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英文辩论技巧
EnglishDebate
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AdviceonDebatingwithOthers
1.AvoidtheuseofNever.
2.AvoidtheuseofAlways.
3.Refrainfromsayingyouarewrong.
4.Youcansayyourideaismistaken.
5.Don'tdisagreewithobvioustruths.
6.Attacktheideanottheperson.
7.Usemanyratherthanmost.
8.Avoidexaggeration.
9.Usesomeratherthanmany.
10.Theuseofoftenallowsforexceptions.
11.Theuseofgenerallyallowsforexceptions.
12.Quotesourcesandnumbers.
13.Ifitisjustanopinion,admitit.
14.Donotpresentopinionasfacts.
15.Smilewhendisagreeing.
16.Stressthepositive.
17.Youdonotneedtowineverybattletowinthewar.
18.Concedeminorortrivialpoints.
19.Avoidbickering,quarreling,andwrangling.
20.Watchyourtoneofvoice.
21.Don'twinadebateandloseafriend.
22.Keepyourperspective-You'rejustdebating.
YouneedtobeverypolitewhendisagreeingwithsomeoneinEnglish,evensomeoneyouknowquitewell.
Withsomeoneyouknowverywell,youcandisagreemoredirectly.
ArgumentAgreementandDisagreement
A.HowtoAgreeStronglywithanOpinion.
1.Icouldn'tagreemore!
2.That'sabsolutelytrue!
3.Absolutely!
4.Iagreewithyourpoint.
5.I'dgoalongwithyouthere.
6.I'mwithyouonthat.
7.That'sjustwhatIwasthinking.
8.That'sexactlywhatIthink.
9.That'sagoodpoint.
10.That'sjusthowIseeit.
11.That'sexactlymyopinion.
B.HowtoHalfAgreewithanOpinion.
1.Yes,perhaps,however...
2.Well,yes,but...
3.Yes,inaway,however...
4.Hmm,possibly,but...
5.Yes,Iagreeuptoapoint,however...
6.Well,youhaveapointthere,but...
7.There'ssomethingthere,Isuppose,however.
8.Iguessyoucouldberight,but...
9.Yes,Isupposeso,however...
10.That'sworththinkingabout,but...
C.HowtoDisagreePolitelywithanOpinion.
1.Iamnotsosure.
2.Doyouthinkso?
3.Well,itdepends.
4.I'mnotsocertain.
5.Well,Idon'tknow.
6.Well,I'mnotsosureaboutthat.
7.Hmm,I'mnotsureyou'reright.
8.I'minclinedtodisagreewiththat.
9.No,Idon'tthinkso.
D.HowtoDisagreeStronglywithanOpinion.
1.Idisagree.
2.Idisagreewithyouridea.
3.I'mafraidIdon'tagree.
4.I'mafraidyourideaiswrong.
5.Ican'tagreewithyou.
6.Icouldn'tacceptthatforaminute.
7.Youcan'tactuallymeanthat.
8.Iwouldn'tgoalongwithyouthere.
9.Youcan'tbeseriousaboutthat.
10.Youmustbejoking.
11.It'spossibleyouaremistakenaboutthat.
YouneedtobeverypolitewhendisagreeingwithsomeoneinEnglish,evensomeoneyouknowquitewell.
Withsomeoneyouknowverywell,youcandisagreemoredirectly.
SomeDebateSeriesArgumentSuggestions.
1.TelevisionPlaysaPositiveRoleinSociety.
2.StudentsshouldhaveaPart-timeJob.
3.TheYoungerGenerationKnowsBest.
4.SmokingShouldProhibited.
5.MoneyistheMostImportantThinginLife.
6.WomenShouldbeTreatedtheSameasMen.
7.ItisaGoodThingtoLiveinaModernCity.
8.HousingReformhasbecomenecessary.
9.CarsdomoreHarmthanGood.
10.FashionContributestoSociety.
1.TelevisionPlaysaPositiveRoleinSociety.
ArgumentsinFavor:
1.Televisionisnowplayingaveryimportantroleinourlives.
2.Televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativecheapone.
3.Televisionkeepsyouinformedaboutcurrentevents.Itallowsyoutofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpolitics.
Itoffersanendlessseriesofprogramsthatarebothinstructiveandentertaining.
4.Manytelevisionprogramsintroducepeopletothingstheyneverthoughtofbeforeandhaveneverheardofbefore.
5.Televisionserieshavedoneagreatjobinpopularizingmanyliterarymasterpieces.
6.Televisionhasbeengoodcompanytothosewhodonotwork,likehousewives,lonelyoldpeople,etc.
7.Withtelevisionpeoplearestillfreetoenjoyother"civilizedpleasures",orevenmore.
8.Thereareaconsiderablevarietyofprogramsontelevision.Theviewerisalwaysfreetochoosewhateverhewantstosee.
9.Televisionprovidesenormouspossibilitiesforeducation,likeschoolprogramsviaclosed-circuittelevision.
10.TelevisionprovidesspecialbroadcastsforthoseinaTVUniversity,orOpenUniversity.
Italsooffersspecializedsubjectslikelanguageteaching,sewing,cooking,painting,cosmetics,etc.
11.Televisiondoesthejobofeducationinthebroadestsense.Instructiveprogramsachievetheirgoalthroughentertainingtheviewers.
12.Televisionprovidesanoutletforcreativetalents.
13.Peopleallaroundtheworldarenolongerdistantandisolatedfromeachother.
Itbringsmostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsrightintoyourlivingroom.
14.Comparedwithradio,everythingontelevisionismorelifelike,vivid,andreal.
15.Televisionmaybeavitalfactorinholdingafamilytogether.
Especiallywherethereareeconomicproblemsthatcausethehusbandandwifetobeatabreakingpoint.
16.Televisionkeepspeopleinformedaboutthegovernmentanditsprograms.
17.Televisionkeepspeopleinformedofthenewsandweather.
18.Televisionkeepspeopleinformedofdisasterslikefloods,winds,etc.
19.Inthecaseofseriousproblemstelevisiontellspeoplewhattodo.
20.Peoplecanbetaughtaboutsafetythroughtelevision.
21.Peoplecanbeinformedaboutspecialsalesatstores.
ArgumentsAgainst:
1.Televisionisagreattimewaster.
2.Peoplewhodon'twatchtelevisionarehappierthanthosewhowatchit.
Televisiongoeswiththekindoflifethatleavestheviewernothingtospare,nothingleft.
3.Televisionmakestheviewercompletelypassivebecauseeverythingispresentedtothemwithoutanyeffortontheirpart.
4.Theverydangerofwatchingtelevisionliesinthefactthattheviewertakesnoinitiative.
Theymakenochoiceandexercisenojudgment.
5.Televisionpassesontochildrenthecorruptingvaluesofacorruptsociety.
6.Televisionistoblameforthefactthatchildrentakelongertolearntoreadtodayandbarelyseethepointatallofgettingthatskill.
7.Televisiontakesuptoomuchofourtime.
Wenolongerhaveenoughtimeforhobbies,entertainingactivities.
Otheroutsideamusementsliketheaters,movies,sports,etcgetignored.
8.Unfortunatelyallofourfreetimeisnowregulatedbytelevision.
9.Peoplerushhome,gulptheirfood,whichisoftenassimpleasasandwichandabeer,andthenstartwatchingthetelevision.
10.Themonster,i.e.television,demandsabsolutesilenceandattention.
Noonedaresopenhisorhermouthduringatelevisionprogram
11.Peoplehavegrownaddictedtotelevision,oftenneglectingthenecessaryandmoreimportantthingslikemeals,sleep,andevenwork.
12.Manyparentsusetelevisionasapacifierfortheirchildren.TheyputtheirchildreninfrontoftheTVset.
Theydon'tcarewhetheritexposeschildrentorubbish,andstupidcommercials.
Theyseespectaclesofviolenceorsexaslongasthechildrenarequiet.
13.Manyofthetelevisionprogramsarebad.
Theydonotkeeppacewiththehighdemandofviewersanddonotmaintainhighqualitystandards.
14.Thewidecoverageoftelevisionprogramshasreducedsocietytotheconditionsinilliteratecommunities.
Weareutterlydependentonthemostprimitivemediaofcommunication,picturesandspokenwords.
15.Whattheviewerreceivesfromtelevisionisnothingbutsecondhandexperience.
TVcompletelycutstheviewerofffromtherealworld.
16.Themoretheviewerwatchestelevision,thelaziertheybecome.TheTVgluesthemtothesetinsteadofallowingthemtogoout.
17.Televisionpreventspeoplefromcommunicatingwitheachother.
Ithasdonemuchharmtotherelationshipbetweenfamilymembers.
18.Peoplenolongerseetheneedtoreadbookswhentheycanjustwatchitontelevision.
19.Familiessitandwatchtelevisionatdinnerinsteadoftalkingwitheachother.
StudentsShouldhaveaPart-timeJob--Debate2
ArgumentsinFavor:
1.Itisgoodforstudentstohavepart-timejobsbecausethishelpscultivateindependenceamongyoungpeople.
2.Part-timejobsinbusinesscanfosterasenseofcompetition,whichisimportantforstudentsinthefuture.
3.After-schoolworkenhancesayoungperson'ssocialdevelopment.
4.Beingabletoearntheirownmoneygivesstudentsafeelingthatthey'vebecomeadultsand,therefore,makesthemfeelmoremature.
5.Part-timejobsmakestudentsmoreconfidentinthemselves.
Throughtheworktheycanrealizetheirownvalueandprovethattheyarecapablepeople.
6.Part-timejobsexperiencegivesstudentsaninsightintowhatworkisaboutandpreparesthempsychologicallyfortheirfuturejobs.
7.After-schoolworkteachesstudentshowharditistoearnmoneyandhelpsdevelopthriftinessinouryoungergeneration.
8.Part-timejobscanhelpstudentsapplytheirknowledgeinpractice.
And,inreturn,theirexperiencewillmakethemknowbetterwhattheyhavelearnedinclassesandbooks.
9.Part-timejobsgivestudentsafeelingofachievementthroughcontributingtothenationalconstructionandeconomy.
10.Part-timejobscanmakethestudents'livesmorecolorfulandisgoodfortheirpersonaldevelopment.
11.Studentswhohavepart-timejobscanrelieve,tosomeextent,theeconomicburdensoftheirparents.
12.Withthemoneyearned,studentscanbuymanybookstheylike.
13.Becausetheyearnmoney,studentscanpayfortheireducationandthuswillvaluetheireducationevenmore.
14.Parttimeworkhelpstheeconomybyproviding