1st Edition
Learning to Debate An Introduction to Analysis and Advocacy
Part I
Introduction: The Basic Vocabulary of Debate
1. What is Debate?
2. Benefits of Debate Education
3. Basic Structure of Formal Debate
4. How to Analyze the Topic
5. Argument Structures and the Toulmin Model of Argument
6. How to Propose an Affirmative Case
7. How to Propose a Negative Case
8. How to Attack and Defend Arguments
9. How to Identify Fallacies
10. How to Conduct Research
11. Cross-Examination
12. Judging Debates
Part II
Practical Skill 1 “School uniforms should be adopted”
Practical Skill 2 “Capital punishment should be banned”
Practical Skill 3 “Nuclear Power Plants should be banned”
Practical Skill 4 “The Veto Power in the United Nations Security Council should be
abolished”
Appendix: For Further Reading
Biography
Takeshi Suzuki is a Professor in the School of Information and Communication at Meiji University, Japan. He is a former president of the Japan Debate Association (JDA) and a Life Member of Clair Hall at the University of Cambridge, UK.
David Zarefsky is Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus of Argumentation and Debate and Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at Northwestern University, USA.
"In Learning to Debate, Takeshi Suzuki and David Zarefsky provide an accessible, engaging, and rigorous introduction to the theory and practice of debate as both a competitive activity and a method of decision making."
Robert C. Rowland, University of Kansas, USA
"A well balanced and covered textbook by two distinguished scholars/coaches of debate in Japan and the U.S. Highly recommended for both students and teachers."
Yano Yoshiro, Chuo University, Japan
