Debate Club

What is a debate?

Debate - a genre of public discussion on controversial topics, has a number of advantages.

As in the Debate the participants debate for the sake of achieving the truth, this significantly develops its communicative orientation and attention to other participants of communication - to opponents, proponents, judges, and spectators. An essential advantage of Debates in relation to other formats that require the creation of an argumentative text is, of course, the desire of all participants to be as well prepared and focused as possible, for which they make the greatest use of various options for finding and systematizing information and presenting it.

Here are a few reasons why it's so important:

- Attending a big debate event is a great motivator. Only by attending a big tournament do you understand what it means to be part of such a big community, and you begin to see yourself as a debater;

- Networking with experienced debaters is a great motivator for young debaters. Most debaters improve their skills significantly after participating in their first tournament. They become more confident in their debating skills;

- Your club needs debaters who have international experience. You need their knowledge and credibility to continually learn how to judge and debate;

- Participation in tournaments is necessary to build your community's image in front of your audience;

- Tournaments are a great place to put what you have learned into practice, while debate academies allow you to learn a lot on both a theoretical and practical level in a complementary way. Academies are useful for debaters of all levels of experience, but are especially important for those taking their first steps;

- You can really learn a lot from the cultural exchange that takes place at international tournaments.

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Argumentation in debate

Basic Argument Structure

There are different ways of dividing team arguments, e.g., social/economic/political, and so on – within the team you can assign each speaker to lead one group or the other. In determining the order of arguments in speeches, place the most important and strongest arguments first, with the weakest arguments at the end.

A good argument is structured with three components:

Statement – a general statement of the argument in clear form, the wording with which you support or oppose the main claim of the debate;
Evidence – anything that supports your argument: statistics, references, quotes, analogies, and so on;
Impact – An explanation of what the evidence means, exactly how it supports your argument and the team’s position.

Данный веб-сайт был создан и поддерживается при финансовой поддержке Европейского Союза. Его содержание является исключительной ответственностью Проекта «Трансграничный многосторонний диалог в интересах толерантности и мира в Центральной Азии» и не отражает точку зрения Европейского Союза.

Проект «Трансграничный многосторонний диалог в интересах толерантности и мира в Центральной Азии» финансируется Европейским Союзом и реализуется консорциумом под руководством Фонда им. Конрада Аденауэра совместно с тремя национальными партнерами: ЭД «БИОМ» (Кыргызстан), ОНД «Юксалиш» (Узбекистан) и ОО «Гендер и развитие» (Таджикистан).