High school debate club

Secondary debating
Art Bites Literature and language arts
Tags: Debating

Useful frameworks for writing, developing and presenting an argument.

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Tony Davey

Argument basics

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Exploring a useful framework for quickly writing and explaining an argument.

Stakeholders

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This week we look at ways to expand and improve arguments by looking at the different stakeholders in the debate.

Principled arguments

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We explore strategies for presenting more complicated principled arguments. Email Tony with any questions or suggestions!

Banning (liberty) debates

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This week we look at arguments around informed consent to harms in 'banning' debates. Email us if you'd like to follow something up!

The black market argument

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This week we talk about ways to argue that bans will or won't work in your debate. Remember, you can email us if you have any questions!

Public speeches

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With the Plain English Speaking Award springing back to life we're dedicating this week to public speaking! Emily and Tony chat through different tactics for writing and delivering a great speech.

State intervention debates

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This week Indigo gives us some tips about how to handle debates about intervening in the affairs of rogue nations.

Affirmative action debates

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This week we look at how to tackle affirmative action debates. Email us if you'd like to follow up on something!

Privacy debates

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This week Alex runs through some ways to plan your arguments around privacy.
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