Debate is an analytical process. It is persuasion through reasoning. Your responsibility is to advance clear, supported arguments to support your side. Numbering/outlining is key. “Flowing” is debate …

Want to Facilitate a Debate in Your Class? In a classroom debate, a proposition is stated and students make arguments for or against it.

The debate format we are looking at today is a simplified version of the one most commonly used in the English-speaking world. The debate always opens with one of the expressions below.

There are many protocols and formats for debate, which difer based on the number of participants involved, the type of topic, and the goal of the discussion (e.g. exploring philosophical tensions, …

C ompetitive High School Debate involves preparing for, and attending Tourna-ments, where you will debate against teams from other schools about the merits of a National High School Debate Resolution.

Chapter One explains the fundamental format and operation of debates in the British Parliamentary (‘BP’) format used at Worlds. Chapter Two, explains how judges should evaluate debaters and, …

Since the ancient Greeks started to formalize the process of philosophical discussion known as dialegesthai, we have understood dialogue & debate as cooperative exercise in seeking the truth.