Debate · Beginner · 8 lessons
Your first debate
Learn how a debate works, develop a case, and try an exchange from both sides.
What you will practice
You will prepare and try a short SuperDebate, then identify one improvement for your next round.
Before you begin
No debate experience is needed. You can practice alone or with a partner.
The case you will explore
Follow a fictional workplace study within the four-day workweek resolution, then apply the ideas to other SuperDebate resolutions.
Understand the exchange
Meet the roles and the resolution before you start preparing.
Prepare and examine a case
Build a reasoned case, listen carefully, and ask a useful question.
- Debate basicsBeginner
Build your constructive speech
Present a case the other side can question and you can defend.
- Debate basicsBeginner
Listen and take useful notes
Capture the other side’s claim, support, and unanswered question.
- Cross-examinationBeginner
Ask one clear question
Test one part of the opposing case and leave room for an answer.
Respond, compare, and take part
Answer an objection, compare the cases, and try the round.
- RebuttalBeginner
Answer the strongest objection
Restate the opposing reason fairly and respond to its substance.
- Strategy & closingBeginner
Compare tradeoffs
Compare both alternatives under one explicit priority.
- Debate basicsBeginner
Run your first SuperDebate
Try both sides through constructives, cross-examination, and rebuttals.
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