Debate · Beginner · 9 lessons
Strengthen the fundamentals
Develop the reasoning, research, questioning, and speech structure behind a stronger case.
What you will practice
You will explain the links in an argument, evaluate its support, and present it so listeners can follow.
Before you begin
Useful after Your first debate, or whenever a particular foundation needs attention.
The case you will explore
Practice with fictional case material for the workweek, AI and workers, and meritocracy resolutions.
Claims, reasoning, and evidence
Give each conclusion a reason and the right support.
- Debate basicsBeginner
Make a clear claim
Turn a broad opinion into a position someone can evaluate.
- Debate basicsBeginner
Explain your reasoning
Show the missing link between a reason and your conclusion.
- EvidenceBeginner
Match evidence to a claim
Choose support that measures what your claim says.
- EvidenceBeginner
Check a source
Trace a claim to its original evidence and inspect the method.
Present and examine the argument
Organize a speech and identify the point that needs a response.
- DeliveryBeginner
Open with a clear case
Give your constructive speech a position, reason, and consequence.
- DeliveryBeginner
Signpost your points
Tell listeners which claim you are making and how it connects to the case.
- Cross-examinationBeginner
Follow up on an answer
Use what was said to choose the next useful question.
- RebuttalBeginner
Find a missing assumption
Identify the inference that an opposing conclusion depends on.
- Strategy & closingBeginner
Find the main disagreement
Locate the clash that could change which case wins.
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