Up for Debate Lesson 1 Model Debate

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Debate Course Introduction
Lesson 1 – Model Debate
Source: Jugend debattiert international

Model Debate
TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
(Up for Debate (2023: pp. 7-8)
Maki
Tatsuya Nao
Shota

TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
The A
ffi
rmative Team* (AT) constructs
(makes) their arguments.
Af
fi
rmative Speech* (5 min)
*terminology pp. 5-6
The Negative Team* (NT) listens to the
AS and takes notes.

Model Debate
TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
Maki
(Up for Debate, 3rd Ed. 2022, p. 11-12)
Tatsuya Nao
Shota

Af
fi
rmative Speech (AS)
1. States the proposition*
“Today we are debating the
proposition,
Living in the city is better than living
in the countryside.”
*terminology p.6
Maki (AT)

Af
fi
rmative Speech
2. States the AT’s position.
“We strongly believe that living in
the city is better than living in the
countryside.”
Maki (AT)

Af
fi
rmative Speech
3. Gives reasons and examples
“It is because there are more job
opportunities. For example,
according to a website called Jojo
Kigyo Search, as of April 7th in
2021, Tokyo has 597,717
companies, but Tottori has only
5,170 companies. People in the city
have more options.
Maki (AT)

Af
fi
rmative Speech
4. Restates the AT’s position
“Therefore, we think living in the
city is better.”
Maki (AT)

TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
The AT predicts the NT’s questions and
prepares answers.
Cross Examination (CE)* Preparation (3 min)
The NT prepares questions.
*terminology p.6

TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
The AT responds to the NT’s questions.
Cross Examination (3 min)
The NT questions the AT to clarify and
better understand the arguments.

Cross Examination (CE)
“Can I ask a question? Do you
know how many of those
companies allow their workers to
work from home?”
Tatsuya (NT)

“I’m not sure, but it is well known
that many companies allowed
remote working from home during
the pandemic.”
Maki (AT)

TEAM B
TEAM A
vs
The Negative Team (NT) constructs
(makes) their arguments.
Negative Speech* (NS) (5 min)
The A
ffi
rmative Team (AT) listens to the
NS and takes notes.
*terminology p.6

Negative Speech (NS)
States the NT’s position.
“We are strongly against the
proposition that living in the city is
better than living in the
countryside.”
Nao (NT)

2. Gives reasons and examples
“This is mainly because living in the
countryside is cheaper than living
in the city. For instance, when I
lived in Nagasaki, I paid 35,000 yen
for my apartment. However, I’m
paying 60,000 yen for the same-
sized apartment in Tokyo.”
Nao (NT)

3. Restates the AT’s position
“In conclusion, we think living in
the countryside is better.”
Nao (NT)

TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
The AT prepares questions.
Cross Examination (CE) Preparation (3 min)
The NT predicts the AT’s questions and
prepares answers.

TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
The AT questions the NT to clarify and
better understand the arguments.
Cross Examination (3 min)
The NT responds to the AT’s questions.

“Can you repeat the rent you paid
in Nagasaki? I couldn’t hear that.”
Shota (AT)

“The rent in Nagasaki was 35,000
yen.”
Nao (NT)

“Thank you.”
Shota (AT)

TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
The AT prepares to rebut the NT’s
argument.
Rebuttal Preparation (10 min)
The NT prepares to rebut the AT’s
argument.

TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
The AT listens to the NR and takes
notes .
Negative Rebuttal (NR)* (2 min)
The NT rebuts the AT’s arguments.
*terminology p.6

Negative Rebuttal (NR)
Rebuts the AT’s position.
The other team argued that the city has
more job opportunities. However, a lot of
people work from home now. According
to an online Mainichi news article
published on January 30th in 2021, 113
out of 114 major companies in Japan said
they planned to continue working from
home even after the pandemic ends.
Therefore, people in the countryside can
also
fi
nd good jobs. Tatsuya (NT)

TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
The AT rebuts the NT’s arguments.
Af
fi
rmative Rebuttal (AR)* (2 min)
The NT listens to the AR and takes
notes.
*terminology p.6

Af
fi
rmative Rebuttal (AR)
Rebuts the NT’s position (pt 1)
The other team argued that living in the
countryside is cheaper than living in the
city. It may be true that rent is usually
cheaper in the countryside. However,
people usually get paid more in the city.
Shota (AT)

Af
fi
rmative Rebuttal (AR)
Rebuts the NT’s position (pt 2)
For example, according to the Ministry of
Health, Labour and Welfare, as of 2021,
the minimum wage in Tokyo is 1,013 yen
while the minimum wage in Nagasaki is
793 yen. Therefore, university students in
the city may pay more rent, but they
usually earn more money.
Shota (AT)

TEAM A
TEAM B
vs
The AT listens to the NT’s summary .
Negative Summary (NS)* (2 min)
The NT summarizes all of the arguments
from the Negative point of view.
*terminology p.6

Negative Summary (NS)
Summarizes the debate from the negative
point of view.
I’d like to summarize this debate. We
think that living in the countryside is
better than living in the city because it is
cheaper in the countryside. The other
team said there are more jobs in the city,
but people can work from the
countryside. Therefore, we strongly
believe living in the countryside is better.
Nao (NT)

Af
fi
rmative Summary (AS)
Summarizes the debate from the af
fi
rmative
point of view (pt 1)
In conclusion, we are for the
proposition. Please remember that
there are more companies in the city
and this helps people choose a job
they like.
Maki (AT)
Maki (AT)

Af
fi
rmative Summary (AS)
Summarizes the debate from the af
fi
rmative
point of view (pt 2)
The other team argued that living in
the countryside is cheaper, but people
in the city tend to earn more.
Therefore, we think living in the city is
better than the countryside.
Maki (AT)
Maki (AT)

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