# A debate is a verbal contest in which two opposing teams make speeches to support their own arguments and “knock down” the opposing team’s ¥ argument. # The team that makes the “best case for its side wins the debate |@ Debating helps ESL students develop important skills. These include: * The ability to practice reading, writing and listening skills. @ Development of argumentation skills @ Experience in persuasive writing and speaking. * And, oh yeah... they're fun!* Resolution — The opinion about which two teams argue. * Example: Resolved: Cigarette smoking should be banned in all public places. « Affirmative team -- The team that agrees with the resolution * Negative team -- The team that disagrees with the resolution * Rebuttal -- Explanation of why one team disagrees with the other. + Judge - The person / people who decide on the winner.A re ut is an opinion which there can be id ebat re assi J toa team t i > gues “tf again th resolution regardless of what they personally believereasons. Example: I believe that smoking should be banned in public places elaborate on hi er reasor* Ina debate, you want to use the strongest reasons you can * Let's discuss: What are the qualities of a strong argument?* Smoking should be banned in public places because: a. itis bad b. it gives people bad breath and makes their teeth yellow c. second-hand smoke is harmful for non-smokers1. Examples — From your own experience or from what you've heard or read. )} © Breathing second-hand smoke in a public place is unpleasant. 1 . have had to leave clubs because my eyes stung so badly and I had | begun to cough. | * Common sense -- Things that you believe everyone knows. | | « “Smoking causes cancer and many other serious diseases.3. Expert Opinion — This comes from research * The person arguing in the affirmative in the iPod debate quoted several “experts” who had written papers on the subject. 4. Statistics - Numerical date. This also comes from research. ( you use this in a debate, you should say where the statistics came from).@ With your partner, come up with 1 STRONG reason for each of the following resolutions: 1. Women should quit their jobs after they get married. 2. Love is more important than money. 3. It is better to be married than single. 4 Writing by hand is better than writing by computer.* You will be divided into teams. Each team will consist of 2 people * Teams will be paired up for competition. The teams will be assigned resolutionsSpeech 1: The first affirmative speaker introduces the topic and state the affirmative team’s first argument. Speech 2: The first negative speaker states the first argument. Speech 3: The second affirmative speaker states the second argument. Speech 4: The second negative speaker states the second argument.* 5-10 minute break for teams to form rebuttals. « Speech 5 -The negative team states two rebuttals for the affirmative team’s two arguments and summarizes its own two reasons. * Speech 6 - The affirmative team states two rebuttals for the negative team’s two arguments and summarizes its two reasons.