Lesson E1- Basic of Argument and Debate
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THE BASICS OF ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE Adapted from Priciliano T. Bauzon (2007)
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THE BASICS OFARGUMENTATION ANDDEBATE
Adapted from Priciliano T. Bauzon (2007)
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Resolved: Money should be aprerequisite for love.
PRO CON
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W hat happened during theprocess?
SpeakersHandling of issue
Development of pointsDefenseAttacks
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´Audi alteram partem.µ
Hear the other side.Listen to the points of others.
Know the merits of one·s points.Reason out.
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Origin of DEBATE
The word ´ debateµcame from the Latin diswhich meansexpressing reversaland battere whichmeans to fight.
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Origin of Argument
The word ´ argumentµ
is derived from theLatin arguere whichmeans to chide.
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W hat is the difference betweenargumentation and debate?
One can argue without debating but when onedebates, he is arguing.All debates are forms of argumentation; but not allforms of argumentations are debates.
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Difference
The art of influencing the beliefs
or actions of people.Uses reasoning
The process of influencing thebelief system and behavior ofother people.Uses Doxa (Greek word forreasoned opinion)Subject to falsifiability,rectifiability, testability, and
rational criticism.
Formal direct oral contest in
argumentation between twoor more persons.Groups debate on aPROPOSITION.
It occurs on a definite timeand place.It is a formal oral controversy.
Argumentation Debate
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Two Approaches to Argumentationand Debate
Appeal to emotion
Purpose: to move one to desiresomething, to influence him toact in the way one wishes him toact
Leads to a new way of acting, anew purpose, or to prevent themfrom taking a course of actionDirected to human emotionAddressed to the heart
Appeal to reason
Purpose: to create beliefLeads to IntellectualagreementDirected to the human reason
Addressed to the head
P ersuasion C onviction
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W hat are the benefits that we can get fromargumentation and debate?
It separates man fromthe lower forms ofanimals.It allows man todefend his own ideas,beliefs, and ideals to
the points ofinfluencing others.It allows training forquick and accurate
thinking.
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Rene Descartes
´ Cogito, ergo, sum.µI think, therefore, I am.
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Universality of Debate andArgumentation
´All men are, by nature,gregarious.µ ² Marcel GabrielMan is being thrown into theworld with othersTo be is to be related.
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Fundamentality of Debate andArgumentation
W o/Men are in a constant state of flux for answers.W o/Men are thinking animals.W
o/Men are problematizing agents of society.
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Indispensability of Debate andArgumentation
Argumentation paves the way for mutualunderstanding.Mutual understanding is the basis of life.Argumentation and debate develop men·s highestfaculty- intellect.
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The 4 processes in the work ofargumentation and debate:
1. Invention- the determination of those ideas in thetruth of which one would like others to believe. Itincludes the formulation of the proposition.
2. Selection- the sorting of all information, facts,statistics, data, inferences, arguments, evidences, andproofs.
3. Arrangement- the logical organization of thematerials gathered.4. Presentation- the putting of the materials into a
cohesive manner and conveying them in the mostefficient manner before the audience.
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Additional Topic: Evolution ofW ritten Speech
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Corax (5 th Century B.C.)
IntroductionNarration
ProofConclusion
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Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
Exordium (Approach to theaudience)Exposition (Analysis Proper)Proof (Discussion)Peroration (Conclusion)
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
IntroductionNarrationPropositionProofRefutationConclusion
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Modern Rhetoricians
Introduction (Exordium, Narration, Proposition, Issues,and Partition)DiscussionConclusion
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Review Questions/ Summary
Differentiate argumentation from debate.Explain the fundamentality and centrality of debateand argumentation in our lives.Explain the four processes in the work ofargumentation and debate.
