Learning to Debate

Auteur

Takeshi Suzuki is a Professor of Communication in the School of Information and Communication at Meiji University, Japan. He is a former president of the Japan Debate Association (JDA), and a former vice-president of the Japan Association of Media English Studies (JAMES).

David Zarefsky is Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus of Argumentation and Debate, and Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at Northwestern University, USA.

Texte du rabat

Written in an accessible style, this textbook introduces undergraduate students to the theoretical and practical aspects of debate and outlines the fundamental skills of analysis and advocacy. It is an ideal textbook for undergraduate Argumentation and Debate and Speech Communication courses.

Contenu

Preface Part I Introduction: The Basic Vocabulary of Debate 1. What is Debate? 2. Benefits of Debate Education 3. Basic Structure of Formal Debate 4. How to Analyze the Topic 5. Argument Structures and the Toulmin Model of Argument 6. How to Propose an Affirmative Case 7. How to Propose a Negative Case 8. How to Attack and Defend Arguments 9. How to Identify Fallacies 10. How to Conduct Research 11. Cross-Examination 12. Judging Debates Appendix: For Further Reading Part II Pratical Skill 1 Practical Skill 2 Practical Skill 3 Practicial Skill 4