Debating - the Jugend debattiert way The format - overview How to prepare a debate The opening round The main round The final round How to evaluate a debate

Debating: the new format 1 practical question 1 jury 2 participants in favour 2 participants against 3 Rounds Opening round Defininig Establishing position 4 x 1- 2 minutes Main round Free exchange of pros and cons minutes Final round Summing up Concluding 4 x 1minute

How to prepare a debate : Finding and evaluating PROS and CONS strong In favour?against weak

Opening round: Structure of the initial statement Explaining the importance of the subject / Refering to the previous speaker Recent incidents in North Wales have fuelled the debate about … Defining key terms /Defining the question at issue: So the relevant question is : Should nuclear powerstations of this type be shut down immediately? Putting forward 2 or 3 supporting arguments: The main aspects to be considered are … Concluding / establishing the side‘s position: For these reasons there can be no doubt …

Main round: Important moves Asking for clarification / challenging: Do you really think …/ How would you explain … Making or questioning general statements: It is a well-known fact … / It is not always the case … Giving or criticizing examples: This example clearly shows … / does not prove at all … Structuring / Summing up: So far we have focussed very much on…/ We have paid no attention to … Drawing or questioning conclusions: We seem to agree on … Therefore it is obvious … It may be true … But this does not automatically mean … Comparing / evaluating the weight of arguments: Obviously, there are good arguments for both sides. Therefore the question is: What is the crucial point? / What is more important?

The final round: The structure of the final statement Summing up: In the course of the main round it has become quite clear … I think, we all agree on the same important points … Final evaluation: To my mind, the most important aspect still is … Weighing up the pros and cons, the most convincing argument has been… Final conclusion: For these reasons I still think all nuclear power stations should be shut down as soon as possible. I must admit:The pro side has put forward at least two irrefutable arguments. Therefore I have changed my mind …

Evaluation sheet Name: Diana Points: 16 out of 20 Knowledge of the subject 5 points: - defines key terms exactly - has detailed knowledge of all relevant facts Ability to cooperate 4 points: - listens carefully to the others and refers to their arguments - occasionally sums up or structures the debate Ability to express 4 points: - makes few mistakes - speaks fluently and clearly - well-structured discourse Persuasiveness 3 points: - Arguments mainly convincing - uses weak and strong arguments

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