Archive for May, 2011

How does learning a second language, relate to politics?

My teacher said this is my argument in our debate
How does learning a second language relate/help politics?
Learning a second language is an important part of politics. Those who can speak to others from foreign countries find it easier to relate to them and, more inmportantly, help them. Thanks for reading!

What is the format for a debate conclusion?

I am unsure of how to format a debate conclusion. If you have any tips on what to include that would be great. Some references to sites would be great too!
Thanks.
I’ve done debate for 2 years at my high school and our coach gave us this website to check out. http://www.albertadebate.com/ Take a look [...]

Why did all the polls show Obama won the last debate by wide margins except for FOX news poll?

It was weird, I heard of at least 3 polls that showed Obama won the debate by like 52% to 25% etc….but when I turned to FOX news to see what their poll showed….they said 86% of their viewers thought McCAin had won and their analysts were talking about how McCain had mopped up the [...]

Who is looking forward to McCain wiping the floor with Barack in the debates?

McCain enjoys a more of a town hall setting for debates….enjoys when the people get a chance to throw questions at the canidates, and would like to have as many as possible.
Barack is trying to limit debates and the content of them. Why do you think that is? McCain is going to clean up, [...]

I am looking for red herring fallacys in the 2008 presidential debate of Obama and McCain?

Can someone identify for me in the transcript for the 2008 presidential debate red herring fallacy’s for both Obama and McCain. I need this for a class im in and i really need help. Thanks for answering.
Im looking for red herrings, sorry about the word fallacy was a mistake on my part
Which do you want: [...]

When is this supposed debate about the debt ceiling?

I keep hearing how conservatives have a plan, they have and answer, they have devine revelation about what to do. Its all a buch of BS. They are making deals just as they always have. They want the cheddar for their districts too and with jobs the way they are, who is [...]

Where can i get some good FREE LD debate backfiles?

Anything helps really.
Debate Champs is a good backfiles place. As far as CURRENT files, that’s a little more difficult on a zero dollar budget, unfortunately. I really like idebate.org for pro-cons and essays on popular topics – it gives a great foundation for LD, PFD, and Congress. The FreeLDFiles Wiki is probably for best bet [...]

Was the last Republican presidential debate better without the "Top Tier" candidates?

For some reason the most popular Republican candidates (Romney, Huckabee, Trump, Gingrich) snubbed the first Republican presidential primary debate. I watched it and I felt like it was a better debate because of that. Those candidates mentioned usually seemed well coached and talk a lot without actually saying anything. Their absence left [...]

Atheists: Is it hypocritical to debate evolution and creationism if…?

You’ve never read the bible, yet accuse creationists of not knowing anything about the theory of evolution?
Many creationists try to debunk evolution with their ignorance of the theory of evolution. They cite things that are not actually part of the theory, they ignore things that are, and generally they do not actually know what the [...]

How can I make an anti-capital punishment "call to action" for my persuasive essay?

I’m writing a persuasive essay against capital punishment, and my teacher requires a call to action at the end. My problem is that I don’t know much about the process of abolishing capital punishment, state or federal, and have no idea how to "direct" my audience into something like that. Do I attach a petition?
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