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03-02-2007, 01:28 AM
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| Council Member   Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pakistan Gender:  Posts: 1,179
 | Welcome PC.. i used to debate in highschool as well. In fact my team won the Pakistani Nationals in Parliamentary Style debating. I didn't speak at that time though.. was merely a resource. Actually my little brother won it as well as did my younger cousin with her team. we are a bunch of real talkers in my family  It's way fun, and you really wind up meeting the smartest and coolest kids around. Love for all, Hatred for none | |||||||||||||||||||||
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03-02-2007, 01:29 AM
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"An intellectual is going to have doubts, for example, about a fundamentalist religious doctrine that admits no doubt, about an imposed political system that allows no doubt, about a perfect aesthetic that has no room for doubt." ~ Antonio Tabucchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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03-02-2007, 01:51 AM
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Insertion of a pre-agreed fictional "study" or survey. make up a name like the "Lippsburg Study", a date and basic reasearch methods. It works. Even if it doesn't convince anybody ( it doesn't ahve to, but it is extremely effective in rattling the opposition) Sometimes making the opposition think they have holes in their knowledge is enough to win you a debate. Turn the debate into a definitional one. This is easier when you are the opposition. It is important the the understanding of the topic leans towards your stance. Occasionally the debate never gets past the definition, but it is also a good place to make fun of the opposing team. Harrassment by raising points of information. Guage the rhythm of the speaker and voice yourself when you think it will rattle him/her the most. i know it sounds like a lot of dirty tricks, but trust me, they are VIGOROUSLY employed by all international debaters. And the fact is that when a debate is a competition, you are there to WIN it. Oh and lastly, plant some goodlookin girls and boys in the audience to flirt with the opposition while debating. I used to be one of those planted, and i've thrown more than a few girls off their rhythm.. hee hee hee Love for all, Hatred for none | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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03-02-2007, 01:55 AM
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 And judges like it too. "An intellectual is going to have doubts, for example, about a fundamentalist religious doctrine that admits no doubt, about an imposed political system that allows no doubt, about a perfect aesthetic that has no room for doubt." ~ Antonio Tabucchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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03-02-2007, 02:11 AM
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However i would warn you that if you are speaking then it doesn't always have as much of an effect. The opposition will consider you an opponent and look past your dazzling appearance. However a member of the AUDIENCE ( whose allegiance cannot be gauged immediately) is more likely to put them off their stride. Love for all, Hatred for none | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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03-03-2007, 02:28 PM
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03-03-2007, 02:30 PM
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03-03-2007, 02:39 PM
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..But it works. "An intellectual is going to have doubts, for example, about a fundamentalist religious doctrine that admits no doubt, about an imposed political system that allows no doubt, about a perfect aesthetic that has no room for doubt." ~ Antonio Tabucchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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03-03-2007, 03:37 PM
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| Amanda you just prove what you really are. We know how you win all those debate tournements. HAHA | |||||||||||||||||||||
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03-03-2007, 03:38 PM
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