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Introduction to Debating: Arguments

Introduction to Debating: Arguments. DBAT 101. What should I say?. Principled Arguments: We are more ‘Fair’. Often comes down to rights. Burden is to prove that your principle is more important. Practical Arguments We are more ‘Efficient’. About better outcomes.

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Introduction to Debating: Arguments

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  1. Introduction to Debating: Arguments DBAT 101

  2. What should I say? • Principled Arguments: • We are more ‘Fair’. Often comes down to rights. • Burden is to prove that your principle is more important. • Practical Arguments • We are more ‘Efficient’. About better outcomes. • Burden is to prove that the better outcome will actually happen.

  3. Principled Arguments... • Principles and rights are never absolute. • There exists many competing rights. • How can we weigh up importance? • 1. What prerequisites do certain rights need? Are these prerequisites satisfied for the issue in question? • 2. Are rights of equal moral value? • 3. Who’s rights are we talking about? Many vs few? Strong vs vulnerable? • Goal: Convince us your team has more ‘Just’ intentions. • This requires engaging opposing principle.

  4. ...and Practical Arguments? • What benefits can we point to? How do we deliver? • 1. Identify different stakeholders. • Be specific. Try and differentiate broader groups. • 2. Consider the incentives. • How does the model change incentives? • What behaviours are rewarded? What is punished? • Clearly identify causal links. • 3. Once incentives are changed, what are the positive outcomes that result? Why are these good? • Rinse and repeat.

  5. Generating a narrative. • In many ways, debating is about telling a story about: • What the problem is. • What the real world is like. • How people will respond. • Telling an effective story or narrative is important. • Use effective examples to illustrate points. Explain why these examples are similar to your explanation. • Try to give a bit of context in your introduction to describe the world as it is. • Engage and challenge the opposition narrative. • A narrative should work to support and reinforce the logic of your arguments.

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