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THE ART OF DEBATING
WHAT IS ILSS?• The International Law Students’ Society, shortly
the ILSS, is founded at the Department of Law in Joensuu at the University of Eastern Finland.
• The ILSS is addressed to foreign or international students of law at the Department.
• The most fundamental purpose of the ILSS is to organize scientific events, carry out the research in the law and similar areas of science and integrate a group of foreign or international students of law in Joensuu.
WHAT IS ILSS?The ILSS organizes, especially in the field of the law research, but also
in similar areas of science such as economy, politics, history, sociology, philosophy, theology, culture and so on:
• Joensuu Debates Club based on the British format debates idea,• seminars, • lectures,• reading groups, • another events,• official, organizational, and unofficial meetings.
• The ILSS is open for everybody who wants to participate in the ILSS activity.
• The ILSS is an open society also in this sense that any new forms of activity are required.
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WHAT IS DEBATING?
Debating tournament in Karelia, Russia.December 2012
The winners
OUR COLLEAGUES
TURKU http://www.facebook.com/UtuDebate HELSINKIhttp://www.facebook.com/helsinkidebatinghttp://www.facebook.com/AaltoDebatingSocietyTAMPEREhttp://www.facebook.com/groups/utadebatesociety
WHY DEBATING?• Become a part of a large, welcoming social
network of debaters, the easy way to make friends at university, especially for international students.
• Think critically when analyzing arguments.• Learn the proper structure of arguments to
improve your academic progress• Gain the ability to speak persuasively • Get the chance to travel to different
tournaments, have fun at socials after day of tense debating and just meet new people.
SPEAKERS• Prime Minister• Leader of the Opposition• Deputy Prime Minister• Deputy Leader of the Opposition• Member for the Government• Member for the Opposition• Government Whip• Opposition Whip
Opening factions The first faction on each Government and Opposition team,
known as the Opening Factions, has four basic roles in a British Parliamentary debate.
They must:• Define the motion of the debate.• Present their case.• Respond to arguments of the opposing first faction.• Maintain their relevance during the debate.• The Opening Government team has the semi-divine right of
definition, preventing the opposition from challenging their definition of the motion unless it is either a truism or clearly unreasonable.
Closing factions The first faction on each Government and Opposition team,
known as the Opening Factions, has four basic roles in a British Parliamentary debate.
They must:• Define the motion of the debate.• Present their case.• Respond to arguments of the opposing first faction.• Maintain their relevance during the debate.• The Opening Government team has the semi-divine right of
definition, preventing the opposition from challenging their definition of the motion unless it is either a truism or clearly unreasonable.
Second factions• The role of the second two factions are to:• Introduce a case extension.• Establish and maintain their relevance early in
the debate.• Respond to the arguments of the first
factions.• Respond to the case extension of the
opposing second faction.
The role of whips• They must respond to both opposing factions' arguments;• They should briefly sum up their Opening Faction's case;• They should offer a conclusion of their own faction's case extension
Points of information (POI)
POI allows the first two factions to maintain their relevance during the course of the debate, and the last two factions to introduce their arguments early in the debate.
The first and last minute of each speech is considered "protected time", during which no points of information may be offered.
Preparation time• Brainstorm ideas• Discuss arguments with partner• Distribute arguments• Think of reaction from the opponents and inventcontrarguments
THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT…=MotionPreparation time=15 mins
Prime Minister Model for the reformWhy status quo is bad and why we need changes?Which major interests and what major actors can be affected by introducing the motion? 2 NEW ARGUMENTS
Opposition Leader Opposing modelWhy status-quo should be saved? 2 CONTRARGUMENTS+2 NEW ARGUMENTS
Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Opposition Leader
2 SUPPORTS (of the arguments of Prime Minister)+2 CONTRARGUMENTS (arguments against arguments of opposing party)+1 NEW ARGUMENT
2 SUPPORTS+2 CONTRARGUMENTS+1 NEW ARGUMENT
Member for the Government
Member for the Opposition
SUPPORT+CONTRARGUMENTATION+EXTENSION(argument which looks at the problem from unusual side of view)
SUPPORT+CONTRARGUMENTATION+EXTENSION(argument which looks at the problem from unusual side of view)
Government Whip Opposition Whip
Summing up the arguments, sorting them by the points of clash (most provocative and serious issues raised in the debate, 3-4 points of clash) and proving how the arguments of the government were stronger
Summing up the arguments, sorting them by the points of clash (most provocative and serious issues raised in the debate, 3-4 points of clash) and proving how the arguments of the opposition were stronger
THE JUDGE`s VERDICT (5-10 mins are given for judge to think before making verdict)
READ MORE
http://idebate.org
• Debatabase http://idebate.org/content/about-debatabase• Main ideas about what debating ishttp://idebate.org/about/debate• Neill Harvey Smith. Practical guide to debatinghttp://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/Neill_Harvey_Smith_Practical_Guide_to_Debating_Worlds_Style_2011.pdf
• Steven Johnson. Winning debates. A Guide to Debating in the Style of the World Universities Debating Championships
http://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/Steven_Johnson_Winning_Debates_2009.pdf
• Short guide into debating made by one of debating societies
http://aberdebating.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dfn.pdf?9d7bd4