. definition A definition is ideal if it : • provides interpretation of a motion that is logical and acceptable by common sense • simply aimed to clarify the debate from the motion wording • provides room for opposition to negate • Is not truistic, squirreling, tautological, time and place set

  9. Theme line • The main reason why a motion is defended or opposed • Core argument of a team • Should be elaborated thoroughly • Burden of proof

  10. Team split • Division of argument in a team • It helps to make a team organized • It makes sure that the argument is correctly sustained

  11. argument • points of view that supports the team stance (support/refute) • Logical and thoroughly explained • Structure (the AREL theory) • Assertion • Reasoning • Evidence/Example • Link Back Pool of arguments should be evenly and strategically spread between the 1st and 2nd speakers. • Arguments should be consistent within the team’s main stance (theme/team line).

  12. rebuttals • responses on your opponent’s arguments • It’s not as simple as “accusing” things • Simply saying your opposition’s arguments are inferior does not constitute a good rebuttal • Rebuttals must logically explain and analyze the weaknesses of an argument

  13. Role of speakers • 1st : Lays out the basic fundaments of the team’s case, including elementary argumentations • 2nd : Continues the case by responding, rebuild the case and provide continuity analysis of argumentations • 3rd : Reviews the overall case of opponent and provide 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

  14. Role of first speakers affirmative negative • Defining the motion of the debate. • Presenting the affirmative’s theme line. • Outlining the affirmative’s team split. • Delivering substantial arguments. • Providing a brief summary/recap of the speech • Responding the definition given by the affirmative team (accept/challenge). • Rebutting the 1st affirmative speaker. • Presenting the negative’s theme line. • Outlining the negative’s team split. • Delivering the substantial argument. • Providing a brief summary/recap of the speech.

  15. Role of second speakers affirmative negative • Rebutting the 1st negative’s major arguments • Restating the affirmative’s team case briefly. • Delivering his substantial argument. • Providing a brief summary. • Rebutting the 2nd affirmative speaker. • Restating the negative's team case briefly. • Delivering his substantial arguments. • Providing a brief summary.

  16. Role of third speakers affirmative negative • mapping • Rebutting the points raised by the first two negative speakers. • Rebuilding the team’s case. • Summarizing the issues of the debate • mapping • Rebutting the points raised by all three affirmative speakers. • Rebuilding team’s case. • Summarizing the issue of the debate

  17. Reply speaker • Providing the summary or the overview of the debate. • Identifying the issues raised by both sides. • Providing a bias adjudication of the debate.

  18. Definitional challenge • Opposition may challenge the definition of government if it is included into prohibited definition (truism, tautological, squirreling, and time/place set unfairly). • When challenging definition, opposition must: • Say that they challenge the definition • Provide the reason • Provide alternative definition • Respond to the government case (using ‘even if’ rebuttal).

  19. How will you be assessed? • Matter 40% • Manner 40% • Method 20%

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