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Introduction to debating from Joensuu Debate Society http://joensuudebate.fi
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Why debate?• Argumentation and persuasion• Public speaking• Language skills• Critical thinking• Teamwork, leadership and teaching skills• Stress-resistance and building self-confidence• Making amazing friends and contacts all around
Finland and outside of Finland!
Debate on…• Human rights• Politics• Economics • Law• Philosophy• Religion• Environment, etc ….
P.S. Everything is debatable
Debates in Finland
• The Tampere Debate Society• The Jyväskylä Debate Society• The Turku Debate Society• The Aalto Debate Society• The Helsinki Debate Society
Opening Government Prime MinisterDeputy Prime Minister
Closing GovernmentMember for the
Government(extension)Government Whip(summing up debate)
Opening OppositionLeader of the OppositionDeputy Leader of the Opposition
Closing Opposition Member for the Opposition(extension)Opposition Whip(summing up debate)
Basic concepts
Opening factions•Define the motion of the debate•Present their case.•Respond to arguments of the opposing first faction.•Maintain their relevance during the debate.
Closing factions•Introduce a case extension.•Establish and maintain their relevance early in the debate.•Respond to the arguments of the first factions.•Respond to the case extension of the opposing second faction.
What do we debate?
1. Motion of value/comparison motionTHBT (This House Believes That) harmony is
more important than diversity2. Motion of factTHBT the United Nations have failed3.Policy motionTHW (This House Will) ban criminals from voting
Your model (if you are PM or LO)
Сlarify the motion
Who? What? Where? Why?What rights are being affected?Who are stakeholders?How their balance of rights are changing?
Your argument
• Label (main idea in one sentence)• Explanation (theoretical resoning)• Example (hypothetical/real situation)• Tie-back (how what you have said leads to the
main idea you stated)
SEXI (Statetement-Explanation-Illustratrion)
Weekly sessions
Outdoor educational activities
Show debates
…Coming soon!
Workshops
Tampere, December 2013
Tournaments
Tournaments records:•Nordic Debating Championship 2013•Turku Open 2013•Estonian Open 2014•Helsinki Open 2014•Turku Open 2014
More on debate
• http://debatemotioncentral.blogspot.com/• http://debate.uvm.edu/quicklinks.html• http://idebate.org/• http://howtodebate.blogspot.co.uk/• http://monashdebaters.com/training-resource
s/training-handbooks/
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