publicspeakingandDebate英语公共演讲和辩论.pptVIP

Are people who own more than one home selfish?;Does an all-star cast enhance or distract a film’s message?;Happiness is not in doing what we like but in liking what we do.;Introduction to Debate;Basic Terms;Affirmative team: agrees with the resolution. Negative team: disagrees with the resolution.;Argument: supports your position on the resolution. (add this to your handout) Rebuttal: explains why one team disagrees with the other team. Judges: decide the winner.;Why study debate?;Let’s look at each one of those:;Done poorly, debate can be: people yelling at each other students reading from scripts that they didnt write ;Students need the skills associated with debate first. So, let’s look at some skills.;Critical Thinking in Debate;Argumentation;Opinions and Reasons;An opinion can be introduced by an opinion indicator: “I think/believe that smoking should be banned in public places…” ;A reason explains why that opinion is held and can be introduced by a reason indicator: “because/since secondhand smoke is harmful for nonsmokers.” ;Strong Reasons versus Weak Reasons ;weak or strong?;With a partner, think of at least one strong reason for each resolution:;Compare your reason with another pair of students. Decide whose reasons are stronger and why.;Support consists of evidence. (take notes);Example;Common Sense;Statistics;Expert Opinion;Generating Resolutions;Brainstorm a list of resolutions;Homework