Overview
1.) Review Toulmin Argumentation
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. This PowerPoint will teach what an argument is and how to construct an argument (claim, data, and warrant). It is highly important that you retain these concepts! You will be using this PowerPoint to answer some submission questions below.
2.) Watch this competitive sample college debate below. This form of collegiate debate is called British Parliamentary debate. We are not using this form of debate for this course but it is still educational to learn debate concepts from students and is similar to the debate style you will be learning. The first speaker is the Affirmative debater. The second debater is the Negative debater. All debates happen this way; the first speaker is always the Affirmative debater and the second speaker is always the Negative debater. *IMPORTANT*: You can stop watching the video at 15:30 (15-minute mark). You will only be watching the first 2 speakers. You do not need to watch the whole debate, unless you want to. :-) I like showing this as a starter debate because these are college students themselves with very little prior experience and no one in this video is a professional.
3.) After watching the first 15:30 minutes of this debate (the first two debaters), answer the following prompts by replying to this thread in complete sentences:
Submission A: Which speaker in your estimation did the best job presenting their arguments? Why? Your response should be at least 7 sentences long. In your response, focus on their use of argumentation and delivery. What specific arguments were best? Why was their delivery better?
Submission B: Choose one of the first two speakers from the video above and break down one of their arguments according to the Toulmin method of argumentation from the PowerPoint above (Toulmin ArgumentationActions
). You only need to break down one of their arguments using claim, data, and warrant (you don't need to identify backing, rebuttal, or qualifier).
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, and SLU ChapterActions . Chapter 2 will explain the basics of debate. Chapter 6 will explain a value debate. Chapter 7 will explain how to construct a value debate as the affirmative and negative debater. *IMPORTANT*: I have made an easy-to-use debate template that you will be using as the affirmative or negative debater in our files as well: IPDA Aff Debate Ca Actions . Please use this template for your debates.
5.) Watch this collegiate IPDA (International Public Debate Association) debate in full below. The topic they are debating is: "Space exploration is worth it." THIS FORM OF DEBATE (IPDA) WILL BE THE FORM OF DEBATE WE WILL BE USING FOR THE COURSE! This form of debate is a little different from the one above. Notice this debate is just one debater versus another debater (1 v 1). Also, there are a couple 2-minute time periods called "cross examination" where they can question one another. The official rules and time allotments can be found here: IPDA Debate Info. I don't expect you to memorize any of the information in this link but you should review the time allotments and order of speeches. Finally, notice how each debater writes their opponent's arguments down as they speak. We call this "flowing" and will be covered in a future week. :-)
6.) After watching this debate in full, answer the following prompts by replying to this thread in complete sentences: