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11 Understanding Argumentation and Debate
11 Understanding Argumentation and Debate
11 Understanding Argumentation and Debate
Let’s try to
identify the ARGUMENTATION DEBATE
terms!
Argumentation
investigation.
It is used to
To resist from
settle disputes
being persuaded
and discover
by others.
truth.
Elements of an
Argument
Conviction- is based on logic
or correct reasoning.
Persuasion- is the emotional
aspect of an argument.
Correct Proportion of Conviction and
Persuasion
1. Use more conviction if the audience is an intelligent and highly educated
group. The more a person progresses in education, the less is the appeal of
the emotion.
2. Use more conviction if the audience is favorably disposed toward the
question. If the audience is hostile, use more persuasion to gradually reduce
their hostility and condition them to listen to you without prejudice.
3. Use more persuasion if action is desired. An editorial utilizes more
persuasion because it seeks to move the readers to action. In a school
debate, little or no action is expected; hence, recourse should be more to
reason than emotion.
Fundamental Qualities of
A Good Debater
1. You should be able to analyze
your subject and determine
what it means and all its
possible implications.
An analysis of a proposition
involves:
a. A definition of terms
b. An explanation of what the
proposition means as a whole.
c. A discovery of those points
that must be established or
overthrown to win the debate.
Fundamental Qualities of A
Good Debater
5.You should be a
good speaker. Touch
the hearts and minds
of your hearers.
The Subject
1.Claims
2.Warrant
3.Data
Three important parts of debate