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Speech & DebateStrategies
Responsibilities
Make your case
Rebuttal
i.e.,
I'm right
You're wrong
Know your role...and lines!
Be it resolved: that any individual who is a fan of the Twilight series will be required to live in the isolated regions of Papua New Guinea.
1) Definitions!
2) Advantages/Disadvantages
3) Context
4) Solvency
5) Harms/Benefits
ArgumentAn argument is an ASSUMPTION based on a PREMISE, backed by
EVIDENCE in support of a CLAIM.
Dogs are better than cats because dogs can protect our homes. There's no such thing as a police cat.
Assumption:
"Protection" = "Better"
*Identify the assumption*
*Provide counter evidence*
Common logic errorsIt is hot in June - we should open an ice-cream store!
It's hot in a VOLCANO - would you open an ice-cream store in a volcano?
Your face is a volcano.
Correlation X Causation
False ComparisonAd-hominem
Because I said so!
- Are you a certified authority figure or leading expert?
- Do you have a track record of success every time you make a claim?
- You also said you would be here on time, that the tooth fairy existed, that you would never speed again...
Be it resolved:
The internet has improved childhood.
DO:
Research - know what you are talking about
Organize - so information is clearly presented
Make eye contact (or at least attempt it)
Use available space
Let your personality come through
DON'T:
Rely on improvisation
Be scripted
READ
Stand there like a statue
Disrespect, insult, or offend
ENGAGEMENT
Relax & "act natural"
Be AWARE
BREATHE
POISE
Don't be mean!
You attract more flies with honey than with vinegar
Support your peers!
You are confident when you are relaxed
Be PRESENT!
CONFIDENCE