Fallacies: Errors in reasoning Being able to recognise poor thinking in one’s own debate as well as the arguments of the opposition is a key skill in debating. Through the identification of logical fallacies, participants will be armed with this key tool to call out poor thinking in their opposition’s …
Suitable for beginner debaters, the Learn to Debate seminar will guide participants through the fundamental aspects of debating, including: what is a debate? speaker roles and responsibilities, debate scoring, key aspects of argument, presentations and structure. The day will culminate in participants preparing and presenting a debate to one of …
Aimed at Secondary School coaches for the Schools’ Competition this workshop will focus on the following topics: 1. Introduction to debating and expectations of students. 2. Guiding students to brainstorm and organise arguments. 3. Use of evidence and statistics. 4. Brief introduction to fallacies. 5. Rebuttal techniques for students. A …
