Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate: Approaches for the 21st Century
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 96
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 98
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Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate: Approaches for the 21st Century is an introduction to parliamentary debate that includes a short history of intercollegiate debate as a whole.
Parliamentary-style debate is the most practiced style of intercollegiate debate in the United States. This text provides insight into developing skills for NPDA-style debate, however, many of these skills can be used in any form of parliamentary-style debate.
This text covers the following topics:
- A Brief History of Parliamentary Debate
- Delivery, Language, and Humor
- Fallacies and Reasoning
- Format and Rules of the Debate
- The Proposition Case
- The Opposition's Case
- Judging Philosophy and Sample Tournament Format
Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate includes key terms, a glossary, and exercises to apply the concepts presented in the text and enhance student comprehension.
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Parliamentary Debate
Chapter 2: Delivery, Language, and Humor
Chapter 3: Fallacies and Reasoning
Chapter 4: Research
Chapter 5: Format and Rules of the Parliamentary Debate Round
Chapter 6: The Government Case
Chapter 7: Constructing the Opposition's Case
Chapter 8: Parliamentary Points: Points of Order, Points of Personal Privilege, and Points of Information
Chapter 9: The Controversial Point of Order: Challenge to Specific Knowledge
Chapter 10: Audience Adaptation and Judging Philosophy
Chapter 11: Competitive Debate
Carl M. Cates is Dean of Liberal Arts and a professor of Communication Studies at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Previously he served across 23 years as faculty member and department head of Communication Arts, then as associate dean of the College of the Arts at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. He is the former Executive Director of Southern States Communication Association. He has taught courses in listening, interviewing, organizational communication and qualitative research methods.
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Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate: Approaches for the 21st Century is an introduction to parliamentary debate that includes a short history of intercollegiate debate as a whole.
Parliamentary-style debate is the most practiced style of intercollegiate debate in the United States. This text provides insight into developing skills for NPDA-style debate, however, many of these skills can be used in any form of parliamentary-style debate.
This text covers the following topics:
- A Brief History of Parliamentary Debate
- Delivery, Language, and Humor
- Fallacies and Reasoning
- Format and Rules of the Debate
- The Proposition Case
- The Opposition's Case
- Judging Philosophy and Sample Tournament Format
Fundamentals of Parliamentary Debate includes key terms, a glossary, and exercises to apply the concepts presented in the text and enhance student comprehension.
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Parliamentary Debate
Chapter 2: Delivery, Language, and Humor
Chapter 3: Fallacies and Reasoning
Chapter 4: Research
Chapter 5: Format and Rules of the Parliamentary Debate Round
Chapter 6: The Government Case
Chapter 7: Constructing the Opposition's Case
Chapter 8: Parliamentary Points: Points of Order, Points of Personal Privilege, and Points of Information
Chapter 9: The Controversial Point of Order: Challenge to Specific Knowledge
Chapter 10: Audience Adaptation and Judging Philosophy
Chapter 11: Competitive Debate
Carl M. Cates is Dean of Liberal Arts and a professor of Communication Studies at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Previously he served across 23 years as faculty member and department head of Communication Arts, then as associate dean of the College of the Arts at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. He is the former Executive Director of Southern States Communication Association. He has taught courses in listening, interviewing, organizational communication and qualitative research methods.