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    The document provides tips on how to be good at debating from champions of a school debating club. It includes the following key points: 1) Stay objective and put personal views aside, focusing on logical arguments rather than getting emotional or aggressive. 2) Be flexible and able to argue different perspectives, not just your own views. Develop a variety of arguments and avoid extreme statements. 3) Prepare well by thinking through your arguments and supporting them with evidence and examples. Consider the strength of your points and ensure they are relevant and won't be easily countered.

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    The document provides tips on how to be good at debating from champions of a school debating club. It includes the following key points: 1) Stay objective and put personal views aside, focusing on logical arguments rather than getting emotional or aggressive. 2) Be flexible and able to argue different perspectives, not just your own views. Develop a variety of arguments and avoid extreme statements. 3) Prepare well by thinking through your arguments and supporting them with evidence and examples. Consider the strength of your points and ensure they are relevant and won't be easily countered.

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    LIFE SKILLS

    1 How to be good at debating

    Roundhills Debating Club


    Are you ready for the Roundhills Debating Clubmeeting next Thursday?
    In case you are still working on your talks, we’ve asked our last month’s debate champions
    to give some tips.

    Huan
    If you want to be good at debating, you have to learn to put
    your personal views to one side. It doesn’t really matter what
    you personally believe, you have to stay objective. It’s fine to be
    passionate and try to get people on your side, but that isn’t the
    same thing as being aggressive or bursting into tears.

    Sinead
    You have to be flexible, because you might have to argue
    for something you don’t even agree with. It’s a good idea
    just to try and come up with lots of different arguments to
    begin with. Then you can start to analyse them and see if they
    really are strong arguments or not. A good tip is to avoid any
    statements that are too extreme. As soon as you find yourself
    using language such as ‘always’ or ‘never’, it’s a clue that your
    argument might not actually be that strong.

    Martin
    Preparation is really important. Take some time to think through all
    your arguments really well. Do you have any evidence to support
    what you’re saying? Think of some good examples you can give;
    it can be hard to think of these on the spot. Are you sure that the
    point you want to make is really relevant or logical? Be sure that
    your opponent can’t easily find flaws in what you’re saying.

    1 In pairs, discuss the questions.


    1 How is a debate different from a conversation?
    2 What is a typical structure of a formal debate? Put the
    points below in the correct order.
    a □ The debate is summed up and winner announced.
    b □ The speakers for the proposition and opposition
    present the main arguments. 2 Read some advice on a student Debating Club
    c □ Teams hear the statement for the debate and in website on how to be good at debating. Choose the
    their groups come up with arguments. three pieces of advice you find most useful. Compare
    d □ Speakers from both teams present their rebuttals. your ideas with a partner.

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    3 Study the Life Skills box and match tips 1–6 with 7 Study the Speaking box. Listen again and
    the texts on page 1. Mark them H (Huan), S (Sinead) complete the phrases with the words from the box.
    or M (Martin). Some texts match with more than
    one tip. case  ​conclude  ​evidence  ​point  ​reinforces  ​several  ​
    support  ​vital
    LIFE SKILLS How to be good at debating
    SPEAKING Supporting your arguments in a debate
    1 □ Think of lots of possible arguments to support your Explaining why your argument is valid
    statement.
    2 □ Analyse the arguments to see how strong they are, It is 1  to realise that … The crucial 2  is that …
    and adapt them as needed.
    3 □ Back up your arguments with good reasons and
    It is clearly the 3  that … I would argue that …

    examples or research. Referring to research/statistics


    4 □ Make your arguments persuasive, but avoid being In 4  of this, I could point to …
    too overly emotional.
    5 □ Keep your points relevant.
    In a recent study, researchers found that …

    6 □ Don’t exaggerate or make wild claims.


    According to … It has been found that …
    There is some 5  that …
    Giving examples to back up your argument
    4 Read the statement below and the counterargument
    It is easy to think of many instances of this in daily life.
    to it. Which do you agree with most? Say why.
    For instance, …
    Statement: There is too much explicit footage of There have been 6  cases where this has happened …
    violence, crime and war shown on television news. Summarising/Linking your argument to what has
    already been said
    Counterargument: The use of such footage is
    justified. People need to see exactly what is going on So, as we have seen … therefore we must 7  that …
    in the world, so they can do something about it. This clearly 8
    everything I have said up until
    this point.
    In light of what was said earlier, we can see that …
    5 Listen to two students starting to debate on the
    topic from Exercise 4. Match arguments a–f below to
    each speaker, in the order they are mentioned. 8 Work in pairs. Choose one of the topics and make
    Speaker 1 1 □2□3□ a list of arguments for and against the statement.
    Speaker 2 1 □2□3□ The media does not have the right to report on the
    a Watching violence on TV creates more violence. private lives of well-known people.
    There have been cases where seeing news items about The government should have some control over what is
    brutal crime has led to copycat crimes being carried published by the media.
    out. Friends are more important in life than family.
    b There is little research evidence to back up the idea
    Teenagers should share the responsibility for running
    that watching violence makes you aggressive.
    the household with their parents.
    c Watching war, crime and violence on TV news has a
    negative impact on our emotions. There was research 9 Do the task below.
    carried out on this at the University of Sussex.
    d People have always been interested in violence,
    e.g. Shakespeare’s plays are sometimes violent.
    LIFE SKILLS Project
    e The speaker doesn’t enjoy watching violence and feels Work in groups of four. Prepare for a debate in the next
    it is unnecessary to show it on the news. class. Use the tips from the lesson and the language from
    f Watching upsetting news items can make people the Speaking box to help you.
    care more, not less. Research shows that it may make • Find a pair who have chosen the same topic as you
    people give more to charity. in Exercise 8. Decide which pair will argue for and which
    6 Look again at the arguments in Exercise 5. Which of against.
    them are the strongest/weakest? Which Speaker will • With your partner, analyse your arguments and find
    be more successful at the debate? Say why. the best two.
    • In each pair, Student A presents the first argument.
    • Then Student B in each pair presents the second
    argument.
    • Listen to the arguments of the other pair and think of
    some counterarguments.
    • At the end of the debate, assess your arguments and
    decide who won the debate.

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