DEBATE RESOLUTIONS

Debate

• Terminally ill patients have the right to physician assisted suicide?  Anaya/Ana vs Kalina/Manya
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• It is better to be honest and poor, than dishonest and rich?
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• Social Networking sites are good for society?
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• Celebrities are good role models. Warona/Millie vs Liam/David
• Women are more complicated than men 
•  Security cameras, despite being an invasion of privacy, are good for society - Maia/Zoya vs Roman/Marek
•  All press should be regulated by the government
•  Creative Arts are a luxury that society can no longer afford.
•  Transgender persons should be allowed to use whatever bathroom they associate with their gender Lilli/Marianna vs Arundhati/Jessica
•  Teachers should be allowed to carry weapons in school. Baptiste/Amit vs Leon/David O
•  Open carry gun laws protect society. Leandro/Oscar vs Shahir/Daniel
•  Building a wall to control the US/Mexican border will protect the US from illegal entry.
•  All graduating HS students should be required to serve 2 years of military service after graduation. Martin/Iker vs Alex/Marc
• Should students be required to take a gap year before college to engage in Service
•  Being a vegan vs. a meat eater is better for the world
•  HGH and GMOs are good for society
• The US electorial collage is an unfair system of election  . . . .
•  Edward Snowdon is a traitor and should be returned to the US for prosecution. Theo/Yasmin vs. Nida/Roos
• Robots taking jobs is beneficial to human evolution
• Entertainment using animals is animal abuse Chhavi/Stephanie vs Avery/Jayen
• Gender labeling is unhealthy to psychological development
• Religious diversity has a negative effect on nationalism
• Nationalism leads to a peaceful world or disrupts global relations.
• Capital punishment should be abolished Autumn/Leah vs Sam/Jana
• Citizens oppressed by their government have the right to engage in violent revolution Isaac/Tim vs Caity/Beata
• Anyone over 18 in the US has the right to carry concealed handguns as long as they have a permit.  Isaac/Tim vs Julia/Samridhi
• Torture is justified when dealing with suspected terrorists Max/Togo/Amar vs Tsholo/Declan
• Fracking is destroying the environment Kiwa/Maeve vs Josh/Fayez
• Nuclear weapons should be banned Ethan/Matheus vs Miguel/Aidan
• Governments have the right to tap into citizen's personal devices to protect the greater good of a nation. Floria/Oskar vs Enola/Sam
• Punishment of convicted criminals should reflect the crime they perpetrated on their victims Bianca/Ama vs Luca/Fab

CREDIBLE SOURCES

.org, .com, .net, .gov, .edu

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT PALESTINEFACTS.ORG

• Does the site make sense?
• Are there primary sources, interviews, surveys?
• .org, vs .com. vs .edu vs .gov
• Who is the audience?
• Accuracy - well researched with footnotes
• Bias (are both sides of the story represented?
• Is the information current?
• Do the author's credentials make him/her an expert?

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT MESSIAHSMANDATE.ORG

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT DOG ISLAND

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT CONSERVAPEDIA/FEMINISM

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT 9/11 TRUTH.ORG

LET'S HAVE LOOK AT Answers in Genesis.org

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT ZAPATOPI.NET

HERE'S A LINK TO A QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE CREDIBILITY

Here are some questions to ask:

How do I know if a source is credible? (Purdue Owl Writing Lab)

You can ask the following questions to determine if a source is credible.

Who is the author? Credible sources are written by authors respected in their fields of study. Responsible, credible authors will cite their sources so that you can check the accuracy of and support for what they've written. (This is also a good way to find more sources for your own research.)

How recent is the source? The choice to seek recent sources depends on your topic. While sources on the American Civil War may be decades old and still contain accurate information, sources on information technologies, or other areas that are experiencing rapid changes, need to be much more current.

What is the author's purpose? When deciding which sources to use, you should take the purpose or point of view of the author into consideration. Is the author presenting a neutral, objective view of a topic? Or is the author advocating one specific view of a topic? Who is funding the research or writing of this source? A source written from a particular point of view may be credible; however, you need to be careful that your sources don't limit your coverage of a topic to one side of a debate.

What type of sources does your audience value? If you are writing for a professional or academic audience, they may value peer-reviewed journals as the most credible sources of information. If you are writing for a group of residents in your hometown, they might be more comfortable with mainstream sources, such as Time or Newsweek. A younger audience may be more accepting of information found on the Internet than an older audience might be.

Be especially careful when evaluating Internet sources! Never use Web sites where an author cannot be determined, unless the site is associated with a reputable institution such as a respected university, a credible media outlet, government program or department, or well-known non-governmental organizations. Beware of using sites like Wikipedia, which are collaboratively developed by users. Because anyone can add or change content, the validity of information on such sites may not meet the standards 

for academic research.

DEBATE PARTNERS

 
HERE ARE YOUR DEBATE PARTNERS AND YOUR DEBATE OPPONENTS
H Block

Tim/Isaac  vs  Julia/Samridhi

Nida/Roos vs Theo/Yasmin

Maeve/Kiwa vs Josh/Fayez

Manya/Kalina vs. Anaya/Ana
Caity/Beata vs Tim/Isaac

F Block

Jessica/Arundhati vs Lilli/Marianna

Oscar/Leandro vs Daniel/Shahir

Bianca/Ama vs Luca/Fab

Miguel/Aiden vs Matheus/Ethan

Stephanie/Chhavi vs Jayden/Avery

C Block

Block C

Zoya/Maia vs. Marek/Roman

Zach/Paul vs. Mixo/Hyosang

Sam/Enola vs. Floria/Oskar

D BLOCK

Sam/Jana vs Leah/Autumn

David A/Liam vs Warona/Millie

Marc/Alex vs. Iker/Martin

David O/Leon vs. Baptiste/Amit

Declan/Tsholo vs Ammar/Togo/Max

LET THE DEBATES BEGIN

1)   An introduction to our unit on DEBATE
             What do you know about debate and debating?

2)  BASIC TERMINOLOGY FOR A MODIFIED LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

PROPOSITION/RESOLUTION: A debate proposition, sometimes called a resolution is the subject of the debate. It is a debatable argument  on either side. 

AFFIRMATIVE TEAM: The affirmative team is the one which supports the proposition. The affirmative team offers the DEFINITIONS for the debate.

NEGATIVE TEAM: The negative team is the one which challenges the proposition.

CASE: The outline of the logical argument being put forth by a team in the debate.

CONSTRUCTIVE SPEECHES: The first and second speeches from the Affirmative and Negatives teams during a debate are the constructive speeches. During the constructive speeches, each team builds its case, developing and defending its arguments, and responding to the opposing team.

CROSS EXAMINATION: Each constructive speech will be followed by a cross-examination period. Under no circumstances should any speaker cross-examine twice in the same round.

EVIDENCE : The citation of evidence is essential to a debate. Evidence may consist of facts, figures or expert opinions that support the contentions made by the speakers. The opposing team must demand evidence to support contentions if none has been cited.

FLOW SHEET: A flow sheet is an outline of the debate that keeps track of opposing arguments and whether a team has successfully rebutted (or poked holes in the argument).

REBUTTAL SPEECHES: The final two/four speeches of a debate are the rebuttal

speeches. In the rebuttal speeches, the speakers rebuild arguments that have been attacked, refuting opposing arguments and summarizing the debate from their own perspective.  NEW INFORMATION may not be introduced.

3)   Mock mini-debate with a partner Resolution:
         Be it resolved that schools should block the use of
         mobile phones during school hours.

TIMING:
10 minutes to prepare - affirmative and negative teams
2 minutes affirmative
2 minutes negative
1 minute to prepare questions
2 minutes open crossfire
1 minute affirmative summary
1 minute negative summary
DONE

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE TUTORIAL


       

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