Debatetraining.ppt

Debate: A Game for Courageous Gentlepeople Critical Thinking Skills Analyzing and Evaluating Viewpoints Asking Questions Organizing Information for Effectiveness Researching Through Critical Reading Understanding Problem-Solving Being Able to Present Arguments in a Constructive Way The First Rule of Debate Two Teams Agree to Disagree About a Specific Topic! Two Sides For the Topic Against the Topic The Government The Opposition or or Proposition Opposition Each team has two debaters Each side has one team A decision (win/loss) will be given Speaking order and times Constructive speeches (New arguments allowed) Proposition, first speaker – 7 minutes (Prime Minister) Opposition, first speaker – 8 minutes (Leader of Opp) Proposition, second speaker – 8 minutes (Member of Gov) Opposition, second speaker – 8 minutes (Member of Opp) Rebuttal Speeches (No new arguments allowed) Leader of the Opp Rebuttal – 4 minutes Prime Minister Rebuttal – 5 minutes Points of Information Debaters may ask the other team questions No POIs allowed in first or last minute or rebuttal speeches The speaker may accept or deny POI To ask a question, stand and say “On that point” To accept a point say “State your point” To reject a point say “Not at this time” POIs should be stated in less than 15 seconds Debaters should ask and answer 2 or 3 Speaker’s Duties Each debater is evaluated independently for points Teamwork counts towards the decision Judges will take notes on arguments they hear Judges will look to the strengths and weaknesses of each argument (on the flow) Judges will keep track of POIs taken and answered Judges note organization, logic, delivery, refutation, use of analysis and proof Leader of the PropositionPrime Minister Case construction Greetings to the house State the motion Resolutional analysis - Define key terms with fair language - Type of motion - Criteria for evaluation Status Quo Background (need, significance,