ELC092

•an argument

not an undisciplined shouting match between parties that passionately believe in a particular point of view.

has strict rules of conduct and quite sophisticated arguing techniques

•often be in a position where you will have to argue the opposite of what you believe in. 

•something to argue about

current issues of public importance ("That should women drive in Saudi Arabia") or about general philosophies or ideas ("That beauty is better than brains").

two sides; The team that agrees with the topic is called the AFFIRMATIVE/ GOVERNMENT and the team that disagrees with the topic is called the NEGATIVE/ OPPOSITION.

Because debating is a team event it is important that the three speakers work together as a team.

The TEAM LINE is the basic statement of "why the topic is true" (for the affirmative) and "why the topic is false" (for the negative).

It should be a short sentence, presented by the first speaker of each team and used by the other two speakers to enforce the idea of teamwork.

THBT (Team line)