Debate 101 - Introduction to Argumentation and Debate from The Great Debate
Free debate training video from www.greatdebate.net. Introduction to Debate course taught by Jonathan Wolfson at SciAcademy in New Orleans. In this clip, Jonathan briefly introduces the "game" of competitive debate and quickly summarizes the three pieces of any complete argument. By focusing on a fun debate resolution comparing two professional athletes, Jonathan frames the most basic aspects of a debate. This video offers a first look at the practice of competitive debate and provides just enough information to make you dangerous! If you like what you see here, be sure to catch the rest of the series of free Lincoln-Douglas value debate and Public Forum debate videos as well as our free outlines to accompany the videos available on our website. All brought to you by TheGreatDebate from www.greatdebate.net. Check out our brand new debate textbook: The Great Debate; a Handbook for Policy Debate & Public Forum Debate too. Stay tuned for more videos!
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