UsefulDebatingPhrases(innotquiteassmallprint)

(1)1stProposition (2)1stOpposition
opening,definition,teamline, acceptingdefinition/redefinition,teamline,
ownarguments rebuttalof1stProposition,ownarguments
(3)2ndProposition (4)2ndOpposition
rebuttalof1stOpp.,rebuildowncase,own rebuttalof2ndProp.,rebuildowncase,own
arguments arguments
(5)3rdProposition (6)3rdOpposition
generalrebuttal,rebuildowncase generalrebuttal,rebuildowncase
(8)PropositionReply(1stor2ndspeaker) (7)OppositionReply(1stor2ndspeaker)
biasedsummary biasedsummary

openingthedebate:
[someniceopening,e.g.quote] onthefactthat...
LadiesandGentlemen,welcometo Andourthirdspeaker,...,willdothe

thisdebate. rebuttal.
Welcomefromthissideofthe rebuttingarguments,rebuildingyourcase:
house... ButbeforeIcometomyown

Themotionfordebatetodayis:... arguments,letusfirsthavealookat
definingthemotion: what...hassaid.
Nowweastoday's Iwillcontinueourcaseinaminute,

proposition/oppositionstrongly butbeforethattherearesomethings
believethatthisistrue/nottrue,but aboutthe...speechthatneedtobe
beforewecometoouractual addressed.
argumentation,letusfirstdefine Thefirstprop/oppositionspeakerhas

someimportanttermsinthisdebate. toldus...;onthecontrary...
Webelievethatwhatismeantby...is He/Shealsosaidthat...;butinfact..

.../that...are... He/Shewasclaimingthat...;butas

Whenwesay...should...wemean myfirstspeakeralreadytoldyou,...
that... introducingarguments:
presentingtheteamline: Letmecometomy

Weastodaysproposition/opposition first/second/.../nextargument:
havestructuredourcaseasfollows: [conciselabelofargument]
I,asthefirstspeaker,willbetalking Myfirst/...argumentis:

about... Thefirst/...reasonwhywe're

Oursecondspeaker,...,willelaborate prop/opposingthismotionis:
explainingarguments:
[ratherabstractexplanationonhow
theargumentshouldwork]
givingexamples:
Therearemanyexamplesforthis/for
...,forinstance.
Infact,youcanfindmanyexamples
forthisinreallife.Justthinkof...
Andtherearesimilarcases,suchas
...,...
Sointhissimpleexamplewecan
clearlyseetheeffectof...
summarizing&linkingtheargument:
Soaswehaveseen[argumentlabel],
andtherefore[motion].
Nowbecauseofthis...,wehaveto
supportthismotion.
summarizing&endingyourspeech:
SoLadiesandGentlemen,whathave
Itoldyoutoday?Firstly...,Secondly..
[someniceclosingwords]
Andforallofthesereasons,the
motionmuststand/fall.
making/rejecting/accepting/answeringpoints
ofinformation:
Pointofinformation,Sir/Madam.
Onthatpoint.
Wouldn'tyouhavetoagree...?/
Doesn'twhatyou'resayingcontradict
with...?/Whataboutthe...?/How
wouldyouexplain,that...?
No,thankyou,Sir/Madam.
Declined.
Yes,please./Goahead.
Thankyouverymuch,Sir/Madam,
I'mgoingtocometothisverypoint
inmysecondargumentinaminute.
[thisisanemergencybreak]
givingreplyspeeches:
LadiesandGentlemen,welcomefor
thelasttimefromtoday's
prop/opposition.Itisnowmy
pleasuretosummarizethisdebate,
takealookatwhatbothsideshave
saidandseewhattheoutcomeofthis
debateactuallyis.
Afirst/second/...majorclashwas:...
Today'sprop/oppositiontoldus...;we
hadtofind...
[someparticularlyniceclosing
words]
Andforallthesereasons,Ibegyouto
prop/oppose