EDUCATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE DEBATE

FOR STUDENTS (Part I)

Introduction

Debate is a  challenging form of  communication. It is an oral communication, and everybody has actually been involved in the informal ones. It happens in our everyday’s life, ranging from arguing for the daily allowance for your sons and daughters -  to arguing for a particular place to visit in your  vacation. In formal  meetings debates also occur like in university’s meetings, in congress’s meetings, and in courtroom’s meetings.

The aim of this essay is to introduce students to the purpose, types, and procedures for educational and competitive debate

All beginners find debate difficult and the  words used in debating are confusing and complicated. This essay will clarify these terms in detail, so that the students could be able  to be  effective debaters.