SKILL OF DEBATE/ARGUMENT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE S.S.S1 THIRD TERM

WEEK SEVEN

THEME: SPEECH

SKILL OF DEBATE/ARGUMENT

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

  1. Understand the skills of debate or argument
  2. Practice these skills

CONTENT

Basic Debating Skills

Style

Style is the manner in which you communicate your arguments. This is the

most basic part of debating to master. Content and strategy are worth little unless you deliver your material in a confident and persuasive way.

There are many elements to style which affect how you sound and look when debating and the important aspects of these are detailed below. There is, however, no correct way to debate. Everyone must find a style that suits him or her. Some very good debaters are.... View More

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