Debate

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Debate

• Introduction
• Mrs. Bartel

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Debate Defined- More than just arguing

• The process of examining an issue or question by
  looking at both sides and weighing evidence on
  each to solve problems, to establish truth or
  validity, and to understand opposing viewpoints.

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Skills Learned

• Critical thinking skills
• Research strategies
• Public speaking
• Organization skills

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What Is Debate?

• Complex-many facets involved
• There are rules established to ensure that both
  sides have equal opportunity to present positions
  that are backed by some type of evidence and
  logical analysis.

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Roots of Debate-Ancient Greece

• Protagoras-father of debate-argued pros and
  cons of issues in Greek society
• sophistry-arguments defective in subtle ways
• More concerned with delivery/audience effect than
  truth

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Aristotle

• Stressed truth in arguments-persuasion
• Logos-logic/evidence
• Ethos-speaker credibility
• Pathos-emotional appeals

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Today-NFL (not football)

• National Forensics League
• Great Resources