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Debate basics
Learn how a debate works and develop reasons you can explain and defend.
7 beginner lessons
Beginner · About 5 minHow a debate works
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How a debate works
Follow an exchange between two people and see what makes it a debate.
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Understand the resolution
Identify the key terms and what each side needs to defend.
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Make a clear claim
Turn a broad opinion into a position someone can evaluate.
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Explain your reasoning
Show the missing link between a reason and your conclusion.
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Build your constructive speech
Present a case the other side can question and you can defend.
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Listen and take useful notes
Capture the other side’s claim, support, and unanswered question.
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Run your first SuperDebate
Try both sides through constructives, cross-examination, and rebuttals.
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