1705133418
3.8 Discussion Questions for Chapter 3
1705133419
1705133420
· Compare and contrast the concepts of persuasion and debate.
1705133421
1705133422
· Compare and contrast the concepts of argumentation and arguments.
1705133423
1705133424
· What two basic components of an argument are introduced in this chapter? What is the relationship between those two components and an argument?
1705133425
1705133426
· How can an evaluative claim be supported through the combination of a descriptive and associational claim?
1705133427
1705133428
· Why are arguments based on principles different from arguments based on consequences?
1705133429
1705133430
1705133431
1705133432
1705133434
思辨精英：英语辩论-构筑全球视角 Chapter 4Analyzing a Debate Topic
1705133435
1705133436
Robert Trapp
1705133437
1705133438
Chapter Outline
1705133439
1705133440
4.1 Analyzing Topic Background
1705133441
1705133442
4.2 Analyzing Topic Type
1705133443
1705133444
4.3 Analyzing the Definition and Interpretation of the Topic
1705133445
1705133446
4.4 Analyzing Potential Issues
1705133447
1705133448
4.5 Summary
1705133449
1705133450
4.6 Terms and Concepts from Chapter 4
1705133451
1705133452
4.7 Discussion Questions for Chapter 4
1705133453
1705133454
4.8 Exercises for Chapter 4
1705133455
1705133456
When a particular debate topic, usually called a “motion”, is announced, debaters need to consider several questions in preparation for debating the topic. Debaters are given a certain amount of time, usually between 15 and 30 minutes, to prepare to debate. During this time, debaters engage in a process called “analyzing” the topic.
1705133457
1705133458
1705133459
1705133460
Although analysis of a motion is something that all debaters, regardless of the side they are supporting, need to think about, it is most important for the team assigned to support the motion. That team is called the “First Government Team.” The name of the team assigned to support the motion varies depending on the format of educational debate in which the debaters are preparing to participate. Although some formats use the name “affirmative” to designate the team supporting the motion, the format on which this text will focus, Worlds-Style debate, uses the name “government.” In Worlds-Style debate, two teams support the motion and two oppose it. The teams supporting the motion are called “First Government” and “Second Government.” The teams opposing the motion are called “First Opposition” and “Second Opposition.” The First Government Team speaks first and establishes the direction for the debate. Thus, analysis of the motion is most important for the First Government. However, all teams need to analyze the topic with the aim of determining which arguments they and their opponents might introduce into the debate.
1705133461
1705133462
The next sections describe a few ways in which debaters, especially the team initially supporting the motion, should begin their analysis. Analysis of a motion includes considerations of the topic background, type of motion being debated, possible ways that the motion might be defined and interpreted, and potential issues that might arise during the course of the debate.
1705133463
1705133465
4.1 Analyzing Topic Background
1705133466
1705133467
Debate topics do not exist in a vacuum. They arise out of social or historical contexts. Debaters who understand the background of the topic are better able to focus on the issues that are most likely to arise during the debate. For instance, debaters are better able to debate a topic about population control if they understand the historical and social background of that topic. How has population growth affected other social concerns such as food, water, conflict, economics, environment, etc.? What methods of population growth do individuals use now and in the past? What methods of population control have governments enforced on their citizens? Considering those and other questions about the general topic of population control will assist debaters in other important areas of their analysis of this topic.
[
上一页 ]
[ :1.705133418e+09 ]
[
下一页 ]