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Transcript of DEBATE DEBATE Youth Programme Public Institution Educational Debate Centre.
DEBATEDEBATEYouth ProgrammeYouth Programme
Public Institution Educational Debate Public Institution Educational Debate CentreCentre
What does “debate” What does “debate” meanmean??????
Political Political campaignscampaigns??
Discussions Discussions on TV on TV
showsshows??????
NegotiationsNegotiations??
““I may be wrong and you may be I may be wrong and you may be right; and by talking things over right; and by talking things over
rationally we may be able to rationally we may be able to correct some of our mistakes and correct some of our mistakes and
we may perhaps, both of us, get we may perhaps, both of us, get nearer to the truth, or to acting nearer to the truth, or to acting
in the right wayin the right way””Karl PopperKarl Popper
Because of Karl Popper, Because of Karl Popper, today we see debating as a:today we see debating as a:
CIVILIZEDCIVILIZEDandand
OORGANIZEDRGANIZEDdiscussiondiscussion
DDiiscussionscussionEEduducational valuecational valueBBroader social liferoader social lifeAArgrgumentationumentationTToleraolerancenceEEvolutionvolution
...T...Topicopic......
• Social phenomenaSocial phenomena
• EEconomicsconomics
• Political questionsPolitical questions
• Environment Environment protection and cultureprotection and culture
GLOBAL ISSUESGLOBAL ISSUES
Affirmatives and Affirmatives and NegativesNegatives
......why do they debatewhy do they debate..?..?
• An opportunity for self-expressionAn opportunity for self-expression• Socializing with people of the same Socializing with people of the same
interests, BUT different points of interests, BUT different points of viewview
• Feeling confident while speaking in Feeling confident while speaking in front of an auditoriumfront of an auditorium
• Ability to make a persuasive speechAbility to make a persuasive speech • Good reaction, unpredictable ideas, Good reaction, unpredictable ideas,
crisis controlcrisis control • FUN !!!FUN !!!
......benefitsbenefits?...?...
• CRITICAL CRITICAL THINKINGTHINKING
• RESPECT FOR RESPECT FOR PEOPLE OF A PEOPLE OF A DIFFERENT DIFFERENT OPINIONOPINION
• KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE andand BEING IN BEING IN THE CENTER OF THE CENTER OF ALL EVENTSALL EVENTS
Don’t hesitate!Don’t hesitate!
JOIN!!!JOIN!!!
We We appreciate appreciate your patience your patience guys ; )guys ; )