how to write a debate
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1Start With a Hook. Start your introduction with a sentence that gets the reader interested in the topic. ...
2.Include Background. Providing readers with background on the topic allows them to better understand the issue being presented. ...
3.State Your Thesis. The thesis is the essence of an argumentative essay. ...
4.What to Leave Out. hope it will help
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Understand how debates work. You will be given a debate topic – this is called a “resolution." Your team must take a stance either affirmative or negative to the resolution. Sometimes you will be given the stance, and sometimes you will be asked to take a position. In different debate formats, this can be called a motion and the sides will be proposition and opposition.
You may be asked to be the first speaker pro the resolution or the first con speaker. Often such speeches are about four minutes long each.[1]
The speakers then present arguments against the earlier pro or con speech that was just read. Speakers must listen carefully and be able to counter arguments. There are often segments involving crossfire, in which the debaters are allowed to ask questions and openly debate the topic. This may be called a Point of Information, and occurs when someone from the other team interrupts to ask a question or make a point.
Sometimes there is a second pro and second con speech to summarise the points made and end the debate round. In different formats, there may be three or four speakers, depending on which organisation you work with.
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Research the topic very thoroughly with credible information. Because you will be asked to counter the arguments of the other side, in addition to giving a speech of your own, you must spend time thoroughly understanding all aspects of the resolution.
Brainstorm the topic, and research it before you sit down to write. Write out a pro and con list. If you are on a debate team, do this together. Each member could discuss the pro and con lists, and then strike the weaker reasons until you are left with three or four reasons that seem strongest in support or opposition.
Spend some time at the library or on the Internet using credible sources to research the key reasons that seem strongest. Use books, scholarly journals, credible newspapers, and the like. Be very cautious about unverified information bandied about on the Internet.
You will also want to deal with the strongest arguments on the other side in your speech. Ignoring the other side’s best arguments can weaken your rhetorical appeal.
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Write an outline of your speech. If you create a basic outline of the speech, your writing organization will probably be better when you actually sit down to write the speech in full. It’s a good idea to memorize the ultimate speech or just rely on the outline as notes when giving it.[2]
A basic debate outline should contain four parts: An introduction, your thesis argument, your key points to back your stance up, and a conclusion. Be prepared to define any key words for the judges.
You can break each of those four part into subcategories. It’s often a good idea to write the introduction and conclusion last, focusing on the thesis argument and the evidence to back it up first.[3]
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