English Debate

❀ Debate is a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly,

in which opposing arguments or fights on arguments with strong evidence/facts. Or simply, a debate
is a discussion of a theme or a question between two or more intercations. The goal is to make the
judges/adjudicators believe in our arguments, or to make them approve our arguments. In other
means, each team must convice the adjudicators to believe in their opinions.

❀ Motion is the topic or the theme of the debate. Motion is usually controversial topics and/or
has no clear or correct answer which depends on the motion. There are two kinds of motion;
Philosopical Motion and Practical Motion.

o Philosophical motion is the motions that carries philosophy cases. It has unwritten
topic that both team has to find by their own perspective. On philosophical motion, teams
not necessary to bring up a solution to the case. Philosophical motion could easily identified
with a belief topics, which is started with a “This House Believe That/THBT” or a “This House
Believing That/THBT”.

o Practical motion (or Proposal motion) is the opposites of philosophical motion.

Practical motion is explicit telling the topic, they obviously put it on their title. Practical
motion also should ended with a solution/model in for the opposition team. Practical motion
could easily identified with proposals topics, which is started with a “This House
Should/THS” or a “This House Would/THW”.

o There are another abbreviations commonly used in debate, which are “This House
Regrets/THR” and “This House Supports/THS”.