Intro to Debate for E11

1. Introduction to DEBATE

2. The
Three
Branches

3. LOGOS
Reason
ETHOS
Credibility
PATHOS
Emotion

4. The
first rule
of
Persuasion

5. Convince people through
THEIR OWN INTERESTS

6. The
second rule
of
Persuasion

7. An Argument is
Claim + Evidence +
Reasoning

8. Persuade Mr. Dunbar to
change the school start
time
XAMPLE

9. Debates start with
a
Resolution

10. Resolved:
All students should have
an after-school job.

11. Agrees
All students
should have
an after-
school job.
My Left Side My Right Side
Disagrees
All students
should have
an after-
school job.
Create a 1-
minute
argument

12. Find someone on the other side of the
class
TO DEBATE

13. Volunteers for …
Front of the Class Debate?

14. What
makes a
great
debate?

15. What the heck is a
POLICY DEBATE?

16. Policy debates are 2-on-2 debates
where one team supports a resolution and
the other rejects it.

17. THE INTERNET DOES MORE
HARM THAN GOOD.
Sample Resolution

18. Agrees
Creates
arguments
that support
the statement.
Affirmative Negative
Disagrees
Create
arguments
that attack
the statement
The Internet
does more
harm than
good.

19. 1. First Affirmative Speech (5 min)
a. Cross-examination of First Affirmative by Second Negative (3 min)
2. First Negative Speech (5 min)
a. Cross-examination of First Negative by First Affirmative (3 min)
3. Second Affirmative Speech (5 min)
a. Cross-examination of Second Affirmative by First Negative (3 min)
4. Second Negative Speech (5 min)
a. Cross-examination of Second Negative by Second Affirmative (3 min)
First half of the Debate…

20. 5. First Negative Rebuttal (2 min)
6. First Affirmative Rebuttal (2 min)
7. Second Negative Rebuttal (2 min)
8. Second Affirmative Rebuttal (2 min)
Second half of the Debate…

21. The Assignment
Debate + Paper

22. The Assignment
Debate Create a 5 minute Speech
Prepare for Cross/Rebuttal

23. The Assignment
PaperWrite your 5-minute speech
as an essay with MLA citation

24. The Assignment
Debate + Paper

25. The Assignment
First Debates start May 13th

26. Meet your
partner and
your
opponent
Choose your
resolution and
sides

27. Start preliminary
Research