The third research question asked whether any strategy produced higher levels of perceived
debater effectiveness than remaining silent.
Aside from the spectacular speed at which
debaters speak, it's this emphasis on evidence that distinguishes formal policy debate from moderated political debates, to say nothing of what passes for debate on Sunday morning talk shows.
Now we've asked three of the nation's top high school
debaters to have at them.
It was a tough competition to be a part of especially since some of the best
debaters from KP were there.
Years later, Lockmiller reflected that he learned "as much and probably more" from being a
debater and member of the literary society than from required college courses (Lockmiller, 1998).
Yuan Ordenes is ranked 44th in Challenge Literature out of approximately 1,100 senior division contestants, out of whom Matthew Mercado is also ranked 67th best Champion Scholar, 46th best writer, and 129th Champion
Debater and his team (Mercado, Pastoral, Blanco) is the 27th top debate team and 42nd top writing team as well.
The
debaters were given 15 minutes to prepare for each topic, before delivering five-minute speeches against their opponents.
Tuesday's meeting involves three different formats: questioning by moderator Bernard Ponsonby, cross–examination by the
debaters themselves, and questions from the 350–member audience.
Topics are worded as statements, and in each round one
debater is assigned to debate the "affirmative" (defend the truth/validity of the statement) while the other
debater is assigned to debate the "negative.
This type of debate is a strong blow to old politics," said
debater Indrit Sefa.
MOSCOW -- An argument in southern Russia over philosopher Immanuel Kant, the author of ''Critique of Pure Reason,'' devolved into pure mayhem when one
debater shot the other.
UDLs deploy various media formats, such as Twitter, Facebook, and movies about debate such as The Great
Debater starring Denzel Washington, to help attract new members into the UDL community.
Arwa Elsanosi Mohamed, the president of the Georgetown Debate Club and a seasoned
debater in her third-year at SFS-Q, expressed her appreciation of the tournament's well-organised structure and relevant and interesting motions.
According to the New York Post, he also called Romney a good
debater and gave him credit for 'dispatching Newt Gingrich', who Woodhouse considers a pretty good
debater.
I also assign a formal paper to be completed independently by each student
debater.
