Question

A debate competition is being organised in your school. Take a stand for or against this statement: "Our happiness in life depends entirely on our mental attitude." Prepare an outline of the main points in the order in which you wish to present them (in about 100 words), giving reasons for your point of view. • Debate is a contest between two speakers or two groups of speakers to show skill and ability in arguing. • A proposition, a question or a problem is required for this purpose, which can be spoken for or against. • To participate in a debate, one must prepare for it. So, one must prepare an outline of the main points in the order in which one is going to argue. • There are the limitations of time (only 5 to 6 minutes are allowed). • The speaker addresses the audience. • Every topic/subject has its own vocabulary. These must be learnt. • The speaker addresses the Chair (Mr President/ Madam), ‘submits’ an argument, ‘appeals’ for sympathetic understanding and support, ‘questions’ the opponent’s views and ‘concludes’ an argument. Write the outline of the main points, then make a presentation in the class. Topic __________________________________________________________ Introduce the topic with a quotation. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Highlight the main points. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Elaborate the points by arguing logically and convincingly. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Give your opinion in the concluding paragraph. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

Answer 1

Explanation:

The topic given about happiness is very true. We should all understand that happiness can be obtained only when we understand the ultimate joy and stay optimistic. Only by this, we can have peace and enjoy the life.

The below points can be remembered for the debate:

• Happiness is dependent on the way of living and our thoughts.
• We should not make our decisions based on other’s perception and opinions.
• One becomes self-reliant by the freedom and thought.
• The problems should be looked at with the goal to overcome with optimism.
• Both the success and the failure are the part of life. Our happiness should not depend on it.
• The above points were explained by Buddha.