Winning debates : a guide to debating in the style of the world universities debating championships / Steven L. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Steven L., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Debates and debating.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : International Debate Education Association, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The format of debating used at the World Universities Debating Championships (also known as British Parliamentary or Worlds-style debating) is the international standard for academic debating. Winning Debates is both an introduction to the format and an advanced consideration of strategies and tactics proven to be effective techniques for successful debating. The text combines a review of the basics of argument theory with an application of those theories to the four-team style of debate. Also addressed are the special strategic and tactical considerations for debates in the Worlds style. Chapters include: On Winning, Arguments Argumentation, Stasis and Structure, Basic Strategy and Tactics. The Speakers and their Speeches, Decision Making and Strategy, Paradoxes of Debate, Advanced Tactics, Adjudicating Debates.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""On Winning""; ""A Philosophy of Debating""; ""Arguments and Argumentation""; ""Stasis and Structure""; ""Basic Strategy and Skills""; ""The Speakers and Speeches""; ""Decision Making and Strategy""; ""The Paradoxes of Debating""; ""Advanced Tactics""; ""Adjudicating Debates""; ""Notes""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781617700010

1-61770-001-0

OCLC:

923146331