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| Debate | a competition in which two opposing teams make speeches to support their arguments and disagree with those of the other team. |
| Resolution | the opinion about which two teams argue |
| Affirmative team | agrees with the resolution |
| Negative team | disagrees with the resolution |
| Rebuttal | explains why one team disagrees with the other team |
| Judges | decide the winner |
| Example | from your own experience or from what you heard or read |
| Common Sense | things that you believe everybody knows |
| Expert Opinion | the opinions of experts -- this comes from research |
| Statistics | numbers -- this also comes from research |
| Opinions, Preferences | I think..., In my opinion..., I'd like to..., I'd rather..., I'd prefer..., The way I see it..., As far as I'm concerned..., If it were up to me..., I suppose..., I suspect that..., I'm pretty sure that..., It is fairly certain that..., I'm convinced that..., I honestly feel that, I strongly believe that..., Without a doubt,..., |
| Disagreeing | I don't think that..., Don't you think it would be better..., I don't agree, I'd prefer..., Shouldn't we consider..., But what about..., I'm afraid I don't agree..., Frankly, I doubt if..., Let's face it, The truth of the matter is..., The problem with your point of view is that... |
| Giving Reasons and offering explanations | To start with, The reason why..., That's why..., For this reason..., That's the reason why..., Many people think...., Considering..., Allowing for the fact that..., When you consider that... |
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