Decorum%20in%20Debate

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Decorum in Debate

• That What's and What-Not-To-Dos

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Lesson Concept

• In debating the most important aspect is arguing
  the issue.
• In order to be an effective arguer students must
  learn how to use decorum to have a CIVILIZED and
  well thought out debate

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The BIG Picture

• In order to have civil and safe debates in class,
  students MUST learn that although many of our
  topics are going to be hot button issues, you
  still need to keep your cool and remain CALM

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How to Act During a Debate

• As people we often argue with one another every
  day.
• Whether its with parents or friends, this can be
  a form of debating.
• Trying to persuade another person to take your
  side of the argument happens all the time

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How to Act During a Debate

• Often, these arguments can become heated.
• This needs to be prevented when dealing with a
  formal debate.

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Parliamentary Debate

• Debate Format three debaters on each side. One
  side will be the affirmative and the other the
  negative.
• Even though debates can be inspiring, they can
  also evoke emotions from the audience and the
  speakers. This can often lead to passionate,
  angry fighting.

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Question for Thought

• When debating what should we do differently from
  the video(s)?

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Journaling

• Write about a time where you lost your cool
  during an argument. What triggered you? Did you
  wish you could have played it better in the
  argument? How could you have acted differently?
  Explain

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 1. Avoid emotionally-charged words, such as
• Liberal
• Conservative
• All derogatory names for races, sexual
  preferences, ethnic groups, or religions
• Baby killer
• Socialist
• Fascist
• Retarded

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 2. Avoid offensive language or assumptions
• EX Women are more emotional than men, so they
  cant understand or handle it
• EX Rich people dont like the idea of welfare,
  because they think they are paying for it.
• EX They are white/black so they couldnt
  possibly understand.

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 3. Avoid clear bias
• EX Some news websites are bias to one side. CNN
  is a conservative news channel, so their
  information will be bias for liberal views.

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 4. Dont ridicule your opponent
• EX That idea was stupid!

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 5. Avoid negative body language, such as
• Eye rolling
• Turning your back to the opposing speaker
• Blatantly laughing at them

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Definition

• Ad Hominem - An ad hominem (Latin for "to the
  man" or "to the person"), short for argumentum ad
  hominem, means responding to arguments by
  attacking a person's character, rather than to
  the content of their arguments. When used
  inappropriately, it is a misleading notion in
  which a claim or argument is discharged on the
  basis of some irrelevant fact or belief about the
  author or the person being criticized.

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 6. Do not interrupt a speaker, unless you are
  the questioner during a rebuttal.

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 7. When presenting, make eye contact with your
  audience. When asking quesitons during the
  questioning period, make eye contact with the
  opposition, because this is when you should be
  actively listening and gathering more information
  for later rebuttals

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 8. Do not wear hats, coats, or sunglasses while
  presenting.
• Also, make sure to dress appropriately!!!

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 9. Do not talk while the other team is
  presenting! Instead, listen, take notes and
  discuss them with your team later when the
  mediator gives you time to confer.

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How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debate

• 10. When the mediator calls TIME, you must
  stop speaking and be seated.

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Partner Assignment

• Flipboards/flipcharts you and your partner are
  to design an informative flipboard/flipchart that
  would effectively inform a new debater about the
  rules of etiquette. Things that will be looked
  for are accurate information, creativity,
  neatness and organization, spelling and
  mechanics, and accessibility!!!

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