Introduction DEBATING: A BASIC INTRODUCTION BEGINNER Let’s start at the beginning. Every debate needs a topic. This is a contentious assertion that forms the basis for the debate. For example‚ the topic might be “THAT IT IS BETTER TO BE SMART THAN TO BE KIND” or “THAT THE UNITED NATIONS HAS FAILED”. This book relates to a specific but common style of debate. It is the style used in most schools throughout Australia and in many other countries‚ at the Australian National Schools Debating Championships
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Azzarello 1 English 102 Mr. Wilson 28 April 2012 Spanking Your Kids Could Have Serve effects When a child acts out its often that a parent chooses to hit their kid‚ which may show results in the short term‚ but in the long term the parent could be doing more harm than good. Spanking your kids is a bad way for parents to discipline their children because it may have some psychological effects on the child. Furthermore‚ reprimanding your child in this manner also causes the child to be more
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America Should Outlaw Spanking” by Emily Bazelon is about how many rights parents have in America. The main example talked about in this article is about corporal punishment and whether or not parents have the right to spank their child or not. Reasons being that some extreme parents take it too far sometimes‚ leaving bruises and possibly even fracturing bones. Politian’s believe that outlawing spanking would assist the courts in help make a ruling about child abuse. Spanking is a necessary evil that
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behavior. I have had the opportunity to read several definitions for this type of punishment; however‚ I believe that Murray Straus summed it up the best with that definition. Corporal punishment is sometimes called spanking. The more common types of corporal punishment are spanking‚ grabbing or shoving‚ and hitting a child with objects such as a hair brush‚ belt‚ or paddle (Straus‚ 4-5). In the following paper‚ such things as who uses corporal punishment‚ the short term and long term effects of
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Although most would condemn spanking publicly‚ the idea of corporal punishment has long been ingrained in the human mind. The earliest accounts of spanking are from the Hebrew Bible. Sailors were spanked as a punishment for not attending to their duties. Up until the twentieth century‚ spanking was a form of discipline that was accepted by society. Only recently has spanking been frowned upon. The earliest person widely known to question the practice was Benjamin Spock in the nineteen forties. Spock
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correct it? In the United States‚ many families seem to think that spanking a child is the way to correct the misdemeanor that the child has committed. If a child bites another child‚ should the child get spanked? I believe that if a child does something that is known to be wrong‚ than the child should have some sort of punishment. If a parent does the spanking out of anger‚ instead of for the purpose of correcting‚ than I feel as if spanking should be allowed. I personally was spanked as a child‚ and I
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Styles of Debate RULES OF THE WALES SCHOOLS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIPS / SCHOOLS MACE Format The format for debate is 2 speakers per team‚ a chairperson and timekeeper. The chairperson and timekeeper should be seated between the two teams. Speakers should be provided with a table and chairs‚ but must stand when delivering their speeches or Points of Information. A lectern is optional‚ but no public address system should be used. Timing Each speaker is allowed 7 minutes for
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What is debate?? Debate is a method of interactive and representational argument. The goal of a debate is basically to solve a certain issue or problem Structure Speaker Roles Prime Minister (First Affirmative) • Define the motion • Provide clarity and precision on exactly what the subject of the debate is Set-up your case – elaborate what your side wants (stance) and how you want to go about it Provide an outline of the team’s case Present and develop your arguments Summarize Speaker
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general rebuttal‚ rebuild own case (7) Opposition Reply (1st or 2nd speaker) biased summary opening the debate: ● [some nice opening‚ e.g. quote] on the fact that ... ● Ladies and Gentlemen‚ welcome to ● And our third speaker‚ ...‚ will do the this debate. rebuttal. ● Welcome from this side of the rebutting arguments‚ rebuilding your case: house... ● But before I come to my own ● The motion for debate today is: ... arguments‚ let us first have a look at defining the motion: what ... has said. ● Now we as today’s
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9/2/13 Debate Reflection “Critics claim that advertisement is propaganda‚ while advocates counter that advertising foster free trade and promotes prosperity.” On August 31st‚ the debate that advertisement is more destructive in today’s society than it is advantageous took place. My partner‚ Kayla‚ and I took the affirmative position that advertising is damaging‚ while our opponents‚ Katie and Kiersten‚ took the negative claim that advertising is necessary and prosperous. Opening the debate‚ the
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