The Official Debating Manual provides comprehensive and detailed guidance about the rules and technique of debating.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- What is a Debate?
- Scoring
- The Layout of a Debate
- How to Prepare a Debate in Ten Steps
- Argument
- Definition and Interpretation of the Topic
- Tricky or Quirky Definitions and Interpretations
- Truisms
- Definition Debates
- Arguments
- What is an Argument?
- How to Construct Arguments
- The AREAL Argument Model
- Using Examples and Illustrations
- Structuring Arguments Within a Speech
- Rebuttal
- Preparing Rebuttal
- How to Rebut Arguments Raised
- Organising Rebuttal Within a Speech
- Ordering Rebuttal
- How to Present Rebuttal in a Debate
- Helpful Phrases When Rebutting
- Fallacies
- Fallacies of Argument
- Fallacies of Rebuttal
- Presentation
- Style of Presentation
- Facial Gestures and Eye Contact
- Body Language
- Voice
- Humour
- Dress
- Structure
- Duties of Speakers
- Explanation of Speaker Duties
- New Arguments from Third Speakers
- Timing of Speeches
- Debating Formats
- Prepared Format
- Short Preparation Format
- Lateral Format
- Quodlibetical Format
- One Card Format
- Appendix 1: Suggested Research Sources
- Appendix 2: Some Doctrines
- Glossary
