The Three Rs of Debating: Reasoning, Refutation,
Rebuttal
by Jeanette Mason
While constructive arguments establish the foundation for debate, the heart
and soul of a debate lies in the rebuttal. While technically refutation and
rebuttal are two different processes, in practice they are interchangeable.
Refutation is the process of finding flaws in the opponentė© arguments, reasoning
and evidence. Rebuttal refers to the process of re-establishing your own
arguments or case, responding to the opponents� arguments, or extending an
argument already in play. Reasoning is the process by which we make logical
connections between ideas and evidence. Skilled debaters learn to understand how
these three processes interplay during a debate.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
How to Win Any Debate…
Even if You’re Less Intelligent, Less Prepared, and Less Attractive than Your Opponent
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Monday, September 17, 2012
How to debate like a pro
HOW TO DEBATE LIKE A PRO
Debating is not just knowing the issues. Debating is not just arguing. It is an exchange of ideas in which both sides try to make the case for their position. It is knowing how the frame the issues in a palatable framework that matches your audience.
Both the ability to debate well, and knowledge of the points of argument are essential to your ability to convey our issues to your audience. The eight-second sound bite has replaced true debate in this country and created the illusion that important issues are one-dimensional.
To debate well, you must select relevant arguments from irrelevant content and rhetorical presentation. You must, most importantly, relate specific facts and data that directly combat point-by-point the cheap labor lobby propaganda. Remember that debates are not a zero sum game - there is no winner or loser. A constructive debate generates critical thought in the audience. A constructive debate does not merely offer an analysis of problems but offers real solutions and alternatives.
It is our duty, as citizens, to increase the awareness of the importance of rational debating. Constructive debating is an art.
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[from forumgarden.com]
Debating is not just knowing the issues. Debating is not just arguing. It is an exchange of ideas in which both sides try to make the case for their position. It is knowing how the frame the issues in a palatable framework that matches your audience.
Both the ability to debate well, and knowledge of the points of argument are essential to your ability to convey our issues to your audience. The eight-second sound bite has replaced true debate in this country and created the illusion that important issues are one-dimensional.
To debate well, you must select relevant arguments from irrelevant content and rhetorical presentation. You must, most importantly, relate specific facts and data that directly combat point-by-point the cheap labor lobby propaganda. Remember that debates are not a zero sum game - there is no winner or loser. A constructive debate generates critical thought in the audience. A constructive debate does not merely offer an analysis of problems but offers real solutions and alternatives.
It is our duty, as citizens, to increase the awareness of the importance of rational debating. Constructive debating is an art.
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[from forumgarden.com]
Thursday, September 13, 2012
International Public Debate Association
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Conversational Debate Trickery and Common Courtesy Issues
By Lance Winslow
When debating with someone else who begins using normal human conversational trickery, often they will demand common courtesy if the debate gets heated. Although in reality no one should not expect any common courtesy who uses such tactics, as they move to make the other party look foolish, eat their words or backtrack on a previous comment.
This is because as you disrespect the other party, they want revenge. And common courtesy simply goes out the window. Recently in debating a topic with a Poker Player who is involved in the online gambling business. He attempted to use such tactics, so I explained this to him;
You see, obviously if one is a decent poker card player they do understand all this, so indeed your questioning stating: “I don’t Understand” is also not common courtesy, because you pretend not to understand something that you think you know, that you really don’t know, in order to make a point. Thus hoping to bait the other person (me), which I do not appreciate, into burying themselves into proving your point. This is conversational trickery often used in debate.
Unfortunately, you are debating with someone who has now schooled you in reality of this subject matter and are now burying yourself. Further, these types of manipulations in conversation you are using really are not a very nice way to correspond, because you are trying belittle the next guy and yet all the while in this debate; You Demand Common Courtesy?
Therefore your tactics and demands are disrespectful and inadequate. So as long as one is Demanding Something from me without proper reciprocal response, well, I cannot give it too you, I do not feel common courtesy is owed from me, but you may find others, will in the future, after all you might be a of their customers or they might want something from you. Personally, I don’t gamble, the risk does not make sense mathematically. That is what I think. Perhaps you might consider all this in 2006.
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