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TechniquesofEnglishDebate

IAdviceonDebatingwithOthers

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.

IIArgumentAgreementandDisagreement

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.

IIISomeDebateSeriesArgumentSuggestions.

1.TelevisionPlaysaPositiveRoleinSociety.

2.StudentsshouldhaveaPart-timeJob.

3.TheYoungerGenerationKnowsBest.

4.SmokingShouldbeProhibited.

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.Parttimeworkhelpstheeconomybyprovidinga