Debating helps you to develop essential critical thinking skills – the ability to make reasoned and well thought out arguments in addition to questioning the evidence behind a particular stance or conclusion.

How To Be A Good Debater

1. Keep Calm. This is the golden rule of debating.
2. Act Confident. This point applies not just to debating but also to life.
3. Maintain Proper Body Language.
4. Know The Form Of The Debate.
5. Use Of Debate Jargons.
6. Work On Emotions.
7. Speak Loud And Clear.
8. Keep The Topic On Track.

Improving rigorous higher-order and critical thinking skills. Enhancing the ability to structure and organize thoughts. Enhancing learners’ analytical, research and note-taking kills. Improving learners’ ability to form balanced, informed arguments and to use reasoning and evidence.

The five steps are as follows:

1. Introduction. Express your message and why it’s important to your audience, as well as yourself.
2. Statement of fact. Break down the general thesis of your argument into smaller parts.
3. Confirmation, or proof.
4. Refutation.
5. Conclusion.

As you approach the end of your talk, say something like, “Let me briefly restate these main points…” You then list your key points, one by one, and repeat them to the audience, showing how each of them links to the other points. Audiences appreciate a linear repetition of what they have just heard.

Opening the debate:

1. [a nice opening is using a quote]
2. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to this debate.
3. Welcome from this side of the house…
4. The motion for debate today is: …
5. Now we as today’s proposition/opposition strongly believe that this is true/not true.
6. let us first define some important terms in this debate.

“Good afternoon, honourable adjudicators, members of the opposing team, chairlady and audience. I’m the Captain of the affirmative side. Today, our motion is ______________.” This is the standard greeting.

To structure an argument follow these steps:

1. Claim – present your argument in a clear statement.
2. Evidence – the evidence supporting your claim, such as, statistics, references, quotes, analogies etc.
3. Impact – explain the significance of the evidence – how does this support your claim?

1 : a discussion or argument carried on between two teams or sides. 2 : a discussion of issues We had a debate over where to go on vacation. debate. verb. debated; debating.

What are the Best Debate Topics Out There?

1. All animal testing should be banned.
2. The universal basic income should be everyone’s right.
3. Schools should do away with homework altogether.
4. Plastic should be banned.
5. Euthanasia should be permitted.
6. Smoking in public spaces should be illegal.

Here are 5 keys to a healthy debate with your teen.

1. Respect is non-negotiable. While it’s fine to debate, it’s never OK to use a disrespectful tone of voice or attitude.
2. Listen and speak in turns.
3. Get ready to connect the dots.
4. Be willing to concede a point every now and then.
5. Know when it’s over.

A typical debate format includes:

• Teams are advised of the topic and take positions (pro and con).
• Teams discuss their topics and come up with statements expressing their position.
• Teams deliver their statements and offer the main points.
• Teams discuss the opposition’s argument and come up with rebuttals.

How to Conduct a Class Debate

1. Introduce the topic. All ESL debates start with a topic, or resolution.
2. Assign the Affirmative and the Negative. There are two sides to any debate.
3. Give Time for Research. Your students will need time to research the issue.
4. Keep Track of Time.
5. Make a Judgment.

1. The first persons to speak will be the first speaker for the affirmative side. 2. That person will be allowed up to seven minutes to present his or her case.