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Decorum in DebateDecorum in Debate
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Lesson ConceptLesson Concept
In debating the most important In debating the most important aspect is arguing the issue.aspect is arguing the issue.
In order to be an effective In order to be an effective arguer students must learn arguer students must learn how to use decorum to have a how to use decorum to have a CIVILIZED and well thought out CIVILIZED and well thought out debate…debate…
The BIG PictureThe BIG Picture
In order to have In order to have civil and safe civil and safe debates in class, debates in class, students MUST students MUST learn that although learn that although many of our topics many of our topics are going to be hot are going to be hot button issues, you button issues, you still need to keep still need to keep your cool and your cool and remain CALM…remain CALM…
How to Act During a DebateHow to Act During a Debate
As people we often As people we often argue with one argue with one another every day.another every day.
Whether it’s with Whether it’s with parents or friends, this parents or friends, this can be a form of can be a form of debating.debating.
Trying to persuade Trying to persuade another person to take another person to take your side of the your side of the argument happens all argument happens all the time…the time…
How to Act During a DebateHow to Act During a Debate
Often, these Often, these arguments can arguments can become heated.become heated.
This needs to be This needs to be prevented when prevented when dealing with a dealing with a formal debate.formal debate.
Parliamentary DebateParliamentary Debate
Debate Format – three debaters on Debate Format – three debaters on each side. One side will be the each side. One side will be the affirmative and the other the affirmative and the other the negative.negative.
Even though debates can be Even though debates can be inspiring, they can also evoke inspiring, they can also evoke emotions from the audience and the emotions from the audience and the speakers. This can often lead to speakers. This can often lead to passionate, angry fighting.passionate, angry fighting.
Question for ThoughtQuestion for Thought
When debating what When debating what should we do differently should we do differently
from the video(s)?from the video(s)?
JournalingJournaling
Write about a time where you lost Write about a time where you lost your cool during an argument. What your cool during an argument. What triggered you? Did you wish you triggered you? Did you wish you could have played it better in the could have played it better in the argument? How could you have argument? How could you have acted differently? Explain…acted differently? Explain…
How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debatein Debate
1. Avoid emotionally-charged words, such 1. Avoid emotionally-charged words, such as:as:
LiberalLiberal ConservativeConservative All derogatory names for races, sexual All derogatory names for races, sexual
preferences, ethnic groups, or religionspreferences, ethnic groups, or religions Baby killerBaby killer SocialistSocialist FascistFascist RetardedRetarded
How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debatein Debate
2. Avoid offensive language or assumptions2. Avoid offensive language or assumptions
EX: “Women are more emotional than men, EX: “Women are more emotional than men, so they can’t understand or handle it…”so they can’t understand or handle it…”
EX: “Rich people don’t like the idea of EX: “Rich people don’t like the idea of welfare, because they think they are paying welfare, because they think they are paying for it.”for it.”
EX: “They are white/black so they couldn’t EX: “They are white/black so they couldn’t possibly understand.”possibly understand.”
3. Avoid clear bias3. Avoid clear bias
EX: Some news websites are bias to EX: Some news websites are bias to one side. CNN is a conservative news one side. CNN is a conservative news channel, so their information will be channel, so their information will be bias for liberal views.bias for liberal views.
How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debatein Debate
How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debatein Debate
4. Don’t ridicule 4. Don’t ridicule your opponentyour opponent
EX: “That idea was EX: “That idea was stupid!”stupid!”
How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in Debatein Debate
5. Avoid negative 5. Avoid negative body language, body language, such as:such as:
Eye rollingEye rolling Turning your back Turning your back
to the opposing to the opposing speakerspeaker
Blatantly laughing Blatantly laughing at themat them
DefinitionDefinition
Ad Hominem - Ad Hominem - An An ad hominemad hominem (Latin for (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"), short "to the man" or "to the person"), short for for argumentum ad hominemargumentum ad hominem, means , means responding to arguments by attacking a responding to arguments by attacking a person's character, rather than to the person's character, rather than to the content of their arguments. When used content of their arguments. When used inappropriately, it is a misleading notion in inappropriately, it is a misleading notion in which a claim or argument is discharged on which a claim or argument is discharged on the basis of some irrelevant fact or belief the basis of some irrelevant fact or belief about the author or the person being about the author or the person being criticized. criticized.
How to Avoid Emotional How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in DebateOutbursts in Debate
6. Do not interrupt 6. Do not interrupt a speaker, unless a speaker, unless you are the you are the questioner during a questioner during a rebuttal.rebuttal.
How to Avoid Emotional How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in DebateOutbursts in Debate
7. When presenting, 7. When presenting, make eye contact with make eye contact with your audience. When your audience. When asking quesitons asking quesitons during the questioning during the questioning period, make eye period, make eye contact with the contact with the opposition, because opposition, because this is when you should this is when you should be actively listening be actively listening and gathering more and gathering more information for later information for later rebuttals…rebuttals…
How to Avoid Emotional How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in DebateOutbursts in Debate
8. Do not wear 8. Do not wear hats, coats, or hats, coats, or sunglasses while sunglasses while presenting. presenting.
Also, make sure to Also, make sure to dress dress appropriately!!!appropriately!!!
9. Do not talk 9. Do not talk while the other while the other team is presenting! team is presenting! Instead, listen, take Instead, listen, take notes and discuss notes and discuss them with your them with your team later when team later when the mediator gives the mediator gives you time to confer.you time to confer.
How to Avoid Emotional How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in DebateOutbursts in Debate
How to Avoid Emotional How to Avoid Emotional Outbursts in DebateOutbursts in Debate
10. When the 10. When the mediator calls mediator calls “TIME”, you must “TIME”, you must stop speaking and stop speaking and be seated.be seated.
Partner AssignmentPartner Assignment
Flipboards/flipcharts – you and your Flipboards/flipcharts – you and your partner are to design an informative partner are to design an informative flipboard/flipchart that would flipboard/flipchart that would effectively inform a new debater effectively inform a new debater about the rules of etiquette. Things about the rules of etiquette. Things that will be looked for are accurate that will be looked for are accurate information, creativity, neatness and information, creativity, neatness and organization, spelling and mechanics, organization, spelling and mechanics, and accessibility!!!and accessibility!!!
